• Do practice low impact camping techniques!
• Do pack out everything you pack in--even toilet paper, matches and cigarette butts!
• Do dig a 6 inch cat hole in the backcountry for human waste.
• Do hike with at least one other person.
• Do carry your map at all times.
• Do return to camp before dark!
• Do carry at least 2 quarts of water.
• Do bring a fanny pack to carry raingear, water, food, map and flashlight with you at all times.
• Do stay hydrated.
• Do be prepared for freezing temperatures and rain.
• Do remember that once you get wet it is hard to get dry out in the wilderness.
• Do pack everything in plastic--including your food.
• Do bring a backpack cover.
• Do bring good raingear, and put it on before you get wet!!
• Do secure your food by hanging from a tree branch or in containers provided in the backcountry Don't leave food in your tent or pack!!
• Do dress in layers to adjust to changing temps.
• Do bring bug repellent.
• Do bring sunscreen.
• Do bring extra plastic bags.
• Do bring your camera with film.
• Do bring a good flashlight with extra batteries.
• Do recognize that a Touch the Earth trip is a group experience!!
• Do explore and enjoy!!
• Don't build a fire in the backcountry-especially if it is not permitted!

Don'ts

• Don't wear cotton next to your skin--long underwear should not be cotton— polypropylene, capilene or silk are best. Sock liners should be synthetic as well.
  Don't sleep in anything you wore during the day.
• Don't harass the wildlife.
• Do not feed the wildlife.
• Don't trespass on private property.
• Don't waste good water.
• Don't leave your tent open when unattended.
• Don't wear jeans!!
• Do not discard any food in natural areas--including fruit peels. Food:
• Pack all food in one self-contained bag with some sort of strap that will make hanging it easy.
• Pack all food in reasonable plastic bags. Take food out of its shelf packaging before leaving home.
• Use a cook stove for preparing hot food or drink- do not expect to cook over an open fire.
• Carry out all uneaten food.