Perhaps you have a yen to track down the Abominable Snowman. Perhaps you are an expert organizing an expedition to the Peruvian Andes.
But it is much more likely that you are just a lover of the outdoors who would like to get a little farther away from civilization than a row of diapers hanging in a trailer camp. You might be an ardent rock climber and mountaineer, but there are more of you who just want to camp and hike away from the crowd.
I am one of the latter, Gerry Cunningham is one of the former. But whichever you are you need equipment and it is not always easy to come by.
I have watched enviously as Gerry turned out beautifully crafted tents, packs and sleeping bags, but the budget wouldn't stretch. "Why don't you make your sleeping bags?" he asked one day as I was scratching my head over a "minimum" list for six. He showed me, and I did, and this project was begun.
We knew that for every overloaded camper suffering with inferior equipment, and for every enthusiastic climber who had had to settle for second or third best, there must be a hundred who were looking
for some solution to the problem of camping gear. Gerry is the expert, designer and man with the know-how. I ask the stupid questions and put down the answers. We hope the result will interest expert and layman alike. Patience and practice with these projects will get you a really fine outfit
