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It’s up to you

No book can substitute for, or give you, five things only you can supply: physical fitness, preparedness, experience, caution, and common sense. Don’t leave the trailhead without them.

Minimum equipment for very easy and easy dayhikes

Wear or carry these items as a minimum:

 Sunglasses

 Coach’s whistle—you can blow a whistle for help longer and louder than you can shout

 Appropriate footwear

 Strong sunblock applied before you set out

 Insect repellent if you are attractive to mosquitoes and deerflies

 Food—recommended minimum for easy hikes: high-energy, concentrated-nutrition snack bars

 Water—no open source of water in the U.S. is safe to drink untreated, so fill water bottles from treated sources (e.g., the bathroom tap at your hotel). Recommended minimum: 1 pint for very easy and easy hikes, 1–2 quarts for moderate hikes, 2 quarts for strenuous hikes

 Lightweight “space blanket”—a couple of ounces of metallized mylar film usable for temporary shelter or rain protection