2010

Survival/Backpacking

Cheap Vacation (once you have the equipment)

For people who want to “get away from it all”People who are interested in nature and or a

workout

Why backpack?

National forestWilderness areasNational ParksBLMEach area has some benefits/disadvantages

for backpacking

Where do you backpack?

There is no one right way to backpack

How do you backpack?

Just do it – hopefully with someone who is experienced

Resources: Books, Backpacker Magazine

How do you learn?

What should you bring?

Take five minutes and make your own list of stuff you would take with you if you were to go backpacking in the Rocky Mountains in the summer. Then we will compare your list to a what an experienced backpacker might take out.

1. boots 13. knife 25. matches 2. backpack 14. tent 26. water3. sleeping bag 15. food 27. first aid pack4. ground pad 16. zip lock bags 28. cookware5. toilet paper 17. rain gear 29. map6. extra socks 18. rope 30. hat and gloves7. compass 19. bandana 31. book8. bag for food 20. watch 32. water filter9. flashlight 21. sunscreen 33. camera10. bug spray 22. fuel11. toilet kit 23. stove12. sweat shirt 24. long underwear

Here is what I would bring -

1. Boots

Four Big Components:

#2 – Tent – 3 season or 4 season?

Four season Tent

Three season tent

Four season is really a one season tent – to heavy and hot decent weather.

Synthetic/DownSynthetic will keep you warm if it gets wet –

down will lose its warmth if it gets wetTemperature rating is important – to hot and

you have a miserable night – too cold and you could die.

#3 Sleeping Bag

#4 Backpack – Internal vs. External

External – “old school”

Internal – “modern”

In general you can haul more “stuff”

In general you have more range of motion