The essential tools lists of hiking and climbing

Nowadays, more and more people have joined the hiking or climbing clubs for healthier life style, more time spending to enjoy nature and reducing working stress. It’s true that this kind of outdoor sports can relax people from the busy crowded urban and when he climbed to the top of the mountain, although feeling exhausted, he will gain a satisfaction of success.

However, most of the outdoor sports have dangerous factors, and hiking is not exclusive. We have heard lots of sad accidents happened to some climbers, so for a completely safe hiking trip, we should prepare ourselves with some essential tools. I bet you know you should take bright flashlights, but there are more:

1. Climbing stick

If you can use the climbing stick well, you can save about 20% of the physical strength and you might not fall down with it when the road is extremely hard to walk.

2. Army knife

The knife can have multiple uses from cutting food like apples to cutting trees to make a fire. Or you can even use a knife to make some marks in case you get lost.

3. Medicines

Just in case, there is some basic necessary medicine - cold medicine, gastrointestinal medicine, Band-Aid, gauze, medical tape, alcohol and so on. You might not use them but if an emergency happened, the medicine might save your life.

4. Flashlight

When walking on the sparsely populated mountainous road, the flashlight is still the most relatively reliable lighting tool as a backup. For examples, the CREE XM L T6 5modes MECO zoomable LED flashlight is a good choice.

  

5. Fluorescent sticks

The fluorescent stick can be used as a tool for sending signals when your mobile phone can’t work. But the light sticks shouldn’t casually be thrown in the forest as the chemical substances inside will pollute the soil which is not environmentally friendly.

6. Insulation Cup

At night, the mountain temperature will drop rapidly, so drinking hot water can be said to be a kind of enjoyment and also a need. Hiking will sweat more, so water is very important.

One more thing I want to share is the Paracord flashlight which is of multifunctional and can be used as screwdrivers, wrench, bottle opener, LED flashlight with carrying carabiner so that you can save lots of weight by taking only one thing.