Follow @fithikernation for more tips on hiking training, safety and gear recommendations! Here’s the next set of essentials I always take hiking: ✅ A packable SOL @surviveoutdoorslonger bivvy — lightweight emergency shelter I’ve actually had to use before, and it was 100% worth carrying ✅ A fire starter — I prefer a spark tool since it still works if it gets wet or fuel runs out, but I’ll often carry a lighter as well (you can usually find tinder and kindling outdoors but in wet conditions it ca