What skills or knowledge do you think are most useful in the process of going upstream?

Going with the flow is a family activity, which has surged with camping in recent years.

But many friends are often at a loss when they first come into contact with this activity, and they don't know how to deal with the situation we encounter. Next, I will summarize some useful skills and knowledge of upstream activities.

1. Identify water regime

There is an old saying in China, "The water is blue when it is deep, and it is deep when it is dark". This old saying is very simple and clear, how to tell the depth of a stream in the wild.

If you find that the water in front of the reservoir is blue when you go upstream, it means that the water here has a certain depth, so you must go in carefully, because the stream is cold, and the water depth of 1~2 meters can already make people find drowning.

Dark water depth. If you find the pool in front of you is black, you must pay attention. The water here is deep.

Be sure to pay attention

According to my experience, the safest maximum depth of the upper stream is that the water depth does not exceed about 10cm below the knee. If it is exceeded, the power of the current is enough to wash people down, which is very dangerous for the wild environment. So we'd better take a trekking pole with us when going upstream, and then we can use it to find out the water depth ahead.

If we find that the water suddenly becomes turbid, we should try to evacuate the stream immediately. Avoid flooding our position.

Read the weather map

Reading weather cloud pictures is also a very important skill for us. We can see very accurate real-time satellite cloud images in official website, the Central Meteorological Observatory. I personally recommend a small software called Cai Yun Weather. It can provide us with accurate real-time cloud images.

Many beginners may not understand it, but it is actually very simple. We just need to find it on the map according to our location, and then look at the real-time cloud picture. Green means that the clouds are thin, and the chance of rain is relatively small. Dark green means thick clouds. There is a great possibility of rain. If it is yellow, it means that there is a high probability of heavy rain. At this time, we should consider leaving the stream and looking for high ground. If it is the deepest purple, try to leave this area. At this time, there is a lot of precipitation, so we should not only pay attention to our current cloud cover, but also pay attention to the surrounding areas, such as the upstream precipitation.

3. Selection of camping sites

If it is a moderately difficult stream trip for more than two days, the choice of camping site must also be our compulsory course.

First, the choice of the camp must be close to the water source and easy to get water. But be careful not to camp directly beside the river beach or stream. If it rains heavily or the water is released upstream, we won't have time to run.

Second, it is necessary to camp in a leeward place, which is easy to camp and convenient to use fire.

Third, stay away from falling objects. Many times, the stream is in the valley in the middle of the mountain. At this time, we must pay attention to the cliffs and falling rocks on the mountain. The same thing to consider is the branches falling from trees. If you are hit on the head by a branch in the wild, it will be a gourd ladle or a concussion.

Fourth, the shady tent will not be too stuffy all day, and the temperature is relatively stable.

Fifth, lightning protection, in addition to not choosing low-lying places to station, we should also consider some highlands, or under big trees, we will be affected by lightning.

4. Medical skills

Not to mention medical skills. This skill is even more important if we consider that the upstream journey is complicated. We should learn relatively simple things, such as how to deal with wounds in the wild, such as simply making limb fixing brackets.

If it is a simple scratch, we can simply treat the wound with sterile gauze and absorbent cotton.

Generally, going upstream is most likely to encounter diarrhea or abdominal pain. If it is common diarrhea, you can supplement electrolytes. You can take corresponding medicine for abdominal pain.

But no matter what kind of appeal, as long as there is no relief for more than 3 hours. We should try to evacuate immediately.

The above is my summary of convection skills and knowledge points, for your reference.