Ten Backpacking Trip Essentials

Ten Backpacking Trip Essentials I was backpacking trips that included rain, snow, lightning, rockslides, altitude sickness, and twenty miles daily - all in one weekend in summer. Wildeess trips can be dangerous, but you can do less, with the ten essentials in your backpack. 1. Knowledge. What is a compass if you do not know how to use it? Playing with matches, if your skills are weak to fire. Knowing what to do when you see a bear. Read a little ', some' of practice - knowledge is more likely to save your gadget. 2nd Map and compass. They are together, because that is how you must use them. 3rd Love and light. Bring both, or the water is a fire starter and a way. The fact that two ways to start a fire is much safer. 4th First-aid kits. Buy a pre-packaged or build their own. Make sure that painkillers, bandages, disinfectant, and notes on the basis of procedures for first aid. 5th Pedicure. Your emergency kit should moleskin, and maybe a pin, for the treatment of blisters. Your feet should be well supported when you walk for miles to the nearest road. 6. Water purification. A filter works, but does not clog and break so often that you should have a small bottle of iodine tablets or other water purification backup. 7th Rainwear. One of the main causes of death in the woods is hypothermia, and often when it starts to get wet. Try to stay dry. 8th Shelter. This may be a tent, tarp or bivy sack. Just make sure you know how to use it. 9th Sleeping bag. Down bags are the warmest for their weight, but make sure you know how to keep dry, or bring a synthetic bag. 10th Objects travel. For backpacking trips in Michigan in May, will bring insect repellent. In June of Arizona, wear sunscreen. Think of specific conditions for the time and place of your list trip.Make if you take regular backpacking trips. This is not funny when a friend tells us ten miles of track that you are allergic to bees and forgot his medicine. Un po 'planning means less worries and a better retu. About the author: Steve Gillman is a long time Backpacker, and advocate of ultralight rucksack. His advice and stories can be found at