What do you guys read?

[MLHSN]

So I'm going on a 4 day solo hunt.  I usually don't hike alone for more then a day or two.  Not by choice anyways.  I will be this time. 

I'd like to take something to read a bit, especially if I can't sleep.  I'm always feeling guilty I don't read my Bible enough.  I thought about taking it.  But that's a lot of weight.  Those small Gideon bible's are hard for me to read. 

Maybe I'll print out a dozen pages of my bible to take.  Anybody else take something to read in the backcountry?  Any suggested chapters?

[norsepeak]

Just read Lone Survivor by Marcus Latrell for the third time on my Nevada backpack deer hunt.  Probably gonna read some Patrick McManus on my backpack goat hunt in Montana next week.

[carpsniperg2]

elknuts play book.

[Northway]

Louis L'Amour books always make for easy reading on trips.

I had an enjoyable time reading "The Barbary Wars" while camping last night.

[MLHSN]

Last back pack trip I took "born to run" with me. What a great book. I would recomend it.

"Born to Run" is a fun read.  Sometimes I thought the author had a Phd in Marketing, but that made it all the more interesting to read.  I especially liked hearing about Jenn and Billy.  Well worth the read, whether you run or not.

[MLHSN]

How light are some of these books, any thin paperbacks?  Trying to keep the weight down.

[snowpack]

the regs

[elk247]

Patrick McManus x2. They come in paperback.

[stevemiller]

Just get some paperback bible stories from your church,they should have some in the youth or teen sections.Plus on your first choice of reading. 

[3nails]

 Always have to have Gods' word with me. Also some Robert Service!  "Bessies Boil"  "The Cremation of Sam McGee". Many good ones by Robert!

[WaltAlpine]

The Bible and Robert Service. 3 Nails knows where it's at.

[jackelope]

Get a kindle or kindle app on your phone. Books don't weigh anything at that point. My kindle cant possibly weigh more than 8oz I wouldn't think.
 

[Doc Sauce]

You got the right idea about printing pages.  I have taken books and cut the binding so that I can bring just a couple chapters in a ziplock bag.  It means that I have some books that are held together with rubber bands, but i'm not carrying phone books in my bag. 

If you can find a spot with a copy machine, just copy several chapters if you dont' want to cut the binding.  Otherwise, you can always get a couple little books, or invest in a copy of a good book you like to keep in your home, and cheaper copy to cut up for your trips.

You mentioned the Bible... you can get almost any version without footnotes in a cheap binding at most Christian Book stores for 7 to 10 bucks.  Don't bring the family Bible camping, buy one of these, cut the binding at the end of Luke and the begning of acts and just take the book of John...

You get the idea.

[aorams]

Kindle

[grizzlyadams]

It's easy to solve the bible weight issue. I downloaded it onto my phone. There are several free bible apps in KJV, NIV ect.  You get the whole bible for the weight of a few electrons. I read that and also carry the paper back book "How to survive in the woods." Learn about our Heavenly Father and how to survive in his creation at the same  time.


The kill is the satisfying, indeed essential, conclusion to a successful hunt. But, I take no pleasure in the act itself. One does not hunt in order to kill, but kills in order to have hunted. Then why do I hunt? I hunt for the same reason my well-fed cat hunts...because I must, because it is in the blood, because I am the decendent of a thousand generations of hunters. I hunt because I am a hunter.