Gear Guides & Trip Planning
As March days come to an end, I look forward to April – the dream month. The time when the 2013 gear guides of Backpacker, Explore and Outside Magazines come out and Mountain Equipment catalogue. It gets you in the right frame of mind to start thinking about potential outdoor adventures, prepare and get ready for the upcoming hiking season. Excellent time to review your equipment and see how your equipment fared out from the past season. What do you need for the upcoming 2013 hiking season?
Here is a checklist to get ready for the upcoming hiking season :
1) hiking boots and hiking socks
2) daypack and or backpack
3) rain gear
4) water bottle and or hydration systems
5) compass & GPS
6) base and mid layers
7) hiking shorts/pants
8) gaiters
9) sunglasses
10) camera, battery, charger, memory cards
11) hiking poles
12) and ?????
April is also a time to start Trip Planning and looking at the following :
1) the schedule of outdoor events & festivals this spring, summer and fall. Did you know 4th Annual Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge is July 20th ? and Hike the Highlands Festival will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary – Sept. 13-22, 2013
2) Look at services nearby in communities.
3) Checking maps & guidebooks
4) Search the web for new adventures, packages etc.
5) Mountains you want to climb
Don’t wait.. start now and plan for the upcoming hiking season….