For lovers of hiking tours, the question of the correct selection of the necessary equipment for a hike is very urgent. It is important to think through every detail, because extra things overload your backpack and complicate the journey.
List of equipment for the hike
So, what will be needed in the first place:
- Backpack - is the initial attribute of personal equipment for the trek. The main requirements for it are the availability of good water repellent material, comfortable back, wide straps, carrying handle, pockets, reliable lightning. The volume of a backpack for women should be chosen within the limits of 6-70 l, for men - 70-90 l;
- comfortable closed shoes (sneakers or shoes) and well-fixed on the foot of the sandal. It is also better to have a pair of replaceable shoes;
- The outer clothing corresponding to the season, and the lower one - with the maximum stock. The necessary things include a waterproof windbreaker, a warm sweater, two T-shirts, a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, a hat (cap, baseball cap or panama), a swimsuit, a warm fleece suit. Clothes should be packed in plastic bags;
- knife, spoon, mug and bowl;
- first-aid kit. It should include materials for dressing (bandage, cotton wool, sticking plaster), antipyretic and reliever remedies, from digestive disorders;
- thread and needle;
- tourist carpets;
- sleeping bag. It must be chosen depending on the season in which you plan to make a trek. Summer and winter sleeping bags are designed for different temperature conditions;
- a raincover cape;
- rope. With her help drag luggage, dry clothes, provide insurance;
- soap, towel, toilet paper, a set of bags, a toothbrush and toothpaste, small packages with shampoo;
- documents, money, mobile phone, watch;
- a map, a compass or a GPS-navigator for cases when it is necessary to orientate on the terrain;
- headlamp flashlight and batteries for it;
- tent;
- empty plastic bottle for drinking water during the day;
- Tracking sticks (in case it is planned to climb mountains);
- necessary products.
It is recommended not to take extra things that you do not need and only bring discomfort with your extra weight. Examples include:
- folding camping furniture. In order to sit on a halt, it can be replaced by a tourist carpet-karemat;
- tripod for the camera . Its weight will be about one and a half kg in addition to the rest of the things;
- books that will only serve as a source of extra gravity;
- ax and saw. In the campaign, you can stock up on firewood, gathering firewood in the forest.
The total weight of personal equipment for the hike should not exceed 17.5 kg for men and 14 kg for women.
How correctly to pack a backpack?
Things in the backpack are best placed according to the principle: the heaviest is closer to
With the back of the backpack removed from the back, you need to place some soft things to protect your back in case of a fall.
The most necessary things are placed at the top so that they can be easily reached.
Carefully picking up equipment for a hiking trip, you can carry out travel with maximum comfort and pleasure.