The
backpacking equipment checklist
Before you set off on your expedition, and especially if you are
new to this, then there are a few, often overlooked, pieces of
backpacking equipment which you cannot afford to be without.
Everyone should be familiar with the usual array of backpacking
equipment, such as tents, sleeping bags, boots, change of
clothes, and the backpack to put it all in, but how many people
set off without gear that they end up kicking themselves for
when they get to their first camp?
Making a checklist to verify that you have brought all the
backpacking equipment that you might need along with you will
help to ensure that you don’t leave something non-vital, but
useful, behind at home.
If you are heading off into an environment where the conditions
are apt to be adverse, then protecting your backpacking
equipment is vital. To wrap up items, and protect them from
light moisture, garbage sacks might be enough. If you need to
protect sensitive electronic equipment from the elements, then a
ziplock freezer bag might be more appropriate.
Classic catering related backpacking equipment that often gets
left behind include can-openers (not electric), water filters
(in case you run out of drinking water), alternative lighting
devices (matches, butane lighter), and emergency food. This last
can be as simple as a chocolate bar, or as extravagant as
special hiking rations. Either way it is better to plan for a
disaster than have one creep up on you.
Finally, for those hiking in snow prone areas, there are a few
pieces of backpacking equipment that might just save your life.
Avalanche beacons, for example, can ensure that you are found
should the worst happen, and a military style shovel might just
help you out of a drift.
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About The Author:
Guy Lecky-Thompson
is a successful author and publisher at
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