Let's Get Primitive: The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

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From the Publisher * A practical, stylish, and irreverent guide to camping that features got-to-have-it gear, awe-inspiring campfire recipes, the best places to pitch a tent, and how-to tips galore. * Includes informative illustrations, practical and crafty sidebars, and real-life camping anecdotes. * Illustrated tips explain how to tie knots, build a lean-to, set up a campsite, reward the troop with merit badges, and make an impromptu day pack from a pair of jeans. * Chapters include "Leaving Kittenish Behind for Wildcat," "Squirreling Away the Nuts (and Bolts)," "Make Like a Snail," and "Impressing the Owls." Read more About the Author Heather Menicucci is a writer, filmmaker, and unabashed dabbler with an impressive sticker collection. She has produced award-winning short films, reported on National Park Service meetings, contributed to BUST magazine, and filmed epic sweet-sixteen galas. Although she dreams of someday permanently pitching her tent in Costa Rica, she currently makes camp in New York and Pennsylvania. Next up on her backcountry agenda: learn to fish. Read more