Mushroom equipment

In order for mushroom hunting to be successful, it is necessary not only to properly harvest mushrooms, but also to pick up the right equipment.

How to choose the right clothes?

Clothing designed for mushroom hunting should be, first of all, light, comfortable and, of course, non-marble. Choose clothing should be in the weather, while it should be remembered that the forest is usually somewhat cooler than in the city or in the field.

Do not forget that at any moment it may rain.

The fabric of outer clothing should be dense, it should not be soaked and protected from bites of various insects, while ensuring air access to the body.

It is not necessary to choose sports suits from synthetic fabrics, as they often break, quickly get wet and easily bite with insects.

For summer, you can choose a cotton-knitted or knitted tracksuit, for autumn, a suit of corduroy or bikes is perfect. It is not recommended to wear a suit that will restrict movement. If the weather is rainy, you should put on a raincoat.

When choosing clothes for collecting mushrooms, you can choose your old jeans, all sorts of windshields, camouflage suits, etc.

It is recommended to choose clothes of calm, natural tones. Such a suit will allow you to feel complete unity with nature. But if the children are going with mushrooms for you, then it is better to wear something bright on them, so that it would be easier to keep them in your field of vision.

When selecting clothes for a trip to the forest for mushrooms, special attention should be paid to the following clothing items:

sleeves Even if it is summer outside, mushroom clothing should be with long sleeves and well-fitting cuffs.

These sleeves will protect your hands from unwanted scratches on tree branches, as well as from insect bites. During a hike in the forest, open areas of the body should be minimized.

Pockets

Pockets of trousers should be as deep and dense as possible. Different valuables, for example, keys to an apartment or car, rights and

, etc., should not be placed in them, as they can fall out when you tilt to cut a mushroom.

Chest pockets of a shirt or jacket should be with buttons or zippers. It is in them that you can put together valuable things.

Headgear

Headgear must be required. It is best to choose a light cap. It will help protect the head from insects, dry and rotten leaves that can fall from trees, from shallow rain, etc.

In hot weather, in addition to the cap, you can wear a bandage on your head that will prevent sweat from entering your eyes, since it wipes outHe should not be taken off his forehead with dirty hands.

The cap cap protects the face and eyes from sunlight, dry branches and cobwebs.

Shoes

In search of mushrooms you have to walk a lot, which means that you should choose the most comfortable shoes. However, it should not only be comfortable for walking, but also waterproof. This is important even in the driest weather, as in the forest you can find a dank ravine, a small stream or a wetland.

For walking in the woods in search of mushrooms, you should not wear very narrow or slightly worn shoes, since there is a high probability of rubbing painful calluses, the presence of which can spoil the whole rest.

When selecting shoes for picking mushrooms, give preference to well-matched rubber boots. They should not be very high, but not too short.

It is not recommended to tuck in trousers, they should be left on top of the shoes.

In this case, leaves, needles or some other garbage will not fall into the shoes, but they need not be lowered below the sole, they can get damp from the dew.

You can take a dry pair of socks with you to the forest. They will be useful in the event that you suddenly wet your feet.