The book, intended for a wide range of tourists, tells about home-made equipment structures for various types of tourism (hiking, water, skiing, mountain, speleotourism) about methods of its manufacture, detailed descriptions and drawings are given. The experience of many generations of tourists is presented. Invaluable help to everyone who cannot imagine their life without a backpack, new routes and the smell of a fire. This edition of the book (in contrast to the 1986 edition) also provides advice and recommendations on the nutrition of tourists on a hike (comp N.A. Lysogor, L.A. Tolstoy, V.V. Tolstaya).