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Shifts and expedients of camp life, travel & exploration
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This work addresses the practical needs of individuals undertaking exploration or extended travel in unfamiliar terrains. It presents a collection of tips and methods for managing various aspects of camp life, including equipment selection, improvisation of tools, and handling logistical difficulties. The authors, experienced English explorers, draw upon their own encounters to provide guidance aimed at ensuring safety and efficiency in diverse environments. The book covers common challenges faced during expeditions and offers pragmatic solutions, making it a useful reference for those involved in adventure, exploration, or survival activities in the late 19th century.
Written in a straightforward style, the text emphasises adaptability and resourcefulness. It reflects the period’s emphasis on empirical knowledge and practical skills necessary for exploration. The authors’ combined experiences serve as the foundation for advice on managing supplies, constructing tools, and overcoming environmental obstacles. As a guide, the work contributes to the body of knowledge that supported the expansion of exploration during the late Victorian era.
Written in a straightforward style, the text emphasises adaptability and resourcefulness. It reflects the period’s emphasis on empirical knowledge and practical skills necessary for exploration. The authors’ combined experiences serve as the foundation for advice on managing supplies, constructing tools, and overcoming environmental obstacles. As a guide, the work contributes to the body of knowledge that supported the expansion of exploration during the late Victorian era.
From the opening pages
The few footnotes have been positioned at the end of the text, and are hyperlinked for convenient reference. Links are also provided for references to pages and illustrations which are not local to their mention. The position of some illustrations have been adjusted. They are always mentioned in the text, but the relative positions (above or below) may not always match their position. Due to limitations of this format, the position of some illustrations, particularly those appearing in mid-paragraph, have been adjusted. They are always mentioned in the text, but the relative positions (above or below) may not always match their position. Please see the notes at the end of this text for a more detailed list of specific issues encountered and the resolution of each. SWINGING THE PACKS OF THE NORTH AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITION OVER A BRANCH OF JASPER CREEK VICTORIA RIVER 1856. SHIFTS AND EXPEDIENTS OF CAMP LIFE TRAVEL & EXPLORATION BY W.B. LORD ROYAL ARTILLERY & T. BAINES F.R.G.S. LONDON HORACE COX 39 STRAND WC 1871 CONTENTS. PAGE Outfit to take abroad 3 Boats, Rafts, and Make-shift Floats 91 Working in Metals 192 Huts and Houses 268 Extempore Bridges and Makeshifts for Crossing Rivers or Ravines 317 Timber and its Utilisation 355 Sledges and Sledge Travellers 394 Boots, Shoes, and Sandals 412 Waggons and other Wheeled Vehicles 432 Harness and Pack Animals 457 Cattle Marking 478 Hints on Hygeens and Camels 483 Water, and the Sap of Plants 491 Camp Cookery 535 Fish and Amphibious Animals 585 Poisoned Weapons, Arrows, Spears, &c. 619 Tracking, Hunting, and Trapping 628 Palanquins, Stretchers, Ambulances, &c. 682 On Sketching and Painting under the ordinary Difficulties of Travel 716 The Estimation of Distances and Hints on Field Observing 726 Hints to Explorers on Collecting and Preserving Objects of Natural History Ropes and Twine 788 Bush Veterinary Surgery and Medicine 798 Appendix 808 Index 815 DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER. Swinging the Packs of the North Australian Expedition over a Branch of Jasper Creek, Victoria River, 1856 } Frontispiece. Camp Scene in Africa To face page 55 Boat Building on the Logier River 125 Sending Line from Wreck to Lee Shore by means of a Kite 185 Lead Smelting in the Forest 228 Searching for Gold 251 Indian Lodges 309 The Treatment of Timber by Steam and Saw 376 Sledging over Rough Ice 402 The Wilson Mule Waggon (United States of America) 443 Group of…
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