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Packing a Backpack for Safety and Comfort<\/b><\/p>\n
Experienced hikers, campers, and climbers learn through long experience how to arrange their packs in such a way to provide for maximum load, comfort and safety. New people trying to venture into the wilderness quickly realize that it isn\u2019t as easy as throwing it all into a backpack. The most common concerns are usually:<\/p>\n
The more questions that new people have, the better their chances are to be prepared in a new and uncertain environment. Mother nature is certainly beautiful. She is also unforgiving. Add to that the fact that when inexperienced hikers and campers head out, they don\u2019t yet know their own physical limitations.<\/p>\n
We are going to leave out climbers and their packs in this discussion because you better have a guide for your first year (or 5) to help based on the particular climbing challenges.<\/p>\n
We are going focus on two very general backpacks and are going to simply explain here; a day trip and overnight trips that will require you pack a tent in a backpack. Day trips might be a few hours or sun-up to sun-down. Camping trips might include connecting between cottages, but it\u2019s always wise to carry basic shelter (usually a tent) when you will be on foot in nature for days at a time.<\/p>\n
First and foremost, it\u2019s important that people new to hiking understand that things can go wrong fast no matter how long or short you planned journey. People get lost, weather changes, and we all can slip and fall in our kitchen, let alone on an unfamiliar trail. It really doesn\u2019t matter if you are in the wilds, a national park, or on a well-traveled trail in a small local forest preserve. Things happen.<\/p>\n
If you are planning on heading out for 1-4 hours, packing your backpack isn\u2019t that complicated. The important part is having a variety of items that you will need and making sure you have the supplies that you may need. In short, these are the absolute basics for what new hikers may initially consider a simple hike:<\/p>\n
Double up on what you think you may need. Triple up if the weather is above 80 degrees. The rule of thumb is 0.5 liters an hour in comfortable weather (that\u2019s a normal sized water bottle). You may not usually need that, but a good hike should exert you a bit. Water is heavy, but often the key to getting through any unexpected situation; rinse a wound, help someone in trouble, or just stay hydrated. It\u2019s heavy, but it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n
A lightweight first aid kit from Amazon<\/a> is going to have what you are likely to need; band-aids, gauze, anti-bacterial, an eye patch, etc. People run into trees, scrape a knee, etc. These will handle most of it. Experienced hikers know that a couple of Ace bandages and a few of those \u201cbreak to activate\u201d ice packs<\/a> can also make a huge difference. There isn\u2019t much weight, space, or cash required. Those two additions can cover a rolled ankle, other joint sprains, strained muscles, and swelling of all kinds.<\/p>\n Even if it is an hour hike, you never know. Granola bars<\/a> are an old school staple. Power and protein bars<\/a> seem to be the most popular these days. If it\u2019s a short hike, throwing in an apple, a pear, or an orange also makes some sense. No need to go crazy. Most people can do a few days without eating, but staying fed can be a bit helpful when a blown ankle turns it into a day.<\/p>\nFood<\/h3>\n
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