Originally Posted by
TwoSpirits
If traveling to hike far from home or areas you commonly visit, a good Last Minute Chore is to contact your bank and/or credit card company. It is not unheard of for them to deny charges to your card if it appears suddenly in an unusual place, and while that is normally a good thing and could probably be worked out fairly quickly, it could still be a pain if it happens when you need it. (Also why carrying a fair amount of cash is a good idea -- things can go wrong with cards, and some places will only take cash.)