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 enlarge | Author: George W. Sears Nessmuk
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 51895
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 105
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 0486211452
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.54
EAN: 9780486211459
ASIN: 0486211452
Publication Date: June 1, 1963
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 Smooth it November 16, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
' We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it we go to smooth it. We have it rough enough at home...'
' The temptation is to buy this or that bit of indispensable camp kit has been too strong and we have gone to the blessed woods handicapped with a load fit for a pack mule. That is not how to do it.
Go light, and the lighter the better so that you have the simplest material for health comfort and enjoyment. '
Nessmuk
Nessmuk is the pen name of George Washington Sears. In 1884 he wrote the book Woodcraft and Camping and it has been in print ever since. His approach to camping is satisfyingly philosophical and completely practical. Worthy reading for anyone who wants to take to the woods.
Advance To The Woods, Nessmuk for your guide. August 12, 2005
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I have been buying multiple copies of Nessuk's two books to give away since I was a kid (I'm 71 on 15 Aug 05). I was stimulated to return to the book by a plague of horseflies and mosquitoes, recalling that Nessmuk had a repellant that actually seemed to be a skin tonic. Three parts pine tar, two parts castor oil, and one part pennyroyal oil, simmer gently. Rub on. It works like a charm. In context you can see that Nessmuk rubbed it on and then didn't wash for six weeks or so, but that's real men in the real woods. If you are a father and haven't given Two Little Savages (Ernest Thomas Seton) and Nessmuk's books to your
son, you just really aren't ready to Advance Into The Woods. Its also an enjoyable read. Its encouraging to me that "Nessmuk" gets you >5,000 hits on google. Go explore.
Thank God for Dover Books.
George von Hilsheimer, Ph.D., occasional woodsman and swamp creature
Excellent Book! November 5, 2002
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is a laudable achievement for any avid outdoorsman; I can only thank Nessmuk for giving it to us. From reading it you can tell he knows what he's talking about. I've read it once and plan to do so again.
For any camper/outdoorsman this book is a must. It holds a wealth of information and once you read it you'll be ready to campout yourself! Sadly there is one negative about the book...its not long enough! I encourage you to buy it and spend an evening reading a delightful book on woodcraft!
Mike December 16, 2000
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have read "Woodcraft and Camping" four times. Each time I read it I learn more. It is for those who love nature in her "undress", as Nessmuk would say.
 A must-read for camping nostalgia and wooden canoe buffs. April 1, 1998
40 out of 40 found this review helpful
At the close of the 19th Century, long before the advent of ultralight gear, synthetics, and freeze dried food, Nessmuck was an advoacate of minimalist camping, his own load equalling about 26 pounds including his canoe, a 10 pound cedar strip wonder made by legendary wooden canoe maker J. H. Rushton. Nessmuk (the nom de plume of George Washington Sears) was 65 years old, weighed about 105 pounds and was probably suffering from tuberculosis when he decided to solo canoe the Adirondack Lakes. While much of his camping techniques are outdated, there is much in both his methods and philosophy from which even the most modern backpacker and canoeist can learn, and it is an excellent read besides.
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