If you are planning on vacation and if your mind is adventurous, then you can really choose hiking vacation. In hiking vacation, you will be directly in touch with the nature. But it’s quite dangerous and sometimes situation becomes too tricky. But though, it cause a little bit of fear in your nerves, some of the outdoor situations for survival can be previously avoided with the help of a bit preparation and foreseeing.
A situation for survival is quite common, though you would have taken a number of hiking vacations. All these vacation doesn’t result from rawness and carelessness. If you would like to spend good time with family along with, being cautious of your safety, then carry out some important steps.
Make sure you have someone trustable to share your travel plan
As you are going to hiking vacation, supposing the worst case, let us be prepared and let the plan of your trip be made by one of your friend or family members or anyone reliable Thus they will chart you a list of places and they will get to know the places to search, if you are lost on the way and thus they can put their efforts fully.
Take important and handy things in order to prepare for a stay somewhere
You packing collection may include some prime things like pocketknife, water, porcelain covers or bags along with whistle. Whatever the duration of the hike, let these things be with you as safety kit. You have to carry more, if you would like to have more luxury and should choose your items accordingly. Depending on the talent level, climate as well the activities you are going to involve, you have to carry equipments.
You can take some basic items for shelter
Some of the items like garbage bag can be readily turned into protection. With the help of garbage bag, you can just make your porcelain bag or garbage bag to make a cap, thus protecting yourself from shelter. This bag can be squeezed inside your pocket and it costs very less sum and it can also protect you.
Making a tent or shelter with the garbage bag can save you from disease like hypothermia which will occur in 50 degree weather .So this can be included in your list as a tip for protection.
A cap which protects you should be taken and added in the list of things. Instead of cap you can also use a lengthy kerchief like bandanna and protect yourself from the cold as covering your head will give much warmth to your whole body. You can also keep your body warm by the usage of pair of socks.
Try to keep sources of fire with you
Take lighter or matchstick or anything which helps you to make fire, so that if one of the sources didn’t work, you can depend upon the other one to produce the fire for you. Sometimes the lighter may get wet and spark won’t be produced. Matchsticks which are wind proof shall be taken along with you, since it may get heated better than others.
Making fire in the rainy season or climate is quite difficult. So do try to carry some twigs which are dry enough to get heated .Some twigs from trees like pine, spruce, fir etc. can be taken as they will help to get ignited quicker than any other tree wood.