How to Pack a Bag for a Hike

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm gonna talk to you today about how to pack your bag. It's really important that you pack everything all together the way you need it so that way you don't have to unpack your bag later on in the day. So let's have a look at how to pack. Got my empty back pack here. Now, I'm gonna start by thinking, what do I need? Okay, well I don't anticipate it raining today so I'll probably put my rain jacket at the bottom, so that's down there. Since again it's not raining and it's not very cold, I put my pants down there as well. I'm already layered correctly, so, I'll just put my shirt in just in case I need it later. Again, it's not cold so I probably won't need my gloves. I have a bandanna, which I like to use for wiping the sweat off of me, it's a little bit nasty but, so I'll just put that on the side for whenever I need it right there, as well as my hat. I got a little bit of food here but I don't want to have it crushed in the bottom of my back pack or slide down so I'll put it in my front pocket. I also have more layers here, which I don't anticipate using but I'll put them up here just in case I need them. Now, for this stuff, I've got my water which I'm gonna need all day, so I'll just put it on the side over here where I can easily grab it. I want to have my survival kit where I know I can get to it easily, in case I ever needed to pull it out quick to help myself or someone else. Same goes for the medical kit here. I'll put that in up top so I can easily get it in case I need something. I've got my radio in case I get lost, maybe someone will pick up. If I turn it on perhaps I can use it. They're small, you should carry one. So, I'll just put that in with the rest of it. Now, one of the most important things is having a good map. So, I've got my maps here and I want to have them up to so I can easily reference them if I need to know where I am so I'll put them in my top pocket up here. Now, I don't anticipate using the guide, but they're a good thing to have on hand so I'll keep them up top with the medical kit. That's about everything I'm gonna need, so, just strap up your bag, know where you're going and you'll be good to go."