Hiking Essentials and Tips Staying Safe in the Desert Part One
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Select a trail that matches your conditioning, the amount of time you have and the type of terrain you enjoy. Get a topographic map or a hiking guidebook. And always check the weather forecast before you head out.Buy a map and compass and learn how to use them.
They will help you stay on your path in the wilderness. Ensure that you take a current map and be careful to choose a reliable and durable compass. Don’t Hike Alone. Always hike in a group or have at least one partner especially if you’re hiking in remote areas with low traffic trail.
Wear pants, wind or rain pants, and a long sleeve shirt during more hazardous hiking conditions, such as after a rain The extra clothing can reduce the degree of any injuries from a fall. A hiking pole or walking stick can be very helpful in maintaining your balance in hazardous conditions.Layering, stopping often to take rest breaks and staying adequately hydrated will avoid the majority of heat-related issues – unless you are hiking the Sahara. Drink that water, folks!
This camel, in Kenya, knows the importance of good headgear in hot weather.Bear spray is the most successful approach when it comes to bear attacks and it can also be used on humans if needed. Most cans can shoot up to 30 feet, so this can be a really handy tool in order to keep me safe.
Having a knifewith me is also very important.Stay on the marked trails, and respect signage indicating areas that are off limits. This will help keep you safe, and help preserve the trail and the environment around you.
And please, don’t be that guy! that guy who doesn’t smile.Enjoy the refreshment of the wilderness (and prepare and train for longer hikes) with planned day trips. Always check the weather to avoid afternoon rainstorms. You will have better odds of spotting wildlife by starting before dawn.
Avoid the crowds, by exploring the less-well-known trails in designated wilderness or roadless areas.These thru-hiking champions have each backpacked hundreds of miles solo. Of course, venturing into the wilderness alone has its risks, but the best evidence we have shows that there’s no reason that women should worry more than men about hiking alone. And there’s lots of good reasons to try it.
Read on for some key tips from each hiker.Hiking Safety Tips – Ways in which hikers can have a safe and fun excursion by themselves or within a group. Basic tips include carrying an emergency kit and staying safe when lost.A part of staying safe while in the wilderness involves staying healthy.
It also involves knowing how to treat yourself or others in your group if they were to become ill or injured. This, along with the proper equipment and a will to survive, will greatly influence your outcome if you should ever be faced with a survival situation.Bring enough food and water for your trip. Some experts say to bring one liter of water per hour of hiking, especially if it’s a strenuous hike on a hot day.
Remember, exercising at altitude also.Stay 300 yards (300 meters) away from bears and maintain a minimum 25 yards (25 meters) distance from all other animals, dens, and nests. Don’t harass wildlife If your presence alters an animal’s behavior, you are too close.Hiking Safety for Families.
Hiking is often considered to be a solitary activity. While this may be true for some individuals, others prefer to bring all members of their family along for the hike. When hiking with the family, make sure that the chosen path is fit for all members of the family.
Hiking is a rewarding outdoor activity, but there are a few things that every Hiker should know before they head out for the trail. Bringing plenty of water along with you in a good Hydration Pack or Hydroflask is probably the most important thing to remember. On average a hiker will consume approximately two gallons of water per person per day when the temperature is around 100 degrees.
Summer is coming up, with many families excitedly planning their camping, hiking and other outdoor adventures. As with any undertaking in the wilderness — especially with kids — thinking ahead about safety pays off. We spoke with local hiking dad Mike Loney about his top safety tips for families out on the trail.
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41 comments
Great video Scotty, I’m also a hiker here in Perth. I love spending several days here on the Bibbulmun Track. Even if you bring 4 or 5 tsp of olive oil it will give flavour but also necessary calories for energy. Good on ya mate, you’re giving me confidence to make more video.
Absolutely love all the videos you put up, I’ve learned so much from then. I was just about to ask if you’ll be posting anymore, and here I find a new. Awesome timing. Thanks again and keep up the excellent work!
They also make portable shower bags that you can fill with water and hang in a tree, it has a shower head and with a little biodegradable soap you can have a good shower.
Your videos are inspiring, I’m only just getting into hiking and I’d love to to visit a place as beautiful as this. Knowing it’s so close to Sydney is very encouraging!
How this is like not hygienic at all. Only wiping will just move the filth around and you need combination of soap and rinsing to actually wash off the filth.
what is hygiene and chaffing for 400 Dave.your hands…..tie them up, its distracting
It’s been 2 years since your last video, and I was wondering… what happened to this channel? The CleverHiker series on this channel is some of the very best educational content about hiking and camping on the Internet. I’ve watched all your videos some of them multiple times. They are so well written, executed and produced. Was this always planned as a limited series? Did you run out of stuff to talk about, or was it simply too expensive to produce? Whatever the reason, I do hope you decide to produce more stuff in the future your content was excellent, and your channel is missed. I’ve checked out your blog a few times for up-to-date gear reviews and so forth, but I do prefer the video format.
I’m taking a Basic Outdoor skills class in college and our teacher assigned us to watch your whole channel as extra credit. Done and done. I learned a ton, thanks Dave!
