Children are more vulnerable to hypothermia than adults, which happens when the body temperature falls below 95 degrees.
Their small bodies cool down faster than adults’, particularly at night or after getting wet. Make sure they have extra clothes for any outdoor adventure into the wild. And on a hot day, they can wear some insulating fabrics and carry a backpack that suits their size.
Packing extra clothes is necessary before going on a day hike with your children because a brief jaunt through the woods is when you’re more likely to get lost.
Day hikers are responsible for 90 percent of all search-and-rescues within the park, according to Great Smoky Mountain National Park’s Andrew Herrington, a safety coach interviewed by National Geographic. They account for 42% of all search and rescue cases nationally.
When spending time in nature, you and your children should still bear the following survival tools:
- Bad whether backup clothes, such as a long-sleeved thermal shirt, gloves, a warm beanie, a pair of trousers, and a compressible puffy jacket for protection, can be stored in a large plastic bag or dry bag to ensure that they remain dry even if submerged in water.
- A water filter that is easy to use, such as the LifeStraw.
- A thermal blanket made of mylar Bars that serve food (that they actually like to eat)
- A family picture, a doll, or a little stuffed animal may offer psychological relief.
- Sunscreen, SPF 70 or higher.
- Pocket first aid kit.
- An emergency whistle.
- To keep safe in the rain, use a child-sized rain poncho, rain cover, or garbage bag.
- A fresh-battery flashlight or headlamp.
Here is a decent guide to building your and your kid’s
survival kit.
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