How these ten travel essentials became must pack items

That’s really it. You don’t need special gear, or expensive boots. You just need your ten essentials if you will be somewhere that you wouldn’t consider a neighborhood walk: water food whistle/mirror for signaling compass & map first aid kit emergency blanket for warmth and shelter knife/multi-tool light source sun protection, and a fire source. I can show the kit I made in a different video. I can also talk about using the 🚽 and the leave no trace principles. But, yes, becoming a hiker is that