Wilderness Expedition Research Paper

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5 Tools You Need for a Wilderness Expedition

When going out in the wilderness, you need to be prepared. This means taking the right tools to ensure you can deal with a number of different eventualities as they arise.

Here are 5 tools that you need when going on your next wilderness expedition:

1. A fixed blade knife

Tactical fixed blade knives come in many shapes and sizes. You'll want one that is capable of cutting bandages or cloth to bandage a wound, for opening packages that are tightly packed, to help start a fire (used with a bow drill), and building a basic shelter from the elements (cutting branches to make space).

A fixed blade knife can be a better one to take on an expedition
because a folding blade can come apart at the hinge if poorly made. Maintaining a knife properly means drying it when it becomes wet to avoid the potential for rust. The knife should always be sharpened before setting off from a camp into the wilderness.

2. Cordage

Carrying some cord is useful for many purposes including as a clothing line to dry wet clothes, for creating a basic shelter, to lash poles together, hang food above ground level, and to go fishing. There are many types of cord that are good. Some people prefer 500 paracord which gets stronger when it is damp.

3. Warm hat or Beanie

It might seem like an unusual idea, but heat rises through the body and much of it escapes through the head. By covering the head with a warm beanie or another warm hat, it helps to keep the body heat stable.

4.
Water bottle with filtration

A water bottle with a built-in water filtration system is necessary for times when the water supply has run low and you've run out of clean water sources. It is often not possible to know what water is clean when drinking it, so something like the LifeStraw Go Water Bottle with Integrated 1000-Liter LifeStraw Filter is ideal to filter out impurities.

5. Signaling Equipment

You never expect to get separated from a group on a wilderness expedition or to get injured and unable to walk back to safety, but it can happen when you least expect it.

Signaling equipment comes in various forms. The first is a cell phone to try to call for help. Obviously, it is not always possible to get signal reception, so one has to also try other methods too.

A torch can be useful for illumination and to use Morse code to signal for help. Matches and a lighter are good to carry for starting a signal smoke fire (here you would want to be careful not to start a bush fire in the process). A whistle is also vital to be able to signal from a distance away, to be heard and be able to help direct rescuers with the direction of your whistle. Whistles can also be used to let others know of a danger
nearby.

There are many other wilderness expedition tools that can come in handy, but these are the most important ones to always bring with you.