Though more specifically about wilderness...
Planning carefully is very important, but perhaps more important is the mindset of making do once you are out there. We are so used to having all our preferred crap, much of which can be re-acquired as needed 24/7. Out there you (ALWAYS!) have to make do with whatever you have on hand, or can perhaps improvise (which is pretty much what real life is all about).
Oh, and general guidelines:
A PACKING CHECKLIST
minimizing weight is important
good equipment (know its ins/outs/maintenance and TEST IT before embarking)
ALWAYS take a topographical map and a compass and know how to read/use them
research your trip:
climate (day/night temps (sleeping bag temp rating), rain, thunderstorms)
water availability
physical roughness
animal issues (I take precautions, though have never encountered much of those.)
These days high tech is playing a bigger role, like gps and and satellite phones. That stuff can fail, though, and is no substitute for training in navigation, survival, and having the general survival mindset. Can be worth it, though, for some added security especially if inexperienced or there are risk factors (e.g. high altitude, very rugged terrain, inherently difficult navigation, or poor physical conditioning).
Probably the best, most humanizing thing I have ever done.
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