Backpacking Checklist
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- Medical care is expensive, so be sure to have coverage for the country you are visiting.
- If this is your first backpacking vacation, go for long walks with a fully loaded backpack. You will need to get used to the weight on your back.
- A few weeks in advance of your trip, buy and wear the shoes you are planning on using. Walking shoes, like all other shoes, need a break-in period to avoid blistering your feet.
- Pick one with straps that buckle across the chest
- Take a small tent in case you don't find lodging for the night.
- This can serve as an extra floor for your tent, or a place to sit and eat.
- Nights can get cold!
- Protect your feet at all costs, an ordinary pair of sneakers is often not enough; good walking shoes are not a luxury but a necessity.
- If it gets dark, a flashlight is your best friend
- You may also want a small stove for cooking.
- Antiseptic and any medications you are on should also be packed.
- Protect your eyes.
- Even in summer the evening can be cool.
- Certain countries have biting flies or mosquitoes that carry disease.
- You'll want a record of your journeys.
- Save the batteries in your flashlight
- Being on the road is no excuse for scruffiness.
- For a power snack in long treks.
- Mandatory for backpacking in a foreign country.
- Laminate these to keep them safe.
- Name and number of someone authorized to approve medical treatment in case of accident.
- One with GPS is preferable.
- You'll need one in the language of the country you are visiting.
- Even fellow travelers, if strangers, could be a threat. Backpackers have been known to have been robbed of their money or equipment.
- Walking can be exhausting
- Protect yourself against the sun with sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
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