Presents an illustrated guide to camping, hiking, and outdoor activity skills, providing information on planning and preparation, basic equipment, navigation, traveling, nutrition and food, first aid, and the environment.
Gives practical advice on how to camp and how to make camping better, covering trip planning, gear, setting up, cooking, recreation, not getting lost, safety, weather, and other related topics.
A boy on a campout is not concerned about bats, crocodiles, or even a thunk that could signal an alien invasion because he has his very brave watchdog, Alfie, with him.