I like these topics, since forest extreme is my entertainment. Several years ago created a table for calculating the weight of equipment in MS Excel.
You should take different equipment, depending on the following factors ...
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1.your trip to the forest can have different goals
- just a walk without spending the night (to pick mushrooms, berries or eat meat baked over a fire)
- tourism for a few days with comfort
- extreme tourism with a minimum of equipment
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2. There may be several people on your hike, so the weight of the equipment should be distributed among the group members.
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3. Is the use of inflatable boats expected
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4. Features of the area for the presence of water, firewood, stones, dangerous animals, swamps, mushrooms, berries ...
as well as tourist camps in the forest.
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5. Hiking season. (It’s clear that you don’t need water in winter, but you do need warm clothing.)
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we have a tourist bivouac in the forest.
matches, salt, tea, plastic containers for water, a kettle, metal bars, napkins, bandages, iodine, gas ballons, etc. are stored in this place..