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This wiki was created with the idea of sharing knowledge on preparing for the outdoors. Anything related to outdoor preparations, including gear, skills, history, tutorials, etc., belongs here. Feel free to look around, and once you feel comfortable, sign up and add or edit some articles. Anyone that feels they have knowledge to share are welcome to contribute!
Getting started
Going Prepared into the Outdoors
Probably the best place to start when preparing for the outdoors is to understand the essentials. What should every adventurer have with them? Besides the obvious – your brain – there are a number of lists in books and on the internet with the ten (more or less) essentials for the outdoors.
These essentials vary, but are usually broken down into these basic items and categories:
- Food and water, with a means to perform chemical disinfection or filtration
- Fire starting tools and skills
- Knife
- First Aid
- Proper clothing with spares
- Light
- Navigational gear, such as a map, compass and/or GPS
- Communications (cell phone, whistle, signal mirror, radio, etc.)
If you know the details of your trip, take the recommended gear. Stuff everything into a backpack and go outside! It wouldn't hurt, however, to be somewhat familiar with the area you'll be in and to check the weather forecast as well.
Stay safe!
