BICYCLE TOURING

Discover techniques for :

Packing and touring safely on your own

Tricking out your bike for easy and comfortable riding 

Selecting the proper outfit, from helmet to shoes

Fuelling up and and keeping hydrated

Pedalling, turning, and stopping like a pro

Surviving traffic in a group ride

Soft laminated cover  53 pages. ISBN 9780762740093 Aprox 230mm x 156mm RRP $ 17.00

BACKPACKING

Discover how to:

Choose the best terrain

Select appropriate gear

Properly pack your equipment

Walk with a heavy pack

Soft laminated cover  53 pages. ISBN 9780762741007 Aprox 230mm x 156mm RRP $ 17.95

CANOE PADDLING

For a generation the basic essentials serious have been as much a part of the out doors experience as back packs and hiking boots. Information packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distil years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Weather your planning a trip or thumbing for fax in the field, basic essentials books tell you what you need to know.

Discover techniques for :

Choose a paddle and outfit a canoe

Launch a canoe safely

Perform the basic forward, turning, and correction strokes

Manoeuvre the canoe

Paddle in the wind, waves, and moving water

SEA KAYAKING

For a generation the basic essentials serious have been as much a part of the out doors experience as back packs and hiking boots. Information packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distil years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Weather your planning a trip or thumbing for fax in the field, basic essentials books tell you what you need to know.

Discover how to:

Select a kayak and choose your gear

Perfect your paddle strokes

Prepare for protected water paddling

Perform recoveries and re-entries

Pack your sea kayak for an expedition

FLY FISHING

For a generation the basic essentials serious have been as much a part of the out doors experience as back packs and hiking boots. Information packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distil years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Weather your planning a trip or thumbing for fax in the field, basic essentials books tell you what you need to know.

Learn how to:

Invest in a fly rod that best suits your individual needs

Master various types of casting and overcome common casting problems

Understand basic fish behaviour and activity

Fish successfully in four different kinds of moving water

Collect attractor patterns designed for variety of fish

Fish for different types of trout, bass, and pan fish

Soft laminated cover 53 pages. ISBN 9780762740109 Aprox 230mm x 156mm RRP $ 17.00

CANOEING

Put away those bulky books and monster manuals!

Information packed tools for the beginner or handy references for the veteran.

This great little compact book will guide you through and tell you what to do step by step with black and white illustrations and photographs, and glossary of canoeing terms and index guide.