September Weekly Content Calendar — Hiking & Backcountry

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September Weekly Content Calendar — Hiking & Backcountry

  1. Week 1 — Ten essentials & gear prep. What goes in every pack, footwear, and blister prevention, pack fit and weight, water capacity and treatment.
  2. Week 2 — Fall weather & shorter days. Big temperature swings, layering for wet and cool, hypothermia above freezing, headlamps, and earlier sunsets.
  3. Week 3 — Sharing the woods. Hunting season overlap, blaze orange for hikers and dogs, trail etiquette, dogs on leash.
  4. Week 4 — When things go wrong. The lost protocol — stop, think, observe, plan. Staying put, signaling, group management, terrain hazards and river crossings.

Part of the Rec+Safe Weekly Content Calendar.