Recap of the Bare Bones Backpacking Essentials: Remember your Passport, Mosquito Repellent, Medical Insurance and More
You heard about a great camping escapade in a foreign country. You force your unwilling family to come along. You buy your tickets, pack your bags and reach the airport just in time. Bang, that’s when you realise, where are those damn passports?
The sun is setting over the horizon, what a breathtaking view! You are enjoying the very first evening of your very first backpacking trip. The night has now set and it’s turning darker and colder by the moment. You decide it’s the time to light the fire. Surprise! Someone forgot to pack the lights.
Wow, you think, what great starts to what were supposed to be memorable trips!
But don’t you worry, you are at the right place now. Just read along and we’ll ensure you get all the info you would ever need related to perpetrations about backpacking.
The very first and obvious issue is, destination. Choose the place you wish to visit, some lake maybe, what about hiking or maybe something you always dreamt of escaping to since you were a child. But don’t stop just here, also demarcate the route you’ll take to reach there and accordingly plan how you are going to get there.
If it’s the better health that prompted you to backpacking or even if it’s not, mind you, don’t leave without a Medical Insurance especially if you have to cross the borders. Moreover, different places may be affected by various diseases, some you may not even be aware of. So get yourself immunised and carry some medicines that may come handy there. But ensure your doc agrees and explains to you what and how to use them.
Money is of course going to be a deciding factor in how comfortable your trip will turn out to be. Make sure you carry enough cash and keep it sufficiently secured. You would never want money to become a spoilsport.
Check for the weather expected there. Pack your clothes and sleeping bags accordingly. Warm clothing, long sleeves, water resistant boots, what ever that you may require, pack it along.
Passport (if going abroad), tools like the Swiss army knife or Leatherman Charge TTi multi-function penknife, mosquito repellent, light, sun glasses, torch with spare batteries and toiletries you might need for hygiene are things you can not miss out on.
Now, you are well set and all you’ll need to worry about is how you’ll get the best out of you on this trip.
