Woodcraft

One woodsman carries a five-peck basket, heavy boots, two fishing rods, and enough gear to burden a pack-mule. George Washington Sears asks a sharper question: how little can a man take and still be ready for the wilderness?

Writing to hard-pressed Americans who return from costly vacations feeling beaten, Sears proposes a different kind of outing: a light-footed passage through the lakes, streams, and rough timber of the Northern Wilderness. Drawing on more than fifty years of woodcraft, he weighs every ounce—from boots and blanket-bag to canoe, tackle, and tinware—and takes aim at the needless gear that turns recreation into another ordeal. His own load, he says, never topped twenty-six pounds, even when he was prepared to camp out every night. What would your trip feel like if you carried only what earned its place?

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