This list applies to all the gear list that I will be posting over the next few Gear post I will be making over the next few weeks. So here is the list of your 10 Essentials you should have on you on
every outing.
1. Navigation: you should have map of the area your going, compass, altimeter, GPS devices, personal locator beacon (SPOT style device).
2. Headlamp: with extra batteries
3. Sun Protection: sunglasses, sun-protective clothes and sunscreen.
4. First Aid Kit: A must!
5 Knife: pocket, sheath knife
6.Fire kit: matches, lighter, fire steel, tinder and/or stove.
7. Shelter: carried at all times (can be something as simple as a tarp, any thing to get you out of the weather).
8. Extra Food: Beyond the minimum expectation.
9. Extra water: Beyond the minimum expectation
10. Extra Clothes: Beyond the minimum expectation