The Camping Bible: The Complete Guide to Life Under Canvas

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Price Guide

The Camping Bible: The Complete Guide to Life Under Canvas has a recommended retail price of £20.00.

The best price we've found so far is £18.00. That's £2.00 off the RRP of £20.00.View at Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury

£18.0021/04/2024

Amazon

£18.4021/04/2024

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Our Review

Jen and Sim Benson are camping experts.

They've had a wealth of camping adventures, including living with their children for a year in a tent: A Wild Year.

Now all that knowledge is crammed into their new book: The Camping Bible.

This is a fantastic book if you want to get better at camping.

It contains:

• choosing the perfect tent and pitching like a pro
• cooking delicious meals outdoors
• the best kit for every trip
• making the most of life under canvas
• staying safe in the outdoors
• inspiration for incredible adventures
• fun activities with family and friends

You'll find something in this book even if you are an experienced camper.

We're certainly going to try some of their camping recipes 😋

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The full book's contents

Here's the full content list to give you an idea of how crammed it is with camping information.

• The Art of Living Outdoors
• A Quick Guide to Camping With Kids

ALL ABOUT TENTS

• Choosing the right tent
• The anatomy of a tent
• Which type of tent?
• The perfect pitch
• Specialist pitching
• Additional shelter - tarps, porches, gazebos and windbreaks

WHERE TO CAMP

• Campsites
• Glamping
• Wild Camping

TENT LIFE

• A good night's sleep
• Sleeping systems
• What to sleep on - camping mats, beds, and cots
• What to sleep in - sleeping bags and quilts
• Camping furniture
• Power
• Lighting
• Heating
• Water
• Washing
• Camping with dogs
• Insects and unwelcome wildlife
• Nomadic working

FIRE AND FOOD

• Responsible campfires
• Fire safety
• Hygiene
• Cooking outdoors
• Camping stoves
• Solid fuel stoves
• Gas and liquid fuel stoves
• Liquid fuels and multi-fuel stoves
• Alcohol-based fuel and stoves
• Solid fuel hexamine stoves
• Getting the most from your camping stove
• Fuel
• Camping through the seasons - top tips
• Cooking equipment
• Food
• Cooking outdoors
• Recipes

ADVENTURE TIME

• Car camping
• Backpacking and fastpacking
• Bikepacking and cycle touring
• Kayak and canoe camping
• Packrafting and bikerafting
• Stand-up paddleboard (SUP) camping
• Photography

CARING AND REPAIRING

• Cleaning kit

• Repairing kit

• Waterproofing kit

• Kit first aid tips

• Useful knots

• Kit lists

• Resources

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