1. Calculate mobility
– Depending on each person’s physical strength and health, carefully calculate the appropriate travel distance to avoid overexertion.
– Consider the weather to decide what to bring and have specific plans.
– Prepare documents if the area you visit is in a border area or conservation area.
Trekking to visit ethnic villages to learn about the lives of the people.
2. Personal items
– You should bring warm clothes, wading boots and jungle shoes, raincoats… You may not know the route you want to explore, so you need to wear tight clothes that are resistant to water, insects or other substances.
– Anti-wrinkle socks, warm socks, scarves, hats, gloves and personal hygiene items are indispensable.
3. Supplies for groups and groups
– Tent, rope (parachute cord), sheet, sleeping bag, jungle knife, lighter, candle, pots and pans, kettle… depending on your trip.
– Map of the region is carefully stored in a specialized plastic bag.
– Other interesting equipment (if any) such as an Ipod or MP3 player, GPS locator, compass, camera, a small notebook and pen to record valuable experiences on the road.
– On adventurous exploration trips, you should bring condoms, it will be very effective.
4. Medicines
Some basic medicines such as water sterilization pills, wind oil, fever reducer, cold treatment, stomach ache, antibiotics, bandages, red medicine, medical alcohol, mosquito repellent cream, extractor…
5. Food
Some foods can be preserved for a long time, are easy to use, and have a lot of energy, such as shrimp, sausages, bread, canned food, dried food, instant noodles, dried beef, salted roasted peanuts, packaged dried vegetables, and cookies.
6. How to move
Travel distance needs to be close to each other.
– Move at a distance so that you can support each other in case of trouble. Do not separate and go alone, especially when crossing streams, going over cliffs, or walking on dangerous roads.
– Don’t take off your backpack when you stop, consider it a fulcrum when resting.
– You should go to the village and stay overnight at the local people’s house, or camp near the people’s house and cook for them.
– If camping in the forest, you should do it when it’s still early, next to a water source.
– You should talk to local people to get the necessary information and gain a deeper understanding of the place you are visiting.