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== Things to add to hike template == <<TableOfContents>>

== Hike description template ==

=== Things to add ===
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 * Road condition, recommendation for vehicles
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=== Meeting locations ===

 * Achenbach Canyon Trailhead
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=== How does the group work? What does the meeting time and meeting place mean? ===

Go by individual cars, carpool to destination/trailhead.
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== Backpacking equipment checklist ==

=== Required minimum ===

 * Sleeping bag (rated 20°F or higher. you may need 0°F or higher)
 * Sleeping pad
 * Spoon
 * Food: either high-calorie meal-replacement bars, soup, or freeze-dried meals (e.g. Mountain House or Backpacker's Pantry brands) are good for dinner/etc.
 * Clothes: towards the warmer side, at least 3 sets. 2 that you will carry—you should not sleep in clothes you were hiking in, and should alternate. 1 set to keep in the car for the ride home (we don't want to smell you). Can use extra clothes as a pillow when sleeping. Check weather report to see. Clothes should include extra socks, a jacket, etc. Preferably clothes that dry quickly (no jeans/cotton!)

 * Water bottles enough to hold 1 day's drinking water and for meals
 * Headlamp/flashlight
 * Backpack: large enough to hold everything you're carrying, probably 35–45L. Backpack should weigh no more than ¼ your weight, and absolutely no more than ⅓ your weight (i.e. w/ water can weigh ⅓ your weight, but should be ¼ your weight or less without water)

=== Nice-to-have ===

 * Instant heat pouch iron salt hand/body warmers: useful when freezing in the morning or when sleeping to help warm up. In hunting section at Walmart
 * Tent: usually will have no problem rooming w/ someone else. Tent is the kind of thing that will take you over the

=== Stuff you can borrow ===

 * Stove + fuel: may want to buy your own fuel and carry as a backup.
 * Water pump/filter

Contents

  1. Hike description template
    1. Things to add
    2. Meeting locations
  2. Frequently Asked Questions
    1. Are children allowed on the hike? Is there an age cut off?
    2. How does the group work? What does the meeting time and meeting place mean?
  3. Weather
  4. Links
  5. Backpacking equipment checklist
    1. Required minimum
    2. Nice-to-have
    3. Stuff you can borrow

Hike description template

Things to add

Meeting locations

  • Achenbach Canyon Trailhead

Frequently Asked Questions

Are children allowed on the hike? Is there an age cut off?

Yes, they are your responsibility.

We've had children as young as 3 climb 12k foot mountains.

How does the group work? What does the meeting time and meeting place mean?

Go by individual cars, carpool to destination/trailhead.

Weather

web services - API to get weather based on longitude and latitude coordinates - Stack Overflow

Example URLs:

In the JSON output, location/zone contains the zone for fetching weather for a zone:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=NMZ523

XML output:

Backpacking equipment checklist

Required minimum

  • Sleeping bag (rated 20°F or higher. you may need 0°F or higher)
  • Sleeping pad
  • Spoon
  • Food: either high-calorie meal-replacement bars, soup, or freeze-dried meals (e.g. Mountain House or Backpacker's Pantry brands) are good for dinner/etc.
  • Clothes: towards the warmer side, at least 3 sets. 2 that you will carry—you should not sleep in clothes you were hiking in, and should alternate. 1 set to keep in the car for the ride home (we don't want to smell you). Can use extra clothes as a pillow when sleeping. Check weather report to see. Clothes should include extra socks, a jacket, etc. Preferably clothes that dry quickly (no jeans/cotton!)
  • Water bottles enough to hold 1 day's drinking water and for meals
  • Headlamp/flashlight
  • Backpack: large enough to hold everything you're carrying, probably 35–45L. Backpack should weigh no more than ¼ your weight, and absolutely no more than ⅓ your weight (i.e. w/ water can weigh ⅓ your weight, but should be ¼ your weight or less without water)

Nice-to-have

  • Instant heat pouch iron salt hand/body warmers: useful when freezing in the morning or when sleeping to help warm up. In hunting section at Walmart
  • Tent: usually will have no problem rooming w/ someone else. Tent is the kind of thing that will take you over the

Stuff you can borrow

  • Stove + fuel: may want to buy your own fuel and carry as a backup.
  • Water pump/filter

SamatsWiki: Meetup (last edited 2015-10-07 20:31:16 by SamatJain)