Whether you're camping, hiking, or dealing with a survival situation, there are fundamental mistakes that shouldn't be made if you want to avoid injury, sickness, or even death when straying off the beaten path.

There are errors that almost everyone makes in some form until they have years of experience and instinctively know how to avoid them, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't at least be aware of these mistakes ahead of time.

And even then, if people get careless, committing mistakes like these will at best be inconvenient and at worst, lethal.

None of these tips are really “rocket science,” and some would even call them common sense. However, every one of these errors can result in a person endangering themselves or others if they are not careful to avoid them.

To learn what mistakes you must avoid when spending time in the wilderness (or even in a more controlled camping environment), check out these vital tips on the slides after the break. 

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