Games of Knowledge | Sports and Exercise

Games Guy | December 28, 2011

Hiking is a wonderful outdoor activity that millions of people partake in on a yearly basis for recreation. Hiking can also be a form of extended travel when visiting faraway lands. However, because people are not always going to be next to a city, hikers must take everything they need with them. The best hiking equipment is available and should be obtained before the trip occurs.

For starters, first aid kits should either be made or purchased before any hiking trip. Hospitals are not always nearby so people must be able to stabilize any wound that can be suffered while out in the frontier lands. A good medical kit consists of bandages, a splint, tourniquet, antibacterial creams, and a radio. Each one of these items could come in handy in case of an emergency.

After these safety items are stowed away in the medical kit, the next piece of equipment that should be sought after is the backpack or rucksack. Hiker’s backpacks should be big enough and sturdy enough to carry the majority of the items that must accompany someone into the wilderness. Most hiking backpacks have a rack built into them to allow people to hang more items.

The final piece of apparatus a hiker must carry with them at all times is a good water purifier. Water purifiers aid a hiker by allowing them to drink water found in nature without fear of contaminants. It also lightens the load because they don’t have to carry around a bunch of water. Water purifiers must be purchased before any trip.

Some of the best hiking tents & equipment is the most basic items that need to be taken along for the nature walk. These items include the water purifier, a backpack, and a medical kit. Of course other items will definitely assist in helping someone along their way; these items are still the most important. Plan the route of an expedition only after acquiring this hiking equipment.

Hiking is a marvellous outdoor activity which millions of people take part in, however as Neil Johns affirms, you will need the right hiking tent and hiking gear.

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Games Guy | December 26, 2011

Kitesurfing in Vietnam – Mui Ne Spot Guide by KSB Kitesurf Barcelona – Kitesurfing Barcelona

KSB organised a visit to Mui Ne. Here a little Spot overview.

When to go?

Best season from December to March but November to end of April is good.

Mui Ne is tiny hamlet 240km north east of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh Town). It takes about 5 hours to get there by bus. Most accommodation and restaurants are on the primary beach, about 5km out of the town. Nightlife is cool as there are plenty of bars and discos directly on the beach and the atmosphere is casual laid back. The people in Mui Ne are a mix of hikers and kite surfers, although resorts with generally Russian travellers can be found near the beginning of the beach.
In Mui Ne there are several spots that may be easily reached by taxi, motorbike or perhaps kiting up and downwind. Here are our favorite spots that are a must see if you are kiting in Mui Ne:

Mui Ne main beach (Rang Beach) :

The wind blows typically cross shore and is quite gusty close to the beach as it passes first over the Mui Ne Peninsula. That's why the conditions are best if the wind turns more onshore. There is also a huge shore break that makes entering and water start quite troublesome for for amateurs. At summer season it could also get crowded near to the main launching areas as as an example Wax beach club, where compressors for pumping up the kite are available. The key advantage of this spot is that it is in front of the beach side accommodations and there's usually good crowd to hang around with.

Mui Ne Village:

After a 5min ride, just before getting into the hamlet you can get access to the beach from the road. There aren't a lot of people kiting here. Water is clean and flat, but the beach is quite little and the wind is affected from stumbling blocks of Mui ne Village. There are some points with little wind like on the beach itself. Only few meters into the water the wind gets stronger. This is a definite flat water spot excellent for free style. I had one of my best sessions on that spot but look out for glass and other harmful stuff on the beach and your things as it is just about in the town.

Malibu Beach (Hon Rom Beach) :

Malibu beach at Malibu beach resort is on the opposite side of the Mui Ne Headland. By taxi it’s about 15min and $6 to get there. The wind here is not so gusty, as it comes directly from the sea and is mostly also much stronger than those on the main beach. There are good waves and I really liked the onshore wind because you can just park the kite overhead and surf the wave in both directions as there's no pull to one direction or the other. It was actually the most like surfing where all of the force is in the same direction as the wave. Only if the wind gets actually powerful (above 30kn) the wave start to break to early what makes the wave riding on that spot just about impossible.

Turtle Island (Suoi Nuoc) :

It is the most distant spot from Mui Ne. A cool motorbike ride will take you about only 40 min for you to get there. After passing the red dunes you have to follow the main street till you see the small island. It is the 2nd bay after the Mui Ne cape and the ride is definitely worthwhile. There are white dunes that have to be crossed while walking to access the spot. The launching area is good and the beach is incredibly clean. It is a attractive place. Behind the island there is flat water but also just about no wind. Sadly, the flat water area is reduced to about 30 meters. There's a really strong current that makes it quite difficult to stay upwind. With a gang this spot would be rotten for beginners, but customarily there are only only a few kites there anyhow.
Watch out for the fishing nets a bit more downwind and downstream because one guy got tangled when we were kiting there. He was lucky as he could cut himself free of the net with his line-cutter.

Report by KSB Kitesurf Barcelona. We are Barcelona’s 1st class Kitesurfing Center , Barcelona’s Kitsurfing Hotspot: Kitesufing School

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