What’s in my backpack?
Have you ever wondered, “What do you pack for a 2 month adventure?” It’s actually not that different than a 2-3 week adventure, you just end up washing your clothes more. In case you are still wondering, here is what is in my packs!
REI “Saturn” 80 liter
Clothing & Shoes:
- 21 pairs of underwear
- 2 regular bras, 1 sports bra
- 3 pairs of socks
- 2 spandex shorts (great to wear under linen pants)
- 2 camisoles
- 1 dress
- 1 skirt
- 2 swim suits
- 1 sarong
- 7 t-shirts (I needed extra to get dirty volunteering with the elephants)
- 5 short sleeve tops
- 2 long sleeve tops
- 2 tank tops
- 1 sweatshirt
- 1 cardigan
- 4 long pants (no jeans)
- 1 capri pant
- 1 athletic pair of shorts
- 1 athletic pair of capris
- 1 pair of sleep shorts
- 1 pair of pajama pants
- 1 hat
- 1 pair of Keens
- 1 pair of Chaco’s
- 1 pair of hiking shoes
- 1 rain coat
Accessories:
- 1 sleep sheet
- 1 blanket
- 1 towel
- 1 wash cloth
- 1 umbrella
- clothing line
- utility camping tool
- utility eating utensil
- 1 reusable shopping bag
- 1 small roll of duck tape
- sewing kit
- small tube of krazy glue
- 2 bungee cords
Toiletries:
- 1 package wet wipes
- 1 roll of toilet paper
- 1 travel kleenex
- 1 small hand sanitizer
- 1 small baby powder
- deodorant
- 45 tampons
- small package Q-tips
- 3 eyebrow waxing strips
- 3 oz shampoo
- 3 oz conditioner
- razor with refill cartridge
- 1 bar of soap with container
- travel mirror
- tweezers
- 3 oz lotion
- 2 hair barrettes
- 5 bobby pins
- 4 rubber bands
- 1 brush
- 1 comb
- nail clippers
- 1 toothbrush
- floss
- toothpaste
- bug spray
- sunblock
Medicine:
- fully stocked first aid kit
- re-hydration salts
- Malaria meds
- anti-diarrhea meds (over the counter and prescription)
- ibruprofen
Small Columbia Day Pack
- headlight
- small LED flashlight
- purse
- string backpack
- memory card reader
- 4 GB flash drive
- ipod with charger
- phone with charger
- digital camera with charger
- waterproof digital camera with charger
- universal adapter
- 2 wallets
- snacks
- travel documents
- travel kleenex
- travel pillow
- 3 reading books
- 1 journal
- sunglasses
- 1 rain poncho
- 1 deck of cards
- backpack rain cover
- 2 bungee cords
- TUMS
- 2 pens
- 1 package of gum
- Passport and list of vaccinations
- Nalgene water bottle
The red, white, and black plaid bag is full of school supplies. I am just going to distribute them out to kids I interact with, and to the Mahout children. All the clothing I brought with me is either all cotton or linen. With all three bags at once, I am carrying about 100 pounds. Wish me luck!
