Day Hiking Trails: Consider carrying bandana on hike with kids

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Consider carrying bandana on hike with kids

Photo by Montauk Beach / Photoree

When hiking with children, give serious consideration to bringing along a bandana.

A bandana can be very useful in a number of ways: sweatband when wrapped around head; earmuffs; bandage; sunshade over neck when wrapped over top of head; washcloth; towel; sling; pad for lifting hot pots. It even can be doused in cold water and worn on the head to keep cool.

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g Consider bringing binoculars on day hike with children
g Select right sunglasses for hiking children
g Pack waterproof bags on day hike with children
g Carry safety whistle when hiking with children

Read more about day hiking with children in my guidebook Hikes with Tykes.

Meet the Author

My name is Rob Bignell. I'm a long-time hiker, journalist and editor. My son Kieran and I have been hiking together for the past decade. Before Kieran, I taught middle school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin, served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard, and worked in newspapers. I've won several journalism awards, from editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which I served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year. Currently I own and operate an online editing business, Inventing Reality Editing Service. After spending several years in Southern California, my son and I now live in Wisconsin on the scenic Red Cedar River.