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By Ken Denmead · Reviewed by Andy Heyward

I always judge a book by its cover and this cover appealed to me in a blokey, nostalgic sort of way. The orange and yellow colour scheme reminds me of the old electronic user manuals I would find lying around my own dad’s workshop. He was a sparky for the power board and would have countless, unfinished repair jobs on the go to poke around and explore.

Going gourmet in the wilderness

Paul Garland has done the hard yards to compile his book of tried and true tramping recipes – and he’s still walking the talk. This summer he’s indulging his passion for tramping by walking the Te Araroa trail, which runs 3,000 km down the length of New Zealand and includes many of our most beautiful wilderness areas. In his pack is a copy of his book, Fast and Light, an easy to follow overview of tramping food options available in New Zealand.