So You Have Decided To Restore Your Body By Hiking And Camping
Above all, donât pack for you adventure, packing is exhausting, you assemble you pack long before you are ready to leave.
This can help you think about your purchases ahead of time, rethink them as you ponder the woods, and maybe get a good deal.
I repeat, an adventurer never packs for adventure, they just grab their pack and leave.
While a proper rejuvenating adventure is lo less than 90 days, weekend adventures with a day pack are a life saver.
Five things that you should never go without, are:
A backup sealed water filter, for when your main one freezes.
More lighters, than an Irish Pub's Lost and Found drawer.
Paper and pencil, for leaving trail messages.
Mosquito sticks, to chase insects away, kick the stick to get rid of the ash before putting it out or you will burn yourself.
An annoying thick and regrettable sleeping bag, it will keep you safe, if you make a mistake.
And it is worth mentioning experimental stuff, like a lightweight hammock-tent, that you attach to two trees, it should have a rain cover.
Bathroom is a solved problem, as first you bring a second tent, and for the love of goodness do not take it back home.
And as you warm up to the woods, you will need the orange shovel, to prevent the other animals from sniffing.
Bears are just like any other animal, donât run, make yourself larger and louder.
And should a bear be fool enough to approach you, think of it as plumber would, get behind the bear, and go up to your elbow.
Any veterinarian will tell you, you are not hurting the bear, the bear will most likely leave you alone, in fact most other animals will.
Including humans, which is convenient if you are in a group camping area.
Though occasionally a bear may let you ride, as dominance is a social accomplishment in their culture.
And as a useful bonus, until you wash your arm, you wonât be bothered by mosquitoes either.
Animals other than bears can be dangerous as well, this is why you should use a walking stick that doubles a spear for Mece.
And should you ever anger a buffalo, use the other kind of stick, the tree, buffalo will be forced to navigate, what you can simply step behind.
Donât act nervous, like its intimidation are working, instead pub up you chest, in and firmly ask:
âWhat are you going to do about itâ, in you best New Yorker impression.
And to answer the question, the buffalo will eventually tire and take its leave.
Having sad that, the most dangerous thing in the woods is your knife.
In order for you to handle a knife, you must practice, cutting away from yourself, and that includes small knives as well.
Never use a knife unless you absolutely need it, donât carve sticks, donât cut sausage.
Always wear gloves around sharp object including firewood, and have a real non-discount/not-car med kit with you.
Finally, carry a a backup satellite communicator, and get a beacon if you drive out far, as your car will break down.
The best advice, is to never test nature, as no adventurer has ever really won, human beings are delicate creatures and earth is mostly hostile to us.
You must always use your wisdom, getting lucky a few time does not make an expert, it makes a fool.
Like in life, wisdom must always come first, especially around freezy, sloshy, pointy, sharp, angsty, stompy or toothy things.
The lit area that you see deep in the woods is just a temporarly sun lit tree surrounded by spiderwebs, pointy sticks, and deer ticks.
Always stay on the trail, follow the blaze, and take the more obvious fork, adventures do not take shortcuts.