{"id":90,"date":"2014-02-01T12:43:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T11:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.uia.no\/sarar13\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2014-06-01T18:41:39","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T17:41:39","slug":"tips-for-night-outside","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.uia.no\/sarar13\/assignments\/tips-for-night-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight fieldtrip, forest winter. Tips for night outside."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overnight fieldtrip, forest winter.\u00a0<\/strong>Location: Jegersberg, Kristiansand<\/strong><\/p>\n

The overnight trip was on 28th of January. It was the forest area Jegersberg<\/a> and we stayed there for one night. We walked about 1 hour until we found our camp area. The\u00a0 class was split into 5 groups among 4 persons in each group. Then we made our camp as comfortable as possible.\u00a0 Some of us were responsible for build up the campfire and others ones to built the toilet.<\/p>\n

Overnight backpacking<\/strong> does require extra gear, extra planning, and extra knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When you want to do a trip the most important thing is prepare the plan and leave everything right before start. You will know the gear you will need and all will be easier and funnier.<\/p>\n

What material<\/strong> should carry in your backpack as we prepare for an outing to the mountain?<\/em> It is a question that we are always prepared to meet any mountain top or a simple hiking trail. Did we forget something important? Or are we too cautious to take up so much material?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a difficult question to answer, and that experience will own us that over time our backpack goes as optimized as possible before any departure. From here we try to give some tips and list of materials to help you to not forget anything important depending on the type of activity that you should go to conduct and duration of it.<\/p>\n

When choosing our material must bear in mind that we are the ones who will carry the backpack on our backs, so every ounce of weight you carry is important.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We will be careful to place at the bottom<\/em> the material that we will use less during operation (eg sleeping bag, clothing\u2026), attached to the back<\/em> and in the deep we will have the heaviest things. At the top<\/em> of most used (eg water bottle, gloves \u2026), mushroom and pockets in the smaller objects (such as first aid kit, gps, maps, documents, ..). The most important thing is that the load is evenly distributed in the backpack. It will be interesting to store things in clear plastic bags to keep them more organized, isolated and visible without opening.<\/p>\n

If there’s one rule for clothes <\/strong>in the backcountry, it’s layer, layer, layer. That way you can add or peel off clothing if you feel too cold or too hot. Make sure to avoid cotton: it’s a poor insulator when wet, making you feel colder and increasing your risk of hypothermia. Look for synthetic or wool materials instead.<\/p>\n

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