Essential Items for Your Hiking Backpack (Infographic)

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Before setting off for your next hiking adventure, make sure you have packed all the essentials. 

It may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but how you pack your bag can be the factor that makes or breaks your hiking trip. Get it right, and you’ll enjoy a safe and comfortable journey. Get it wrong, and you could put yourself at risk of injury or accident. 

Need-to-Have Items

One problem many hikers experience is overpacking. A bulky bag is not only uncomfortable to carry around, but it could also throw you off balance and increase the risk of falling. Before embarking on a trip, lay out everything that you are thinking of bringing with you. This will help you to make sure that you haven’t forgotten any must-have items. For a full list of essential items, be sure to check out the infographic below. 
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Ensuring Comfort & Safety

You'll be carrying your backpack for hours at a time, so it’s important to ensure optimum balance and comfort. Key to this is working out how to pack objects in such a way as to evenly distribute their weight in your bag. There are also a few pro tricks you can use to save space. For example, you could store smaller items in compression sacks to allow for greater economy of space. 

Master the Art of Packing 

If you’re planning to go on a hike and would like to find out more about what to pack, then you should certainly read the below infographic from Ireland Walk Hike Bike. This handy guide provides some expert advice on how to pack for a single day and multi-day trips while also offering some practical tips on packing in general. 

Scroll down to view the infographic and learn what essentials you need to bring with you to stay safe during your wilderness adventure.

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