Carry plenty of drinking water, high energy snacks, and an emergency kit. As a general rule, you should always have these items with you when embarking on a hike:

    * Map
    * Water
    * Compass
    * Flashlight or headlamp
    * Extra food
    * Extra clothes, such as gloves, hat, windbreaker or disposable rain jacket, and trash bags for shelter body cover
    * Sunglasses
    * First-aid kit
    * Pocket knife
    * Waterproof match container and matches
    * Fire starters, such as cotton balls with petroleum jelly embedded, miniature kindling, and fire starter sticks
    * Water filter with straws or treatment tablets
    * Pen and paper
    * Small Ziplock sandwich bags you can use as drinking a cup or to protect notes you leave behind
    * Whistle
    * Emergency blanket (space blankets are waterproof but very fragile)
    * Toilet tissue in a waterproof bag
    * Insect repellent
    * Small fleece blanket which can improvise as poncho, towel, and blanket
    * Plastic sheet for shelter
    * Mirror, to start fires or signal for help
    * Sun protection

I was lucky that I didn’t get lost that night in British Columbia. But my close call made me realize that there were quite a few backpack additions I needed to make. Once I returned home, I made those additions and also became the proud owner of a four seasons alpine tent. Now I’m ready for anything!

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