Traveling to a hill station ?? Check out this comprehensive list of things to carry for a hill station.Its always make sense to make a list and start packing accordingly to the same so that nothing important is forgotten.
However before that the first thing that you should ideally do is to check the weather/temperature of the place/places during your travel days. Going to Shimla in December end is totally different from going to Shimla in May. Also, how high (altitude) you are going to and what exactly is your plan would make a lot of difference to what you should pack.Third thing that matters is what is your tolerance level and if you are taking kids along, you really can’t afford to forget taking enough precautions. Lets see the packing list for hill stations first
During Summer season, single layer of warm clothing is enough however during winter season in the hill station, you may use 2-3 warm layers of clothing.
- Thermals
- Jackets
- Windcheaters
- Sweaters
- Scarfs/Caps/Mufflers/Beanie
- Woolen Socks
- Ear Muffs
- Lip Balm/Sunscreen/Sunglasses
- Umbrella/Backpack
- First Aid kit
- Camera
- Clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
Besides this, here is a list of essentials that you would need to carry irrespective of the place you go to.