Backpacking Checklist  

Make sure you have got everything checked off before you leave.

 

Backpack Packing And Carrying

• Properly load pack

• Make pack adjustments

• Distribute gear and food effectively

• Practice proper pack care: picking up and putting down packs

Stream Crossings

• Understand stream crossing protocol

• Recognize potential hazards

• Use handline and/or podding

Navigation Skills and Group Travel

• Identify all colors and symbols on a map

• Orient map, using compass or points on land

• Take and follow a bearing

• Measure distances and estimate travel times

• Practice basic route planning

• Use appropriate navigation tactics: handrails, aiming off, etc.

• Identify distant unknown points

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