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Ten Essentials
Survival items recommended by hiking and Scouting organizations
The Ten Essentials are survival items that hiking and Scouting organizations recommend for safe travel in the backcountry.[1][2]
The Ten Essentials first appeared in print in the third edition of Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (January 1974).[3] Many regional organizations and authors recommend that hikers, backpackers, and climbers rigorously ensure they have the ten essentials with them. However, personal preferences and differences in conditions may dictate otherwise and with experience most adventurers add and subtract from the list depending on the situation.[1] Some ultralight backpackers do not always carry all of the items and believe it is an acceptable risk they take in order to travel light and fast.[4]