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Bob,
Another Brownie Point for you, sir. All edits below, in the standard BGT format, relate to certain BGT conventions, notably our prohibition on projection and shoot-outs. I think you'll understand the edits, but if you have any questions please contact me before you revise and upload. There's already a folder.
Cheers, Richard
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### Both "Backpacking One Step At A Time" by Harvey Manning and "The Complete Walker" by Colin Fletcher have never been surpassed in their readability, humor, and general usefulness for a broad audience of hikers and backpackers. ###
EDIT: Make it clear that this is your opinion, not a statement of fact. Some of your readers may have a different view. (At least one does already.)
### It's probably somewhat of a disservice to the outdoor community to create artificial divisions such as these instead of concentrating on what activities and types of gear backpackers can agree on. ###
EDIT: More projection; none of us should presume to speak to what serves or disserves "the outdoor community." Maybe "I think it's probably a disservice . . ."
### Part 2, Tools & Techniques, is the section promised by the book's title, and here is where Skurka fails to deliver on his goal that his Guide will "become the go-to manual for backpacking how-to". ###
EDIT: Once again, make sure that this is identified as your opinion, not a statement of fact.
### Contrast Skurka's opinion to Harvey Manning's take on proper footwear: "What is enough? Two factors rule: the terrain to be walked and the load. In lands of dry trails (say, the High Sierra in midsummer) or soft forest duff (say, Ozark ridges), sandals may nearly do; lands of rain and snow and brush and moraines all jumbled up (say, the British Columbia Coast Range) may rebuff General Patton tanks. The second factor is of equal importance. If the feet must support only the 120 pounds of a small person with day-hike rucksack they can skip nimbly about to dodge danger and need only modest protection. But if a 200-pound body and 60-pound pack are above, there'd better be a lot of substance below, guarding blundering feet of the tottering tyrannosaur." Well said Harvey!###
EDIT: This paragraph is pure comparison and thus has to go. Please delete.