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2. Ten Essentials - Wikipedia

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   The Ten Essentials are survival items that hiking and Scouting organizations recommend for safe travel in the backcountry. [1][2] The Ten Essentials first appeared in print in the third edition of Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (January 1974). [3] Many regional organizations and authors recommend that hikers, backpackers, and climbers ...

3. Mini survival kit - Wikipedia

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   A mini survival kit contains essential outdoor survival tools and supplies. It is intended to be carried on one's person at all times, be appropriate to all environments, and be a comprehensive kit without being too large. Mini survival kits are intended to provide the basic needs of a survival situation, self-rescue, assistance or a return to ...

4. Survival kit - Wikipedia

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   A survival kit is a package of basic tools and supplies prepared as an aid to survival in an emergency. Civil and military aircraft, lifeboats, and spacecraft are equipped with survival kits. Survival kits, in a variety of sizes, contain supplies and tools to provide a survivor with basic shelter against the elements, help them to keep warm ...

5. Backpacking (hiking) - Wikipedia

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   Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey [ 1 ] and may involve camping outdoors. In North America, tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain huts , widely found in Europe, are rare.

6. Ultralight backpacking - Wikipedia

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   Ultralight backpacking (sometimes written as UL backpacking) is a style of lightweight backpacking that emphasizes carrying the lightest and least amount of gear. [1] While no technical standards exist, some hikers consider "ultralight" to mean an initial base weight of less than 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). [ 2 ]

7. Camping - Wikipedia

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   Camping is a form of outdoor recreation or outdoor education involving overnight stays with a basic temporary shelter such as a tent. Camping can also include a recreational vehicle, sheltered cabins, a permanent tent, a shelter such as a bivy or tarp, or no shelter at all. Typically, participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors ...