Must have essentials for your backpacking trip

Whilst planning to embark on a backpacking trip and venturing to the great outdoors, you must plan ahead. It’s all very well stepping out into the path of nature and taking breaths of fresh outdoor air, but you must remember that sometimes you can get lost. By taking a compass , a map and a whistle with you, this will make certain that should you lose the path you can check the map , look at the directions on the compass and, if all else fails, blow the whistle in the hope that a passerby will hear you.

Also, the weather for backpacking may seem bright and sunny when you set off in the morning, but with climate change you could end up stuck in a downpour of streaming rain by the end of the day. Essentials to take out are a clean change of clothes (just in case) - you never know when you might trip and perhaps end up covered in mud. Also, in case the weather takes a sudden turn, taking a cagoule out with you will ensure that when the heavens do decide to open up you will be well prepared.