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Enjoy a rendezvous with nature, without having to sacrifice your sense of style-or give up your beauty arsenal. In Backcountry Betty: Roughing It in Style (2007, Skipstone), a light-hearted yet authoritative guide to communing with the great outdoors with panache, author Jennifer Worick shows us how a strategically packed cosmetics bag can double up as backwoods survival gear in a pinch. Here are Worick's top picks:
1. Mirror: Put in your contacts, signal for help, start a fire
2. Lipstick: Rub on lips, use as fire starter smeared on cotton balls or tissue, mark a trail
3. Mouthwash: Freshen breath, sterilize a wound
4. Moisturizer/lotion: Hydrate and protect your skin, lubricate a stuck jar
5. Perfume: Smell like flowers, sterilize a wound6. Gum: Freshen breath, secure a note to a trailhead
7. Blotting papers: Absorb excess oil, write a note, crumple into tinder
8. Tweezers: Pluck your eyebrows, pull out a sliver
9. Emery board: Shape nails or file a downed stick to a point for a skewer
10. Nail polish: Protect nails, cover a leak in a jacket or shoe, use as fire starter
11. Tissues: Blow nose, wipe various body parts, use as napkins, crumple into tinder
12. Pill bottle: Store matches, medication, and keys, turn into fishing lure
13. Lip gloss or lip balm with SPF: Protect lips and if tinted, rub into cheeks as blush, can be used as fire starter when smeared on cotton balls
2007 © Skipstone Press
Difficulty level: Easy
