Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
What to find out what are the Ten Essentials for Hiking? Check out my gear list and my 10 essentials for hiking.
The original Ten Essentials list was assembled in the 1930s by The Mountaineers. The 10 Essentials list first appeared in the third edition of Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, released in 1974 by Mountaineers Books. The Classic List of ten items has evolved into a list of 10 Essential Systems for hiking.
My updated list: outsidechronicles.com/10essentials
My 10 Essential Items List
1. Navigation
+ Suunto M-3 Compass: amzn.to/2DHrpUO
+ Suunto 7 GPS Watch: amzn.to/3fAjqGy
+ ACR ResQlink 400: amzn.to/3fxVKm7
2. Sun Protection
+Buff: amzn.to/2PvNB76
3. Insulation
+ Columbia Rain Shell: amzn.to/31pSJzp
4. Illumination
+ Black Diamond Storm: amzn.to/31jX0nG
+ J5 Tactical V1-PRO Flashlight: amzn.to/2wz6jFc
5. First-Aid Supplies
+ Adventure Medical Kit .7: amzn.to/2ERNiS0
+ Whistle and Mirror: amzn.to/31p2EoN
+ Tick Key: amzn.to/3a2bJaO
6. Fire
+ Bic Lighter: amzn.to/2XCqXzt
+ UCO Stormproof Match Kit: amzn.to/2wtLZ80
+ Diamond Green Light Strike Anywhere Matches: amzn.to/2JXAZ5T
+ Large Ferrocerium Rod: amzn.to/2JWKD92
7. Repair Kit and Tools
+ Victorinox Swiss Army Fieldmaster Pocket Knife: amzn.to/2Ru9B3D
+ Morakniv Fixed Blade Knife: amzn.to/2UYBYcx
+ Gerber Multitool: amzn.to/31o3xy0
+ Gorilla Tape: amzn.to/2Xq0iWn
+ Paracord: amzn.to/3c6LboF
8. Nutrition
9. Hydration
+ CamelBak Crux Reservoir 100 oz: amzn.to/3c86ruf
+ Hydroflask 32 OZ Wide Mouth: amzn.to/33tPYj8
+ Sawyer Mini Water Filter: amzn.to/3kidqpx
+ CNOC Vecto 2L Water Container: amzn.to/2Duqszv
+ Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets: amzn.to/3b1cKjl
+ Nuun Electrolyte Tablets: amzn.to/2UX8RGw
10. Emergency Shelter
+ Arcturus Heavy Duty Survival Blanket: amzn.to/34tIzi1
+ SOL Emergency Bivvy: amzn.to/2C3kqFm
+ SOL Survival Blanket: amzn.to/3idjygT
Osprey Packs Tempest & Talon Review: youtu.be/oz981j9Fyd8
Nalgene First Aid Kit: youtu.be/7eP5lSCKF3w
ACR ResQlink 400 Review: youtu.be/R2fe9ZoH2XE
Land Navigation Series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0JzmvrJfyEQ7mLgesV8Ue6wU-iWwsIqJ
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What to find out what are the Ten Essentials for Hiking? Check out my gear list and my 10 essentials for hiking.
The original Ten Essentials list was assembled in the 1930s by The Mountaineers. The 10 Essentials list first appeared in the third edition of Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, released in 1974 by Mountaineers Books. The Classic List of ten items has evolved into a list of 10 Essential Systems for hiking.
My updated list: outsidechronicles.com/10essentials
My 10 Essential Items List
1. Navigation
+ Suunto M-3 Compass: amzn.to/2DHrpUO
+ Suunto 7 GPS Watch: amzn.to/3fAjqGy
+ ACR ResQlink 400: amzn.to/3fxVKm7
2. Sun Protection
+Buff: amzn.to/2PvNB76
3. Insulation
+ Columbia Rain Shell: amzn.to/31pSJzp
4. Illumination
+ Black Diamond Storm: amzn.to/31jX0nG
+ J5 Tactical V1-PRO Flashlight: amzn.to/2wz6jFc
5. First-Aid Supplies
+ Adventure Medical Kit .7: amzn.to/2ERNiS0
+ Whistle and Mirror: amzn.to/31p2EoN
+ Tick Key: amzn.to/3a2bJaO
6. Fire
+ Bic Lighter: amzn.to/2XCqXzt
+ UCO Stormproof Match Kit: amzn.to/2wtLZ80
+ Diamond Green Light Strike Anywhere Matches: amzn.to/2JXAZ5T
+ Large Ferrocerium Rod: amzn.to/2JWKD92
7. Repair Kit and Tools
+ Victorinox Swiss Army Fieldmaster Pocket Knife: amzn.to/2Ru9B3D
+ Morakniv Fixed Blade Knife: amzn.to/2UYBYcx
+ Gerber Multitool: amzn.to/31o3xy0
+ Gorilla Tape: amzn.to/2Xq0iWn
+ Paracord: amzn.to/3c6LboF
8. Nutrition
9. Hydration
+ CamelBak Crux Reservoir 100 oz: amzn.to/3c86ruf
+ Hydroflask 32 OZ Wide Mouth: amzn.to/33tPYj8
+ Sawyer Mini Water Filter: amzn.to/3kidqpx
+ CNOC Vecto 2L Water Container: amzn.to/2Duqszv
+ Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets: amzn.to/3b1cKjl
+ Nuun Electrolyte Tablets: amzn.to/2UX8RGw
10. Emergency Shelter
+ Arcturus Heavy Duty Survival Blanket: amzn.to/34tIzi1
+ SOL Emergency Bivvy: amzn.to/2C3kqFm
+ SOL Survival Blanket: amzn.to/3idjygT
Osprey Packs Tempest & Talon Review: youtu.be/oz981j9Fyd8
Nalgene First Aid Kit: youtu.be/7eP5lSCKF3w
ACR ResQlink 400 Review: youtu.be/R2fe9ZoH2XE
Land Navigation Series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0JzmvrJfyEQ7mLgesV8Ue6wU-iWwsIqJ
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Facebook: facebook.com/outsidechronicles
Instagram: instagram.com/outsidechronicles
Website: outsidechronicles.com
NOTE: This description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is in NO WAY obligated to use these links. Thank you for your support!
