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Outdoor activities like hiking is a fad now especially with college students. Some already learned few techniques on how to enjoy their climbs by looking through easy trails. But hassle isn't just about the trail, it is also about your hiking gears. Here are some essential hiking equipment that first-time hikers must not forget.


Dependable Backpack
Make sure you did a thorough research before buying your hiking bag because this is one of the most important equipment you should invest on. Don't follow the trend of those impulse buyers. Seek the help from the staff of the shop to get the backpack you are comfortable with.

Tip: Make sure you put your heaviest item first before the rest. If followed will result to even distribution of weight.


High Quality Footwear
Invest on high quality and well-crafted shoes that can adapt to different terrains you'll walk into. It is better if the footwear include some of these qualities: waterproof, soles are shock-absorbing, and it has antibacterial properties. And never forget, it should be able to make you feel comfortable wearing it.

Protective Jacket
Choose a jacket that can adapt to different weather conditions. Some of the types of jacket that are available in the market are waterproof, lightweight, and many more. Don't just look on its color and style. It will only please the eye and not your body.



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Do you wonder their dilemma when asked to pack a 10-kilo carry-on luggage for a 2-week to a month out of town or out of the country trips? It is actually somehow impossible but very challenging. To help on this challenging travel dilemma, below are some tips on how you can maximize the standard weight capacity of your backpack with travel essentials not exceeding 10kg.

Bring only a week-worth of clothes

It is indeed a challenge to carry only a very limited weight of luggage that should include everything you need, much more if the trip would take 2-week or 1-month. Women would always prefer to wear fresh clothes everyday of course. She also worry of leaving something she need behind because of the limitation set at various airport terminals. Yes, paying for additional baggage is an option but what if there are other ways like having some basic outfits that you can easily mix and match and a detergent powder you can use for washing clothes. Applicable and simple right? Let your outfit be more lively and colorful by adding some accessories in it, a bright colored scarf that would do.

Think towel as just an option

If you will be living in a hotel, then bringing towel is no longer needed. For other type of accommodation, a microfiber towel or even a simple lightweight sarong would do.

Limit your toiletries

Bring with you only the basics like shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste, and lotion. Make sure to transfer the content of those bulky container beauty must have in a smaller storage to have only what you can use. I personally reuse those small lotion bottles from hotels. Keep these toiletries in a ziplock bags to avoid issues like spilling of liquid materials into clothes.

Limit your electronic gadgets

A gadget is one of the major contributor of weight in a traveler's luggage. Make it a point to bring what you think you need or can really use in a span of your stay like mobile phones and laptop.