If you are a nature lover who takes to the trails often, you know already that you need to maximize useful tools while avoiding excess weight. You need survival tools, personal items, and more before you set off on an adventure, but the more you carry; the harder it will be to walk. This can be a little tricky for people who are just beginning to realize the joys of hiking on the trails. Those who go hiking often though, can tell you all about the many options you have for multi purpose gear to carry on the trail.
Hiking Necessities
Anytime you set off on an adventure in the woods, along mountain trails, or anything else; being prepared is important. Anything can happen in these remote areas. You could fall and twist an ankle, end up in a sudden severe storm, and get overheated. There is a chance you could get turned around and have to put effort into finding your way back to the main trail that will allow you to go home. With all of this, you will want to make sure that you have tools to help you create braces for swollen ankles, medications that you take at scheduled times, compasses, and more. The question then becomes, how much is too much. Do you need to carry along a small knife, a large one, a saw, a compass, ropes, a hammer, and all other types of “tools” or do you opt to consolidate with a good knife with a saw blade and other multipurpose tools?
Function Matters
There are a lot of multi-purpose gear and tools available for those who want to set off on all types of adventures without having to carry a lot of excess weight. A lot of these same tools allow you have easy enough access to your favorite tools that you may end up using them in your everyday life. One example of a piece of gear that can lighten your load is your cooking pot, which can double as a bowl and a cup. If you have a smart phone, it can be used as your music player, camera, GPS, journal, and more since there are so many useful apps out there. You can carry trekking poles to help you with stability and they may also be used as stakes for you to erect a tarp for sudden storms. A bandanna can be used as a rag, a water filter, neck cover, and face mask so that you do not have to carry all those items with you. The important thing is that everything you take along have many uses instead of only one.
Most Popular Multi Tools
We all know about the multi tools that have knives, lanyards, screw drivers, and more within them, but did you know that there are more options than that? You can have multi tool phone case or wallet. The phone cases double as a bottle opener, lighter, and more. If that isn’t enough tools, you can use a multipurpose card, which is the same size as your debit card, but features saws, snare locks, fishing hooks, awls, needles, and tweezers, among others. No matter which one you choose, it will instantly lighten your load, so that you can head off on an adventure without feeling weighed down by your gear.