Single trip with an overnight stay: features of tourism

"Rivers and waterfalls, meadows and lakes, hills and rocks, mountains, forests and ancient trees are all beautiful, they are very valuable, and neither dollars nor cents cost them ... They teach people more than high schools, preachers or any A modern education system, "- so Henry David Thoreau, an American writer of the 19th century, described the significance of nature in human life.

Why do people go on a trip alone?

What pushes people to renounce civil goods and complete immersion in the bosom of the mother of the Earth, which leads to this spontaneous desire to remain one on one with nature, to become a miserable part of something absolutely huge, infinite? There may be a desire to plunge into the green world, to feel unity with the Creator, to find answers to many questions. This will help only a single trip, when the company will not distract from the contemplation and knowledge of the surrounding beauty, self-knowledge.

Psychological difficulties of solitary hike

The first time you will be especially keenly to feel loneliness, it will press on your consciousness as an intrusive headache, you will be turned inside out and squeezed to psychological exhaustion, sudden flash of memories from the past will bother you. This will not last long, but it will be a historical event for you.

Soon your loud and fast thoughts will suddenly stop, you seem to re-open your eyes and you will see that in this world such a thing as loneliness simply does not exist, and everything surrounding is filled with living meaning. The sky will become your friend, each tree will speak the language you understand, you will understand the depth of the meaning of singing birds, everything will be filled with rich colors, and most importantly - your thoughts will find ease, and the soul - peace.

Other difficulties of this way

This is the main of the many psychological difficulties that you will have to overcome, it is faced by everyone who decides to go the path alone. Actually, there are a lot of them:

• The rejection of the usual comfort may seem rather difficult for some;
• Fear of non-sterility, insects, heat;
• Fear of diseases;
• Physical unpreparedness;
• Inability to navigate the terrain;
• Ignorance of the basic rules of behavior in the forest, in the mountains, on the water.

It is very difficult to give good advice on how not to worry about such things, everything is purely individual, everyone has their own complexes, you just need to remember that you can always get rid of them if you want it, of course.

Physical exercise

Psychological and mental barriers are just half the battle of achieving their goal, it is problematic to prepare them in advance, which can not be said about your physical condition. Your body is the main instrument through which the world around you is known. It is just worth preparing. To begin with, you need to determine how much time you are willing to devote to the campaign, which will make it clear how much and what equipment, what kind of provisions you will take with you. The weight of the backpack largely determines the difficulty of the trip.

When this becomes clear, we need to start preparing. Work with the weight that you have to bear. You can go to the gym, or you can just load your backpack and wear it for days on the shoulders. Particular attention should be paid to the usual warm-up complexes, with which they will warm up, strengthen muscles and raise the level of normal tone. Well work on the warm-up of the lumbar muscles, since the weight of the backpack will for the most part be on the lower back and shoulders. To prepare the legs for excessive load, long walks with a loaded backpack or without, as well as exercises with a skipping rope, are suitable.

The itinerary is a very important point

When planning a single trip, you must set a route in advance. It is desirable to determine the approximate end point of the destination in order to have more opportunity to choose the best path. Be sure to let your relatives know the approximate coordinates of your route.

Tent and sleeping bag

Choosing a route, you can begin to collect a backpack. If traveling for one night, then enough and a small backpack (40-50 liters). Standard set of equipment for an overnight trip involves:

• Tent - there are completely different types, it is better to take single (less weight), are divided into categories: high-altitude, medium-mountain, for the plain. High-altitude tents are distinguished by increased wind resistance, reinforced frame and considerable weight. Medium-sized tents are something between the highland and the tent for the plain, have average weight, good resistance to rain and wind. Tents for the plain are well tolerated by rain and high humidity, standard tourist tents, an excellent option if you plan a single trip to the forest with an overnight stay. Setting the camp for the night is carried out in a dry, as much as possible protected from the wind place. The tent is set by the exit to the opposite side from the gusts of the wind.
• Sleeping bag - for each season of the year, your sleeping bag is expected. There are completely different variations. The price assumes quality, it is better not to save, the sleeping bag is more expensive and more comfortable and protects better. The main thing is to choose the right size.
• Karemat is a tourist rug on which you can sleep in a tent or put it under a sleeping bag. It guarantees heat and moisture insulation. The most popular variety is "Izhevsk". Budget, durable karematy, suitable for almost any trip.

A solitary hike without sleeping is possible without a tent with a sleeping bag, replacing them with a hammock. You can do without a hammock, but in this case it is advisable to take a canopy from the rain.

