5 Essential Items for an Adventurous Trip With Friends

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When planning an adventurous trip with friends, a lot of time and thought goes into choosing the right items. Whether you’re going for a month or a few days, choosing the right items can enhance your trip experience and make life easier there. Here are five must-have items for your next adventurous trip with friends.

1. A Nutrition Package

You and your friends should agree on the right food options and quantity to include in your nutrition package. If you’re going deep into a forest or mountain climbing, it’s important to have enough energy-giving foods like apples, eggs, and nuts. Your package should also include enough drinks to supplement the solid food you carry. The aim is to stay healthy while traveling and enjoy the moment to the fullest.

Camping with friends
Camping with friends

2. Clothing and Footwear

Depending on the weather and season you’re planning your trip, you can choose heavy or light clothes to meet your needs. If you’re traveling in the winter or where temperatures can drop below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, you'll need a heavy winter coat with some boots.

A pair of shorts, a sleeveless top, or some other types of light clothing can perfectly suit your hot-season adventure. Consider the available packing space so you can carry only what you need for the trip.

3. A Repair Kit

Anything can go wrong in the adventure field. From clothes tearing up to flashlights and headlamps stopping to work, there’s always a problem in the offing. You can carry a repair kit with several items like needles, a hammer, a few top knives, ropes, and any additional item relevant to your adventure. You can also ask your friends to carry specific items they think can help with repairs to make your adventure stress-free.

4. First Aid Kit

Injuries are synonymous with adventures, which is why you must be prepared for when they happen. People can get bruised when climbing cliffs, jumping over dead logs, or fetching firewood. Whatever the cause, you must be armed with a functional first aid kit so your team can get immediate help whenever they sustain an injury. Your first aid kit can have several items, such as:

  • Painkillers
  • Bandages
  • Antibiotic ointments
  • Medical gloves
  • Emergency first aid instructions
  • An oral thermometer, among other relevant items

Whatever you carry in your kit, ensure you have enough of each item, especially if you are going on a long adventure trip.

5. Electronics

Depending on the nature of your trip, you can carry heavy or light electrical gadgets. If you plan to vlog and share videos with your social media followers, you can carry cameras and laptops for effective video shoots. However, phones and tablets can suffice if you only plan to have a good time with friends with minimal social media exposure.

Whatever gadgets you carry for the trip, ensure you have backup power options and the right charging cables. You don’t want to miss out on capturing fun moments or communicating with family because of a dead battery.

Planning an adventurous trip with friends can be draining, especially if there are many of you. However, if you all understand what’s needed of each other and ensure each person brings at least one or all of these items, then you’ll have a seamless trip with maximum fun.

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Kurt Hawkins

I'm Kurt Hawkins, an 18-year-old from Port Stephens, Australia. Anything out and about is my forte and Bali is my second home.

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