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The Ten Essentials list was created by a climbing organization (The Mountaineers) to help make sure people would have the basic tools necessary to respond to unforeseen events while out hiking, camping, hunting, etc. The list includes items that you should always have with you when you go to enjoy the outdoors. In our last poll, we provided a list of 11 categories and asked which one is not on the list, and the correct answer was: Communication.
Over the next couple of weeks, I'll try to spend more time on each of the categories; providing more detail for each, making recommendations on gear, etc. I have some "lessons learned" stories for most of these categories, and will try to throw them in as well. Some of these stories involve the other guys here at cejcamping, so I'll try to get them to co-author and tell there side of the story too. I think we've learned well from making these mistakes, you might as well too!
2009-12-13 16:19:15
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Roy Scribner
- Ten Essentials
This is a great topic that everyone should take to heart, if they venture into the backcountry (even for a dayhike). I'm looking forward to the series!
2009-12-14 04:48:37
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Marc
- Ten Essentials - more info
Thanks Roy! I agree, and try to never leave for a trip (no matter how short) without having these in the pack. As an Eagle Scout, I try to stick with the motto; Be Prepared!
We're hoping to do about one article per week to make sure we can provide a decent amount of information and detail for each topic. These used to be more specific items, but with all the technology changes over the years, they are grouped by topical areas now, so each one has several ways to meet the requirement. Seems like I've also taken the "Berentstain Bears" method to most of these as well (learn by making the mistake first!), so we should have some interesting stories to go with some of them.
This is a great topic that everyone should take to heart, if they venture into the backcountry (even for a dayhike). I'm looking forward to the series!