CONTENTS Preface
Part I: Planning Your Trip Starting on the Right Foot
First Hikes
Age to Start
Destinations
Endurance and Distances
Supported Hikes
Flexible Planning
The Unhappy Child
Part II: What to Take What the Well-dressed Hiker Will Wear
The Layering System
Summer Clothing
Sleepwear
Winter Clothing
Rainwear
Complaints About Cold
Clothing For Infants and Toddlers
The Changing Scene -- Diapers
Choosing Diapers
Disposable Diapers
Cloth Diapers
Changing Diapers
If the Shoe Fits, Wear It
Finding Boots
Socks
Packs to Carry Kids, Packs for Kids to Carry
Cradleboard
Soft Carriers and Clings
Backpack Carrier
Constructing a Carrier
Carrying Gear
Children's Packs
A Good Night's Sleep -- Tents and Sleeping Bags
Tents and Shelters
The Tent Site
Sleeping Bags
Liners
Pads and Mattresses
The Kitchen on Your Back -- Food and Cooking
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks
Utensils
Stoves
Milk and Bottles and Baby Food
Solid Food for Babies
At the Bottom of Your Pack
First-Aid Kid
Sanitation Supplies
Water Treatment
Miscellaneous Handy Things
Part III: What to Do Getting There is Half the Fun
Entertaining the Infant
How to Carry a Child
Keep the Older Child Going
Trail Rules
Things to Talk About
Songs to Sing
Story Telling
Games
Rest Stops
Naps
Other Good Ideas for the Trail
Coping in Camp
Setting Up Limits
Chores
Games and Play
Eating
Toileting
Washing
Bedtime
Watch Out for Children -- Safety
Dangers on the Trail
Problems with Baby Carrier
Safety in Camp
Hazards from Weather
Hiking on Snow
Dehydration
Hiking in the Desert
Dangerous Critters
Fire
Lyme Disease
The Last Chapter Appendix A: What to Take
Appendix B: Mail-Order Sources
Appendix C: Recommended Reading
Index
CONTENTS Preface
Part I: Planning Your Trip Starting on the Right Foot
First Hikes
Age to Start
Destinations
Endurance and Distances
Supported Hikes
Flexible Planning
The Unhappy Child
Part II: What to Take What the Well-dressed Hiker Will Wear
The Layering System
Summer Clothing
Sleepwear
Winter Clothing
Rainwear
Complaints About Cold
Clothing For Infants and Toddlers
The Changing Scene -- Diapers
Choosing Diapers
Disposable Diapers
Cloth Diapers
Changing Diapers
If the Shoe Fits, Wear It
Finding Boots
Socks
Packs to Carry Kids, Packs for Kids to Carry
Cradleboard
Soft Carriers and Clings
Backpack Carrier
Constructing a Carrier
Carrying Gear
Children's Packs
A Good Night's Sleep -- Tents and Sleeping Bags
Tents and Shelters
The Tent Site
Sleeping Bags
Liners
Pads and Mattresses
The Kitchen on Your Back -- Food and Cooking
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks
Utensils
Stoves
Milk and Bottles and Baby Food
Solid Food for Babies
At the Bottom of Your Pack
First-Aid Kid
Sanitation Supplies
Water Treatment
Miscellaneous Handy Things
Part III: What to Do Getting There is Half the Fun
Entertaining the Infant
How to Carry a Child
Keep the Older Child Going
Trail Rules
Things to Talk About
Songs to Sing
Story Telling
Games
Rest Stops
Naps
Other Good Ideas for the Trail
Coping in Camp
Setting Up Limits
Chores
Games and Play
Eating
Toileting
Washing
Bedtime
Watch Out for Children -- Safety
Dangers on the Trail
Problems with Baby Carrier
Safety in Camp
Hazards from Weather
Hiking on Snow
Dehydration
Hiking in the Desert
Dangerous Critters
Fire
Lyme Disease
The Last Chapter Appendix A: What to Take
Appendix B: Mail-Order Sources
Appendix C: Recommended Reading
Index
Preface
When I think about the hikes that my husband and I have taken, exploring beaches, forests, and mountains, first with the children, then by ourselves, and now with three generations, I realize that these have been some of the best times of our lives.
We came late to backpacking. When we first moved to the Northwest and learned that hiking was what people did, we had enormous feelings of refret. We already had three children. We thought it was too late for us to begin. But we did begin, and we learned as we went, step by step, taking the children along until they were grown and faster than we were and off on their own. We bought a smaller tent and continued. Then there were grandchildren to hike with us, until they too will be off on their own!...