How to Be Mentally Prepared for Outdoor Trips?

#1 Turn Offline

In today’s time, most people are dependent with their phones and other mobile devices. When traveling outdoors, you might not have cellular and internet connection. With this, you will be left with no social media presence during the trip’s schedule.

In order to last a day without connection, we recommend you to disconnect for a couple of days. You must train yourself in staying positive and entertained even without your mobile device.

There are various ways to keep you engaged even without internet or mobile games. You can bring along board games, read books and just chat with your company. Do not worry about losing your presence online. You can surely reconnect as soon as you go back in the city.

#2 Work with not-so perfect weather

As you participate on a number of outdoor trips, you might realize that you cannot predict Mother Nature. You may encounter bad weather which may be uncomfortable for most backpackers.

If you worry about potentially encountering bad weather on your next trip, you can start going out on not preferable conditions. We are not recommending you to go out on extreme weather conditions such as intense rainfall and hurricanes. These conditions are not good for your physical health. We also discourage you to go on trips should these conditions prevail.

You can start by taking a walk in your subdivision at night when there is a cold temperature. This may help you train your body to cope with such temperatures. You can also level up the experience by going on a hike, run and bike. By doing so, you are improving your cardiovascular health.

#3 Go Backyard Camping

Nothing beats a traveler who can work their way on uncomfortable circumstances. We recommend you try and experience spending the night in a tent.

A tent serves as your shelter for the whole duration of your trip. Nevertheless, most backpackers find it challenging to live in such a small space. With this, it is pertinent to train yourself in comfortable living in it despite having little to no amenities.

You can start by setting up a tent in your backyard. It is preferable to set up your sleeping mattresses, pillows and survival essentials. This will provide you an experience and feel of how it will be like in your trip on best adventure locations.

It is also better if the weather condition on your outdoor trip location is similar to that in your backyard. If you are working at a warm temperature, you can camp out on daylight. On the other hand, if the location has a cold weather, try camping during the night.

#4 Prepare and eat camping food

Every camper knows that camping food may not be as sumptuous as your regular dinners. Nevertheless, it should help you power up and energize for the activities.

If you have a sensitive palette, camping food may not be enticing for you. Before you outdoor trip, we recommend you trip out camping food recipes that may suit your taste.

Remember that when you are outdoors, you do not have the luxury of a full kitchen. Make sure that you prepare food that is easy to cook and does not require too many equipments.

Another great tip when planning for meals is to not use fresh product. These include fresh vegetables, meat and fruits. These items may easily spoil as you bring them on the trail.

We suggest you get dehydrated or dry food which can easily be packed.

#5 Participate on Spontaneous Activities

As what other say, “You only live once”. Participating in spontaneous activities may help you get ready and energized. It can also aid you in feeling excited and alive.

We recommend you participate in spontaneous activities to help you cope with unexpected situations in the wilderness. This can test your ability to adapt to what is on hand. Moreover, it can train your survival instinct should there be an emergency to attend to.

A good start can be whipping out your map and GPS devices and traveling to far destinations. Not only will it help you read maps, but it can also help you feel independent. Should you want to engage in activities with the family, train with your kid and enjoy the park.

#6 Bathe and Swim on Natural Water

When going on outdoor adventure places, you do not have the luxury of bathing on bathtubs and showers. You might even get dirty for a number of days with no water source to bathe.

For this reason, you must be comfortable in such situations even if you have not washed your hair for a couple of days. Luckily, there are a number of backpacking destinations that have natural water sources.

It is recommended to try bathing in an old-fashioned method. You will need only a few items such as a towel, biodegradable soap, basin and washcloth. It is preferable to get lightweight materials for you to easily bring it along on the trip. You just need to go on a river, creek or any stream and rinse all the dirt off.

#7 Bathroom Training

Getting used to a portable bathroom or even working with no bathroom is difficult. There are many backpackers who are not comfortable with doing their bathroom activities in the wilderness. Most of the time, this discourages beginners from pursuing outdoor traveling.

Nevertheless, you can surely take time and learn the basics of outdoor “bathroom” use. The first thing to do is accept the fact and get used to what nature presents you. As you participate on multiple outdoor trips, you can slowly get used to doing bathroom activities out.

You must mentally prepare if you are checking out the best places to visit for outdoor activities. These tips are mostly recommended by outdoor enthusiasts and even professionals. With this, we recommend you seriously take the baby steps in mind training for the outdoors.