5 backcountry trail tips

Outside Health & Fitness5 Backcountry Trail Tips

1 Maximize Pack Space

Weight distribution

Accessibility

Space

2 All In One Clothing Roll

Tee-Shirt

UnderWear

Socks

3 Triangulate Your Position

Map & CompassLocate prominent structuresTake bearingsTransfer to your mapIntersection is you!

4 Estimating Daylight1 Finger = 15 min

1 Hand = 1 hour

5 Sleeping Warm

- Wear a Hat & Socks- Shake Your

Sleeping Bag- Stay off the Ground- Keep your mouth

and nose outside- Go Poly-Pro

Bonus Tip!

Building a Campfire

Tinder

Thickness How Much Length Tip of a pencil

Fill circle made by two hands together

Thumb to Pinky

Kindling

Thickness How Much Length Thick as your thumb

Fill circle made by two arms together

Elbow to Fingertips

Fuel

Thickness How Much Length Thick as your wrist (or bigger)

Pile as high as your knee

Armpit to Fingertips

Step One - Tinder

Bend Tinder into a Tent Shape

Light underneath

Step Two - KindlingAdd Kindling in a Tee - Pee pattern

Leave Space for Air

Step Three - FuelAs the kindling catches...

Add fuel in the same way....

Think Safety! Remember to check and obey fire warnings before building a fire in the backcountry.

Always drown your fire when you’re done!

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