Most people’s singing sounds like a dying animal..mine included. I’ll stick with talking.
Thanks for info…awesome video! My wife and I are now semi retired and will start hiking soon. What sold us on hiking was when we visited Elkmont Village…by the way, maybe you can do a video on what you use or recommend for footwear and socks?
What’s the music/track used in the intro? Also love the videos!
a wet wash cloth, with no soap, does wonders in the wilderness, or at home….evidently wen dont need a lot of water to keep clean….
Excellent suggestions. I appreciated the ones you added in addition to the NPS ones.
I would add, let someone know your plans for the hike: where and when. We RV and leave our itinerary on the counter each day.
Thanks for posting.
Rule # 1. Leave the bear alone
Rule # 2…….. there is no rule # 2.
No hat? Try tilley’s” their hats are better than akubra’s better ventilation straps to keep on head, washable, actually gets stiffer when wet and contains a little pocket for bits.
What about the essential oil tea tree, would that be safe to bring into the backcountry?
Hi Dave
Thanks for another awesome vid, I used a lot of these techniques on the AT last year and they work.
All the best
PIE
These videos are filled with very important information. Thanks for all you do!
Why doesn’t REI mention anything about carrying a sidearm? That really is the best defense. I encountered a black bear on the trail in Idaho. Had I not been able to fire several warning shots, I might’ve been killed.
Foot powder (or just decanted talcum powder) very useful too and not necessarily just for feet.
I had a cougar come into my tent one night……It was tremendous.
Awesome job my friend, I am new to your community. I do a thing on my channel called meet and greet our community you should send in a video and let me make you part of the show it will definitely help you grow your Channel��
grizzly bears can’t climb trees, so go in a tree if you must.
black bears can climb trees VERY well, so avoid trees.
Love your vids man, relaxing and informative. Keeps me sane some nights in the city when I can’t get out into the bush for a while. Thanks for these man:)
I dont know if you read your comments or not, but the best tip I can give you is to use a twigbrush instead of toothpaste and toothbrush. I’ve been using it for almost a year even when i’m not hiking… Its basically a twig that cleans your teeth and requires no toothpaste or water. Thank me later if you do decide to try it out 😉
If you encounter a bear in the wild, the only right thing to do is to use your kung fu techniques and kick it right in the balls. That will drive it away instantly. Proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6QwVzHUygs. I suggest everyone have kung fu training before going out to the bear country.
A small pot of hot water and a small cloth can give a wipe over body wash that leaves you clean and fresh.
I always shave each morning using gel and a small pot of hot water and brush teeth night and morning.
You give good advice re treating sores early and I would advise most important of all when hiking is to look after your feet.
V good and instructive video
Yay! Thanks for the superb advice, Dave. Call me weird but I prefer the natural smell of my outdoorsy friends to any perfume on the market. Dirt and fresh air….Refreshing! I’m getting ready for my first hike of the season. So excited! Be well:)
If it’s brown lay down? So you’re just gonna let it bite your neck?
I was watching Mike Horn’s video and he said that he would cover up his tent in gasoline. He does this since Inuit told him that when a bear would come into camp he would destroy everything and would never touch the gasoline jug.
That’s a bit anecdotal but maybe there is something here. Just don’t do that too close to a fire,
I’ve encountered bears in camp while backpacking and car camping… Shown in my videos.
Hey mate. Great video once again. If I wasn’t so far away, I would really like to join you on one of your next trips. Really liked that overhang cave
I love your videos, but please get some gaiters.
30° and pushing through scrub.
It will only be a matter of time.
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Look, all political opinions aside — a gun is a tool. Those tools don’t have a practical use in an urban area (debatable but irrelevant), but out in the bear concentrated backcountry they certainly do. At best, it’s peace of mind, and at worse, it enables deadly force that will save your life. You can choose to wander the backcountry without a weapon, but I certainly won’t. I encountered a bear last weekend, thankfully neither one of us wanted any part of each other, but even I didn’t realize how mollified I was to have my weapon on me until that moment.
I really like the videos very informative great for somebody who has a lot of backpacking experience to review and better for someone who’s a beginner great video like them very much thanks
imagine if she was mauled by a bear in the middle of the video
good to see you’re still making video’s
long time since I’ve seen one from you.
still as good as the’ve ever been. Thanks for the tips en stay safe
Great video Scott, hope you can film more trips like this one. Croajingalong is an amazing place, you should visit it. If it was asbestos, you should really report it to a national park ranger, it’s not to be taken lightly. Kids could be playing with those.
Spread your legs out wide so the Grizzly can’t turn you over? Against 400-800-lb Grizz? I know all the pros say this, but I just watched a guy who was actually attacked and he said there’s no way you can stop a Grizzly from turning you over. After the bear did, he kept his knees and legs bent to protect himself further. He lived (of course). Hope I never have to find out:).
Black You stand your ground.
Brown Play dead.
White Pray to Jesus.
Easy, deploy your glock 10mm. (Glock 20). I’ve smoked plenty of them in the wilderness.