For the camping survival, it is a must to ensure the safety. When you are safe, only then you will be able to enjoy the most. Without safety and survival tools, it may become too hard for you to overcome if any crisis arises.
As days are passing, camping is becoming more popular than the past. You never know how will the nature act with you but at least you can assume and get prepared according to the weather. However, you should have the preparation to face any emergency if it arises any. Circumstance can be changed and you must have every possible solution with you.
You know what! Nature is an amazing friend but only when you are safe. This may seem adventurous to camp far away from your home but remember there is no one to help you or your group.
After knowing in advance about the tips for camping in each session, let’s know the easiest way to ensure the safety for a great and outstanding trip of camping.
First, let’s assume the bad possibilities which may happen in the campsite.
Emergency situations, which can arise in the campsite regarding safety survival and navigation
– Injury: it is so common to the camper to fall down from somewhere or getting scratch or getting cut in hands.
– Getting lost: When you do not know the place so well and if it is already night and you are far from the tent, it will be tough for you to find your campsite in the wild.
– Food poisoning: It is just about how much you care for yourself. If you do not care to wash your hands or eating unwashed or unhealthy food while camping, it may ruin your trip as bad as give you too much pain.
– Dehydration: Not drinking enough water is one of the key reasons for dehydration which may make you bound to come back.
– Unwanted illness: Problems like hypothermia or hyperthermia or high/low blood pressure can cause serious damage to your health.
– Wild attack: Beers are always dangerous. However, there can be a wild fox or different creatures in the forest and if you are unlucky, you are going to face them.
– Flash flood: if it is a rainy session and you are in a deep sleep at night, it may happen that you wake up and see there is hardly a dry land to make your footstep.
– Thunderstorm: Thunder is horrible, especially at night. It will not give even a second to think what just happened.
– Snakebite: This is wild and you never know which villain is waiting for you. There are a lot of varieties in snakes. Some are seriously poisonous and can cause death within a few minutes.
– Bug/Mosquito bite: It may seem so normal to have a bug or mosquito bite but you never know which deadly virus is inside its needle.
– Out of food: You may take sufficient food for the trip but what if you lose some in the way to the trip or some can get rotten or some can be spoiled by wild animals.
These are the most common problems that you may need to face while camping but you cannot be sure that these are the only problems. There can be a lot of things which you may never experience yet.
So, it is time to ensure the checklist which can make a counter to any emergency situation.
Safety, survival and navigation checklist
We have segmented the tools in different categories regarding the necessities. Check the list below and find which you already have or which may you need for your trip but do not skip any one of them if it is necessary for your trip.
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Fire:
Without fire, it is impossible to make camping out in the wild. You can make fire even without any lighter or any matches but that can become hard for you, especially when you have no experience about it. However, when things get wet due to rain it may become impossible to make fire by natural elements. See the list below which can make it easier for you:
- Electric Lighter
- Windproof Lighter
- USB Lighter
- Torch Lighter
- Jet Lighter
- Gas Lighter
- Refillable Lighter
- Zippo
- Firestarter
- Waterproof matches
- Flammable Sticks
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Navigation and Signal:
Think, if you get lost in the site and it is very much possible just because that place may be new for you, where you never been before and that very moment you must want to let others know your location. What if your loud voice does not reach others! See the solution below for signaling as well as not to get lost:
- Whistle
- Compass
- Signal Mirror
- Torchlight
- GPS
- DeviceSatellite
- Messenger
- Map
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Trip Activities:
If you are planning for hiking, swimming, cycling or climbing, there are a few things which you may need for your trip. Get the tools in the below list:
- Safety Rope
- Carabiner
- Knives
- Hand Gloves
- Helmet
- Knee guard
- Swimming suit
- Swimming Glass
- Sun Glass
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Winter Protection:
People usually think that clothes and shoes can protect the cold but do you know it can be more comfortable if you have the below things:
- Refillable Hand Warmers
- Hand Warmer packs
- Electric Warmers Reusable
- Hand Gloves
- Banded Hand Warmers
- Emergency Thermal Blanket
- Electric Heated Socks
- Battery Heated Socks
- Normal Socks
- Foot Warmers
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Health issues:
Of course, you care about your health. You will find a few silly items below which may save you from the dangerous massive effect on your health. Remember these are silly but without these, it can be dangerous for your health to camp outside.
- Insect Repellent Pest
- Insect Spray
- Mosquito Waterproof Bracelet
- Mosquito Sticks
- Electronic Repeller
- Bug Spray
- Mosquito Suites
- Water Purifier Tablet
- Hand Wash
- Soap
- Calorie Food Bar
- First aid Box
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Some important extra tools:
Check the list below and hopefully, you are going to need all in your trip:
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- Bear Protection
- Rainfly
- Glow Sticks
- Duct Tapes
- Weather Radio
- Aluminum Foil
- Camping Shovel
- Power Bank
- Electronics Charger
- Extra Fuel for Vehicle
- Extra Fuel for stoves
- Magnifying Glass
- Emergency Contact List
One more very important thing is people think only some bandages is enough for the first aid box but we suggest you check the below list and make sure all of those items for your first aid box.
First Aid Box
- Plenty of gauzes
- Bandages
- Rubbing alcohol
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Tape, scissors
- Tweezers
- One time bandages
- Water resistance bandages
- Allergy medications
- Counter pain relievers
- Saline
- Glucose
- Gastric counter
- Food poisoning medications
- Blood pressure controller
- Snakebite medications
- Thermometer
- Hi fever medications
- Antiseptics
- Your regular medicine
Above items are basic for the first aid box but there can be more things and we recommend you to ensure those besides the list that already you have but more importantly make sure every item is sufficient for your trip and you know how to use those.
Remember your trip is going to be great only when you are safe and safe enough to make a counter of any emergency situation. However be wise while choosing the items to buy. For an example: you are going to make camping in rain with having only match to make fire and if the match gets wet, what would happen! A waterproof lighter can be a great option for that situation.
Just make sure your safety survival and navigation tools before you start.
Best of luck!
