Trip planning
Set a turnaround time, prepare an offline plan before the signal drops and pack the Ten Essentials, with links to the tools behind each step.
Planning ties the other topics together: time from the route, light from the sun, energy from the pack and water from the source, in a plan that still works without signal.
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Turnaround time: setting the clock before you start a hike
Work out a hiking turnaround time from sunset, the return leg, breaks and a safety margin, with a worked example and the limits of Naismith’s rule.
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Offline trip planning: what to save, test and leave behind before a hike
Offline hiking checklist: save maps, test them in airplane mode, budget battery power, note daylight and leave a trip plan before you lose mobile signal.
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The ten essentials: a list of systems you scale to the trip
The ten essentials for hiking as ten systems, with the problem each one solves, links to Trailwright guides and tools, and how to scale the list.