The ten essentails for for being safe and prepared in the
course any field work involving hiking and bushwhacking
off main roads are given in:
Ten essentials, National Park Service
According to the below articles, day hikers are the most
vulnerable in and most likely to get involved in survival
situations and should have these essentials with them.
Safe and Found, George Brown, SmokyMountainsCom
Day hikers are the most vulnerable in survival situations.
Here's why. A new study looks at who lives and who dies
when lost in the wild. By Jayne Moye, National Geographic, 2019
Let's be careful out there,
Paul H.