Re: Children and backcountry

Good points about safety with kids.

Our son is so young he must always be very close to us and within sight at all times. But since we don’t carry him much anymore and he’s on his own two feet, this past year we’ve made the point of introducing the concept of “what would you do if you couldn’t see Mommy or Daddy / got lost?”

The obvious answer is to stop wherever he is, preferably sticking to one tree or rock for reference, and wait for us. We’ve explained that while we usually don’t yell in the woods, if he ever can’t find us he is to stop where he is and can yell or blow his whistle and listen for us. His job is to stay still and we will always come and find him, no matter what.