How to prepare your backpack for your next trip to the mountains
If you have a trip coming up, you've probably already planned all your activities, maybe you're going trekking, hiking or mountain biking. You've probably already thought about where you're going to go, how many kilometres you're going to cover, in short, you have a whole itinerary of things to do, but you don't have your luggage ready. First of all, you should choose what you are going to take with you on your trip. backpackThis is a task that many may find difficult and somewhat tedious.
Choose the right backpack for the type of excursion and duration.
The main thing to think about is how many days your trip or trek will last, and what activities you will be doing, so that you can choose the perfect backpack size.
As a general rule, a backpack of 55 to 65 litres for an excursion - a trip - of two days or more. A backpack of 15 to 30 litres may be suitable for day trips.
Use a checklist every time you pack your backpack.
When it comes to analysing what to take, the best advice we can give is that we should leave aside absolutely all objects that will not be at all useful in these days of adventure, and we should consider important everything that can be useful and help in case of an emergency. We recommend you to visit this article that we link to a complete checklist of everything you'll need if you go trekking for a few days.
One key thing: food and drink.
You should think about the nutrition and hydration. In terms of food, they should combine lightness, easy cooking and energetic properties. We are not saying that you should forget about home cooking, so to speak, and all the things that can get damaged in a short time, but you should take with you dehydrated food, energy bars, fruits, nuts, lots of chocolate, etc.
As for the liquids you are going to carry, analyse the season in which you will be doing the activity, the availability of water points and the climate you will encounter. You can take powder to prepare your isotonic drinks. Take water purification tablets or some other water purification system, such as the personal water filters.
Properly distribute all items in the backpack.
How the items are distributed inside the backpack is fundamental. It will help us to save time searching and will improve the location of the weights in the backpack - this can make it easier for us to walk around with our backpack.
In the part of below should be placed the sleeping bag -The backpacks usually come with a compartment for this purpose, as it is not going to be used until the end of the day. Next, place the heavier items and then the light elements.
In the upper part of the bag, you should always put food or some of it, as it will be needed frequently, and in the outer pockets of the bag you should keep personal items, such as knives or knives, GPSmaps, maps, camera, etc. Also, don't forget to bring plastic bags to put anything that could get wet and damaged.
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