Other equipment for single trips

If you have a long stay away from home, then you need some more equipment:

• A terrain map is necessary for orienting on the terrain, finding water bodies and determining altitudes.
• Compass - without it there will not be a single trip to the forest, to the mountains or elsewhere.
• Gas burner - burdens with additional weight, but it will greatly facilitate the trip. In the mountains, rains are not uncommon, with high humidity, fuel for fire becomes useless, it takes a long time for the drying of firewood, the burner always serves as an alternative for quick cooking. You can take dry alcohol, with which you can carry out the drying of firewood. These items are especially relevant if a single trip to the mountains is planned.
• A knife - any strong and sharp will suit.
• Rope - useful in any situation, from tying a canopy, to application, as a tourniquet.
• Bowler - in a single trip (to the forest, mountains, to the lake - it does not matter) it is better to take a small capacity (up to one liter), most kitchen pans will do, but it is better to get an aluminum tourist bowler.
• Matches, lighters, flint - everything that can be needed for breeding a fire. These items should be insulated from moisture, a good way would be to place them in a conventional condom. By the way, it is useless to take liquids for kindling, they give considerable weight to the backpack, quickly end, do not contribute to the acquisition of the experience of kindling a fire in extreme conditions.

Water in a hike

Since a single trip to the taiga or other secluded place assumes your isolation from the community for some time, the issue of maintaining health is very urgent. The quality of drinking water plays an important role in this. There is a method of purifying water from almost any degree of pollution. Iodine-based tablets are sold in tourist stores, which are thrown into a container with liquid, and after a specified time (from 15 to 30 minutes) the water is cleaned and ready for use. You can also do with the usual iodine: 4 drops of the drug per 1 liter of water, wait 10-20 minutes.

Before cleaning water from harmful bacteria, it should be filtered through a cloth or sand, in order to clean the large particles of contamination. After using the tablets, water must be boiled.

clothing

It is important to consider what clothes to take with you on the road, especially in solitary water hikes, since it is easy to soak clothes, but it is not always easy to dry it. Clothing should be as light, comfortable, moisture-repellent, quick-drying. You can not go camping in cotton clothes (jeans). Damp clothes should be dried on yourself, or on a fire, but paying attention to it. If you are planning a long trip, take a raincoat with you.

It has long been known that wet feet are the main cause of colds. Therefore, you need to carefully choose the main and replacement pair of shoes. Replacement shoes are useful when moving around camp territory, usually it's sandals. Another change of shoes will be indispensable when wetting the main pair.

Carefully refer to the choice of trekking boots, do not confuse trekking boots with mountaineering, the latter are designed for a long climb in the mountainous terrain, but less convenient for pedestrian crossings on the plain. Of course, you can do without specialized footwear, the main thing is that it is most comfortable and preferably with an overstretched boot.

Also take with you a few pairs of socks, change them preferably every day.

Do not forget about the first aid kit

The first-aid kit should be stored in an easily accessible place, it is worth to divide it into two parts: basic and emergency.

The main contains anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-burn, anti-cold and anti-allergic drugs, as well as analgesics, bandages ...

Emergency - it's painkillers, antiseptics, nitroglycerin.

If you go on foot, be sure to take plaster and gel from stretching, to the mountains - funds from mountain sickness, when going to the lake (river), anti-cold preparations will be useful.

A trifle, but nice ...

Trekking or usual stick is an indispensable friend in long pedestrian crossings, distributes the load of the rucksack all over the body, reducing it from the joints of the legs and lower back. It appreciably saves forces spent on maintaining equilibrium. Therefore, take it with you if you go on a solitary hiking trip.

Provisions

The hike takes the most calorie food with a minimum weight. If you decide to take canned food, then do not be too lazy to take a bit of semolina, after using canned food pour into a tin can of manga, in a few hours it will swell and be a wonderful, tasty and nutritious putty on bread. In general, for cooking on a fire it is better to take various instant cereals, and dry noodles will do. Irreplaceable will be: jerky meat and fish, dried mushrooms, nuts, raisins - nutritious, light, long-stored products that do not require cooking.

Important!

Going on a solitary trek with an overnight stay, always remember that you are part of the surrounding nature. Having decided to depart from the usual, lightweight life, you took a big step towards yourself. Do not despair in difficult situations, you need them so that you become stronger, more attentive and more determined. Overcoming obstacles, changing each time, changing your view of the world, you change this world for the better. Good luck!