No equipment works all the time, and especially not for everyone. A number of factors affect how equipment works: temperature, wind, precipitation, winter’s snow conditions and glide. You affect your body’s heat regulating ability, condition, daily shape, technique, and knowledge about handling the equipment to the highest degree.
The qualities of different materials together with your knowledge and experience allow you to find the equipment that best suits you. The outdoor clothing you use at home will often work well in the mountains.
Test equipment at home before you leave so that you avoid uncomfortable surprises in the mountains. Hike with a fully packed backpack and walk around in newly purchased shoes.
Leave “good-to-have-stuff” at home. Consider that light packing gives light kilometres.
STF’s mountain stations have rental equipment. The demand is often high, so pre-book what you want.
Backpack
Depending on what you will do, you can choose different sizes and types of backpacks.
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Layering principle and different materials
The basic function of clothing is to keep you dry, warm and protected. By dressing in several thin layers, you can easily regulate you clothing depending on the weather and wind. This is usually called the layering principle. Nearest to the body, a base layer that keeps you dry, followed by a warming layer and finally, a shell that protects against wind and wet.
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Skis and boots for ski touring
Ski equipment is a jungle of different brands, characteristics and designs. As a traveller from a part of the country lacking in snow, it can often be wise to rent ski equipment. You then know that the equipment is adapted to the area’s activity and you avoid spending huge sums on equipment that might be used once a year.
If you are still considering purchasing ski equipment, we have assembled some information that will hopefully help you choose what suits you best for your particular winter activity.
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Equipment for a safer winter tour
The backpack should contain a shovel, wind sack, map and compass, but it helps very little if you don’t know how to use them. A fun and useful exercise can be to dig a bivouac in good weather, set up the wind sack and practise orienteering with the map and compass. It will prepare you better when you will actually need the equipment.
Read more about the equipment list and tips for a day tour during the summer
Read more about the equipment list and tips for a day tour during the winter
Read more about the equipment list and tips for a multi-day tour during the summer
Read more about the equipment list and tips for a multi-day tour during the winter
Do you want to rent equipment?
STF’s mountain stations have rental equipment. The demand is often great, so pre-book what you want.