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Making Camp: A Visual History of Camping's Most Essential Items and Activities

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A visual exploration and history of one of America's favorite pastimes. Car camping, hike-in tent camping, bivouacking, mountaineering, RV camping, glamping, back yard camping . . . whatever your style, outdoor adventure awaits! For camping enthusiasts, this fascinating (and packable) volume holds a comprehensive look at the origins of the practice and the ways that bring all these enthusiasts together. From the early days of recreational camping in the late nineteenth century through the multitude of modern camping options available today, Making Camp explores the history and evolution of the popular activity through the lens of its most important and familiar components: the campsite, the campfire, the picnic table, the map, the tent, the sleeping bag, as well as the oft invisible systems for delivering water and managing trash. Find out how early nineteenth century German peasants fashioned rudimentary sleeping bags by burrowing into bags full of leaves for the night. Look back over several millennia to learn about the progression of tents from animal skins, goat's hair, and heavy canvas to featherweight nylon. Learn about the ways in which the skills to build and maintain a campfire have been displaced by the portable gas stove. Pinpoint the details of the essential campground map and its unique place in the camping imagination. Each chapter includes a broad range of visuals to help illustrate the rich history of camping and our collective devotion to it, including drawings, patents, diagrams, sketches, paintings, advertisements, and historical photographs. A must-have for avid campers, nature lovers, and all who seek to connect with the universe by sleeping under the stars. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton Architectural Press


Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 9, 2023


Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 179722252X


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 23


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.15 x 10.35 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #263,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #119 in Sports Essays (Books) #214 in Camping (Books) #349 in Sports History (Books)


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    • An ink-and-paper jewelbox that will delight campers and non-campers alike
Format: Hardcover
‘Making Camp’ is one of those lovely and all too rare books that satisfies when read cover-to-cover OR when taken as eight standalone essays OR when explored by looking for an intriguing image (there are dozens and dozens) and just diving into the bit of the text on the page across from it—because Mr Hogue somehow keeps text and image in near-perfect alignment, like a expertly paced slideshow. It’s a remarkable feat that makes time spent with ‘Making Camp’ as effortless as it is insightful. The text is admirable in its balancing of academic ambitions with natural, accessible prose and anecdotes so fun that no personal interest in camping is needed to be entertained and enlightened. Mr Hogue is undoubtedly wearing his professor’s cap as he invites his readers to approach camping with a philosophical bent, but he never dwells too long in abstractions or tries to win his arguments with winding sentences or ivory tower jargon. He writes with generosity and obvious enthusiasm for the subject matter. Occasionally the wording of technical details gets the better of him (he refers to gasoline-pressured ranges and dissolving water with chlorine), but the intention is always evident and his greater message is never undermined. As a warning to the *absolute* keenest-eyed of readers, I note that ‘Making Camp’ features more than its share of little formatting hiccups—stray periods, extra spaces, a few very odd line breaks—but given the meticulousness of the overall layout, only a true curmudgeon could not appreciate what is obviously a work of care and dedication. With nice stock, rich black inking, and real sewn bindings that allow every spread to open all the way, this is a book that you want to hold in your hands and spend time with. It feels like a special object—which is especially welcome if you’re considering it as a gift. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2023 by H James Lucas
    • Super well researched historical book!
Format: Hardcover
I loved the variety of elements and tools used to give you insight on the spirit of camping. Historical photos , architecture, geography, graphics. You would enjoy this book whether you are a novice or an expert! Thank you, for a well written and beautifully detailed book.
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023 by Pierre
    • interesting book
Format: Hardcover
Love martin!
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024 by ..
    • An artful blend of text and images
Format: Hardcover
Martin Hogue’s “Making Camp: A Visual History of Camping’s Most Essential Items and Activities” is the most thoughtful, creative, and visually compelling book about the history of American camping since his last one – 2016’s “Thirtyfour Campgrounds.” Enamored of its charms, I jumped from chapter to chapter while looking forward to learning still more about the sometimes simple and sometimes complex (but never dull) development of those objects and enterprises that came together as “camping.” The book is marvelously presented, extensively researched, and thoughtfully organized. As with his previous book, one can tell that Hogue “sees” his subjects in both space and time. Every pair of pages is a blend of visual vignettes and textual explanations that complement each other and expand our understanding of an evolving subject. So, for instance, when Hogue discusses the history of campfires and the objects that replaced them when cooking, he includes illustrations of gasoline-pressure stoves from a 1920s camping manual and a 1950s parts catalog as well as a 1960s campsite of two less-than-excited women flanking a Coleman stove at Yosemite National Park. This last image points us toward the first of Hogue’s two inspirations and guides – Bruce Davidson. A photographer of outsider communities, Davidson’s 1960s images of Yosemite campgrounds, admits Hogue, gave him permission to look at camping for what it was rather than how it was supposed to be. Hogue’s second inspiration was, like himself, an architect – Albert H. Good. Hired by the National Park Service during the Great Depression, Good produced two manuals for designing park structures and landscapes, including campgrounds. A combination of text, field photographs, and architectural renderings, Good’s books provided an excellent model for “Making Camp.” Happily, Davidson’s photographs and Good’s illustrations appear regularly throughout the book. “Making Camp” is not a single narrative but eight 30-to-40-page histories on the “items and activities” that, in Hogue’s view, combine to be camping – Water, Campfire, Campsite, Map, Picnic Table, Tent, Sleeping Bag, and Trash. Anyone who’s ever been camping will recognize how each of these elements plays its role and in Hogue’s capable hands how each came to that role. Peppered with revealing epigraphs, chapters typically begin with Hogue’s thoughts about the significance of the camping element in view. For example, picnic tables, he observes, are “ingenious” but have become ubiquitous and consequently “unremarkable.” At another point he shares that campfires have been called the “prince of entertainers" and rightfully so since many campers have spent hours staring into them. Following these context-creating thoughts comes each chapter’s history and every one of them is a sparkling gem. This book is a marvelous pleasure. I cannot recommend it too much! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2023 by Terence Young
    • Excellent cultural history of camping in America
Format: Hardcover
A wonderful comprehensive study of the history of camping in the United States. Clearly researched and written, the text, photographs, and drawings explain the different kinds of camping that developed through the years from "car camping" to wilderness trips. The cultural constructs behind the American conceit of wilderness and camping are fascinating. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has camped or who wants to understand the important and popular concepts behind our fascination with outdoor equipment and gear, and our love of "wilderness," parks and remote recreational areas. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023 by Jack Williams

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