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5 backcountry trail tips

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Outside Health & Fitness 5 Backcountry Trail Tips
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Outside Health & Fitness5 Backcountry Trail Tips

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1 Maximize Pack Space

Weight distribution

Accessibility

Space

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2 All In One Clothing Roll

Tee-Shirt

UnderWear

Socks

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3 Triangulate Your Position

Map & CompassLocate prominent structuresTake bearingsTransfer to your mapIntersection is you!

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4 Estimating Daylight1 Finger = 15 min

1 Hand = 1 hour

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5 Sleeping Warm

- Wear a Hat & Socks- Shake Your

Sleeping Bag- Stay off the Ground- Keep your mouth

and nose outside- Go Poly-Pro

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Bonus Tip!

Building a Campfire

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Tinder

Thickness How Much Length Tip of a pencil

Fill circle made by two hands together

Thumb to Pinky

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Kindling

Thickness How Much Length Thick as your thumb

Fill circle made by two arms together

Elbow to Fingertips

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Fuel

Thickness How Much Length Thick as your wrist (or bigger)

Pile as high as your knee

Armpit to Fingertips

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Step One - Tinder

Bend Tinder into a Tent Shape

Light underneath

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Step Two - KindlingAdd Kindling in a Tee - Pee pattern

Leave Space for Air

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Step Three - FuelAs the kindling catches...

Add fuel in the same way....

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Think Safety! Remember to check and obey fire warnings before building a fire in the backcountry.

Always drown your fire when you’re done!

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