Packing List
Per Charlie’s request, here is my finalized packing list, an update of this list:
- Three cotton t-shirts
- Three synthetic fiber t-shirts
- One “nice” shirt, a polo
- Two pairs of cotton shorts
- Three pairs of synthetic underwear
- Four pair of sythetic socks
- One lightweight jacket, rainproof
- One fleece pull-over
- One longsleeve thermal top
- One pair of synthetic khaki pants with zippoff legs
- Swim trunks
- One baseball cap
- One hat
- One pair of walking shoes
- One pair of sandals
- One eqyptian cotton sleeping sack (not bag)
- One memory foam pillow (cut in half from normal size)
- One set of PJ’s: White cotton undershirt and plad cotton bottoms
- Nikon D70 with one battery
- Battery charging station
- Cleaing cloth/grey card
- Cleaning stick
- Three memory cards: 2x 4GB and 1x 1GB
- 18-70mm
- 70-300mm
- 50mm
- Gorillapod Tripod
- GPS Unit
- One USB cable to connect camera/GPS to computer
- Moleskine notebook
- Ballpoint pen
- Lowepro Camera Bag
- Netbook computer
- Two North American to European unearthed prong adapters. Note: These just change the physical pin connections and does not convert the electricity in any manner. Almost all electronic devices now accept 100v-250v 50-60Hz, which covers the entire world-wide range of electrical power.
- Travel alarm clock
- Pocket translator
- Headlamp1
- iPod Nano, 8GB with USB connector cord
- Earbuds
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Floss
- Night mouth guard
- Melatonin tablets
- Travel soap bar
- Travel shampoo
- Aleve
- Sunscreen
- Aloe
- Hydrocortisone
- Anti-fungal
- Razor, with four blades
- Shaving cream
- Super absorbant small towel
- Super absorbant face cloth
- Deoderant
- First Aid Kit
- Contacts, solution, case
- Glasses with case
- Sun glasses
- Two lip balms
- Ear plugs
- Nail clippers
- Hand sanitizer
- Immune boosters
- Nalgene
- Backpack, Osprey Waypoint 80
- Daypack backpack
- Moneybelt
- A couple of combination locks
- One bag lock (to lock bags to something immovable)
- Swiss army knife
- Wrist watch
- Laundary soap
- Laundary line
- Bible
- Moose
I packed everything into sets of mesh bags, roughly organized by like items. The mesh bags then pack nicely into my backpack. The Osprey backpack does have it’s own built-in day pack, however I made a last minutes change (literally on the way to the airport) to also bring a The North Face day pack and I’m very happy I did. I’m also happy I brought my iPod, as I use that almost every day when I fall asleep at night and on train and bus rides.
Things acquired after leaving home:
- Eyemask for sleeping
I’m also having sent over with Charlie some addition supplies including a tube for putting poster I buy in, a couple of flat piece of cardboard to pack a matted picture, maybe a heavier duty rain jacket, and maybe a small set of camping dinner ware.
0I bought an Energizer 3 LED with red night-time light for less than $15 at Target ↩
