| Stay Safe in iran desert while you camping | | | | Border Patrol. |
| Camping in Iran desert can be a brutal and unforgiving | | | | Drink |
| place, you should be prepared to be fully self-reliant. | | | | Bring plenty of water. A standard rule of thumb is 2 |
| - Hydration | | | | gallons per person per day. Of course this can be |
| - Since proper hydration is a major concern it is | | | | partially substituted with fruit juices or gatorade, but |
| recommended to follow the general rule of bringing 2 | | | | make sure that you have more than you think you'll |
| gallons of water per day per person. | | | | need, particularly if its your first time venturing in. Sodas |
| - Drink even when you do not feel thirsty. | | | | DO NOT hydrate you! |
| - When hiking, carry a gallon of water for each day | | | | You may also need water for an overheating radiator. |
| plus extra in case of an emergency. | | | | Breakfast |
| - Store extra water in your car. | | | | - Cereal and milk |
| - Carry water even if you are only planning to explore | | | | - Oatmeal (for cold mornings) |
| a short distance from your car. | | | | - Fruit |
| - Dress for Success | | | | - Bagels |
| - Wear a hat with a brim and light-colored, lightweight | | | | - Coffee or Tea and 'greens' |
| clothes. | | | | - Hard boiled eggs |
| - Pack warm, wind-proof clothes in case the wind | | | | Lunch |
| picks up or the weather cools. | | | | - Sandwich with plenty of nice cold veggies like |
| - Wear sunglasses and sunblock, lots of sunblock. | | | | cucumbers and tomatoes. |
| - Carry a Flare & a Spare | | | | Dinner |
| - Ensure that your car is in good working order - | | | | - BBQ chicken, or steaks |
| service stations are few and far between. | | | | - Bell peppers, onions, zucchini, tomatoes (best |
| - Carry a spare, a jack, and some flares. | | | | prepared in a covered tin) |
| - Carry boards to place under tires in case you hit a | | | | - Corn on the Cob and either regular or sweet |
| sandy trap (see below). | | | | potatoes(wrapped in foil and placed on the edge of |
| - 'Fix-a-Flat' can be a lifesaver along with jumper | | | | your fire) |
| cables. | | | | - Ramen |
| - If You Hit a Sandy Trap... | | | | - A hearty soup |
| - Shift down and keep moving. | | | | A nice touch to wind out a long day of exploring is to |
| - If you get stuck, do not spin your wheels; it will only | | | | cook with your campfire. |
| dig you in deeper. | | | | - Try to stick to an existing fire ring and modify it into a |
| - Try going in reverse. | | | | 'key hole' shape(kinda like a circle with a square |
| - If going in reverse does not work, place boards or | | | | attached). The whole idea is to have one part where |
| carpet scraps under your tires. | | | | you burn your logs and another attached section that |
| - If you cannot get out, stay with your car. | | | | you can push the hot coals that you will cook with into. |
| - Do not leave your car unless you are certain that | | | | - If in a rocky region make a circle with the larger |
| help is close by. | | | | rocks and with some shorter flatter stones make the |
| - Know Where You're Going | | | | cooking section. If need be, use some smaller stones |
| - When hiking, always carry a topographic map and | | | | to prop up the larger ones or fill gaps to make the |
| compass. | | | | structure stable. |
| - Take a compass reading before beginning your walk, | | | | - If in a relatively moist soil environment(some seasons |
| and look for landmarks to guide you back. | | | | this is the case!) create the same shape but this time |
| - Let someone know where you will be and when you | | | | by digging it into the ground. An shovel is obviously |
| will return. | | | | best, but an ax can be handy for this and breaking |
| - Pay attention when traveling back roads; they often | | | | down firewood also. |
| branch and divide. | | | | - Place a grill over the square section and as the logs |
| - Misc. | | | | begin to burn down into coals, push them under the grill. |
| - Avoid flash floods by keeping out of narrow canyons | | | | If you don't have a grill handy, a simple foil pan can |
| and washes when there is a chance of rain. | | | | work fine as long as you don't get it too close to the |
| - Abandoned mines may have hidden shafts, and old | | | | coals. |
| buildings in ghost towns may collapse; be careful. Most | | | | - An all steel kettle can even be placed over this |
| mines, even those appearing to be abandoned, are | | | | portion of the fire ring to boil your water. |
| private property, no trespassing allowed. | | | | Beef jerky and the road also go well together as long |
| - Gas: when the sign says "Next gas 50 miles," you | | | | hours on the journey need a bit of flavor. Notable is |
| better know you've got enough to make it before you | | | | a simply named 'Fresh Beef Jerky' in Olancha. Its $20 |
| pass the pumps! Never go lower than a quarter tank. | | | | for 3 packs, but its fresh made and quite frankly the |
| - When camping in the southernmost regions of | | | | best jerky around. There's plenty of pickled vegetables |
| California, be aware that the areas are used as transit | | | | and free samples also. |
| paths for migrants and are also patrolled by the US | | | | |