List of Safety Gear for Your Trek – General Trekking Tips

Anything you carry with you on your trek must be more of a function than fashion. Considering the worse cases, anything can turn up against you. Harsh sunlight, wet ground, thorny bushes, darkness, cold and more can make your day and night worse. All of these result in an unsafe environment for the trekker. Here’s a list of safety gear for your trek you need to carry.

1. Backpack to Pouch

You can’t imagine a comfortable trek without a backpack. Pouches are recommended when you keep your bags at the campsite and take a walk to explore the areas nearby. You can’t and shouldn’t carry the heavy luggage while exploring the woods. For such short trips, keep a small pouch with you to carry the extreme necessary things and keep it close.

2. Tents & Sleeping Bags

Carry the easy to fix and fold tents. Tents keep you safe from the wet ground, rain, fast winds, harsh sunlight (if it is a day stay), and you definitely need a good place to stretch your legs after a long day hike. Sleeping bags are really useful for a cozy comfy sleep which is important to revitalize your body’s energy for the next day’s trek.

3. Handy Tools

Fire stone, Swiss knives, flares (for signal purposes), binoculars, burner, compass, flash light, batteries to name a few. These will complete your basic tool kit for trekking.

4. Survival Kit or First Aid Kit

Bandages, waterproof matchbox, trekking pole, signal mirror, antiseptic solution, cotton, folding stove, tablets for allergy (if you have allergies). These can help you survive in the most dangerous situations.

5. Body Protectors

Clothes that dry quickly, keep you safe from rain, harsh sunlight, bandanas or buffs to keep your head, face, and neck covered, if needed, goggles, small sweat towels, sturdy but lightweight shoes, gloves, a couple of sock pairs.

These complete our List of Safety Gear for Your Trek. Keep visiting Trailaider for more Trekking Tips