11 months 14 countries: France. Spain. Morocco. Cyprus. Jordan. Lebanon. Israel. Armenia. Georgia. Azerbaijan. Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan. Mongolia. China.
Final pack weight 44 lbs.
Clothing:
- 5 t-shirts (3 smartwool)
- 2 long sleeve shirts
- 1 lightweight fleece full zip
- 1 Patagonia R1 fleece
- 1 lightweight goose down jacket
- 1 rain coat
- 1 long underwear
- 1 leggings/cuddle duds
- 4 pants (1 athletic, 1 boho, 1 jean, 1 travelers dry-fit)
- 1 athletic shorts
- 1 dry fit capris
- 3 skirts (1 knee, 1 tea length, 1 maxi)
- 12 panties (5 Patagonia/Exofficio travel type)
- 8 bras ( 2 regular, 6 sports)
- 9 socks (4 ankle height cotton, 5 smartWool: 1 short-no cushion, 2 crew light cushion, 1 medium hiking, 1 mountaineering)
- 3 shoes ( brooks cascade/tennis shoes, old navy flip flops, chacos
- Swimsuit
- Sarong/scarf
Sleeping
- 2 person ultra light tent (big Agnes)
- Marmout 15F mummy sleeping bag
- Sleeping bag liner
- Ultra light sea to summit pillow (blow up)
- Ultra light thermarest sleeping mat
- Eye mask
- Ear plugs
Toiletries:
- Travel shampoo & conditioner
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, retainers
- Travel brush
- Makeup (bronzer and mascara)
- Chapstick
- 2 Medium travel towel (1 for showering; 1 for drying clothes: hand wash then roll to dry)
- Face wash and small travel face towel
- Face lotion
- Wet wipes
- O.B. tampons
- Sunscreen
- Hand sanitizer
- Razor
- Woolite travel size detergent
- Hair ties
Medicine
- Ciproflaxin and diamox (antibiotic- travelers diarrhea/bacterial infection and acute mountain sickness)
- Vitamin C
- Smooth move tea
- probiotics
- Aleve
- first aid kit with mole skin, scissors, multi tool pliers, tweezers, band aids, mosquito repellant, sanitizing wipes, tape, q-tips, essential oils (thieves, peppermint),and some other things that I am forgetting.
- Electrolyte tablets
- Life straw
Electronics
- Surface pro/computer
- External hard drive (utilizing amazon prime to double back up photos, movies, etc)
- Iphone (no data, functions like ipod)
- 2 flash drives
- 1 mini multi swich idisk
- Compact cannon with mini monkey tri-pod
- 3 head phone sets (2 ear buds; I reg)
- Batteries
- Headlamp with red light (your teammates with thank you for paying extra for the red light feature because it is less likely to wake them up)
- Watch
- Outlet adapter
Packs:
- Daypack: Cotopaxi 18 liter
- 65 liter osprey
- Lightweight crossbody bag/purse
Other:
- Books: bible, The art of listening prayer, Keeping the Sabbath Holy, Daily Bread, 2 ultra mini moleskin journals, 2 regular mini moleskin journals, 1 spiral note pad.
- Folder: 4 color passport photos, 6 visa photos, copy of yellow fever, copy of physical therapy exercises-therabands.
- 6 greeting cards for encouragement notes
- Lightweight crossbody bag/purse
- Baseball cap
- Compact water bucket (for handwashing clothes)
- Compact clothesline
- 1 combination travel lock
- 1 water bottle (liquid savvy)
- Compression packing cubes (Eagle creek and Gonex)
- Waterproof case for computer
- Small waterproof sea to summit bag for electronics
- Metal spork and small collapsible bowl
- 2 compression sacks (1 sleeping bag, 1 clothes)
- 1 small mesh laundry
- 3 carabiners
- Airporter
- 3 key rings (used to deter theft by linking zippers vs locking)
Did I pack too much? Likely. Does everything fit inside my pack? Yes. Am I able to carry my pack? Yes. Would I bring it all again? Time will tell. Was packing a process? Yes.
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