Backpacking & Camping Tips : Breaking In Hiking Boots
Backpack Hiking Tips Questions
i’m backpacking round europe in a few weeks and am sorting out equipment. what’s useful for me to take?
i know the basic kitlist such as good backpack/hiking boots, but as i’m new to camping wanted to know some tips on what’s useful to take with me.
cheers! x
Towel (Take a good towel a million uses truly)
Mess Tins. Camping shop
Tin cup (porcelain breaks, so can plastic can melt too).
Fire Lighters.
A Zippo petrol lighter and some lighter fuel
Baby wipes (until you get used to the grime).
Sleeping bag
Toothbrush.
Pen Knife.
Proper Knife (camping building fires etc etc and of course better to have and not need it).
Copy of the mini SAS survival guide.
Small medical kit – Small sewing kit.
Light waterproof jacket with hood.
A bit of light rope use as washing line or even to help make a shelter if you sleeping rough.
Tea-light mini candles.
Forget underwear but take socks few pairs. You gonna get blisters and stuff so take somat in your medi kit for that. If you need to pop em heat the needle well to disinfect. Your feet will get used to it eventually.
Try not to stand out too much as a tourist with a huge brightly coloured rucksack. Try to make sure you break your walking boots in before you go and let them lok a bit weatherd. Also your clothes don’t wear stuff like “I heart the Yankees” t shirts etc.
Learn at least please and thank you for every country you visit and use them you will get a better response from people. Keep your money and passport on you at all times use a zip seal water tight pouch to keep em in too. You dont want a soaked defaced passport.
Do not argue with the police in France or Spain they are like the gestapo. Watch yourself in Holland its a cool place but theres some shady characters there.
Hope you have fun I did.
Check out the basque region of Northern Spain man that place is cool and the girls are really friendly.
