Outdoor Tips – Cotton

Try to avoid cotton clothing, it dries very slowly and holds moisture next to your skin.

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Outdoor Tips – Trekking Poles

Using a trekking poles can add up to 20% efficiency to the body by transferring some of your load to your arms.

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Outdoor Tips – Hiking with Kids

It’s a good idea to encourage your kids not to tire themselves out early in a hike. Often kids will run at the beginning of a hike causing them to run out of energy.

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Outdoor Tips – Water Filters

A water filter can be a good way to go to minimize the weight of carried water. Just make sure that you know where to find water along your trail. Water filters are great but if you don’t know where the water is the fast become useless.

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Outdoor Tips – Water Hydration

Monitor your hydration through your urine output; volume, clarity, and frequency should remain normal. Clear is a good sign Dark is not.

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