“How many suitcases are you bringing?”
“Do you have to bring a years worth of everything?”
“How many changes of clothes will you have?”
These are some questions I’ve heard over the last year regarding packing as I prepare to leave. Based on reading other packing blogs, I know 11 months from now I probably would pack differently if I did it all over again. I’m sure as I become an expert traveler and adapt to the missionary life, my recommended packing list for future racers might look a little different than it does right now.
This is everything I am packing into my 65L pack:
This is everything I am packing into my day pack (sunscreen bug spray will be moved to my big pack because of TSA restrictions):
And lastly, here is a picture of me holding my bags:
The items listed below are an in-depth description of what is all in my bags!
Gear:
- Tent, rain fly, and footprint
- Sleeping bag and sleeping bag liner
- Sleeping pad
- Rope for clothing line
- 3-5 carabiners
- Mess kit
- Travel mug
- Pillow
- Small rain cover for day pack
- Fanny pack
- Headlamp
- Airporter
- Compression sacks
- Packing cubes
- 2 towels
- Travel locks
- Water bottle
- Earplugs
- Sleeping mask
Documents/money
- Passport
- License
- Debit card
- Health info
- Copies of ID and passport
- Money and passport holder
- Proof of yellow fever inoculation
Tech Stuff:
- Laptop
- Waterproof laptop case/water resistant sleeve
- iPhone
- Watch
- Power converter
- Travel Adapter
- Power block
- Power strip
- Flash drive
Toiletries:
- Toothpaste and toothbrush
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Facewash/moisturizer
- Body lotion
- Baby powder
- Deodorant
- Wet wipes
- Hairbrush
- Soap
- Razor
Other hygiene/personal items:
- Perfume
- Nail stuff
- Cotton pads/q-tips
- Q-tips
- Mascara
- Ponytails/bobby pins/headbands
- Headbands
Medicine:
- Just the basics
- Essential oils
Clothes:
- 4 Tops
- 2 Pants
- 2 shorts
- 1 long skirt
- Undergarments
- Chacos and tennis shoes
- Rain jacket
- Swimsuit
Extra stuff:
- Bible/journals/pencils
- Sunscreen
- Bug spray
- Hand sanitizer
- Lice kit
- Sleeping pad/tent repair kit
- Batteries
***This blog was originally written a month ago before I went to training camp. Even just after 12 days of training camp, I already am slightly altering what I plan to start off the race with.
With love, Hals
