You are probably already wondering how you’re going to fit everything you have into your pack….Training Camp was hard enough and now you have start thinking about packing for the full 11 Months! Ahhhhh!  But not worry, somehow God transforms your packs into a magic carpet bag and you’ll be able to fit of plethora of items in pockets you didn’t know you had.  Here are some extra things to think about…..

  • Sunglasses (cheap ones cuz you’ll probably lose or break em)           
  • A roll of toilet paper (a MUST for travel days!)
  • Hand sanitizer      
  • Small hand towel (in addition to your bath towel)          
  • Sunscreen
  • Pocket knife or multi-tool knife (one or two per team)           
  • Head Lamp (a must)         
  • Stationery for letters home
  • Addresses for back home        
  • Alarm clock (don’t miss your flights or bus rides!)       
  • Small Calculator (if you are the treasurer)  
  • Earplugs and Eye mask (a must for light sleepers)
  • Pro-biotics  (if you get sick and take Cipro – this will restore “good stuff” in your body)  
  • Insect Repellent (the lotion form)         
  • A watch (don’t be that guy that everyone is waiting on)        
  • Camera (you’ll really, really want one)        
  • Outlet Converter/Voltage Converter (if you want to charge your stuff over the 11 months that you’re gone, these will be essential)
  • Jump drive (great for sharing pictures and videos)          
  • Travel locks (or key ring to slide through both zipper handles)         
  • Baby wipes (for those days when you can’t get a bucket shower)
  • Baby powder (it’s hot and sweaty by the equator)       
  • Carabineers (somehow they always seem to come in handy)     
  • Nalgene/Waterbottle
  • First Aid kit (one per team)    
  • Clothes line (expect to hand wash your clothes most of the year)      
  • Eating utensils (spork it up, ya’ll)          
  • Small portable speakers (for those must have dance parties)
  • Ear phone splitter (Get the “star” one with 5 spots so you can watch movies with others on various planes, trains, and automobiles)        
  • Chapstick
  • Women…bring your make up, there will be times you will want it
  • Passport Holder
  • Foot Scrubber or pumice stone (your feet are going to get pretty dirty)
  • An external hard drive (fill it with movies and music and then back up your photos from the field)
  • Running Shoes (reduces the chances of acquiring the “World Race 15”)
  • Water Filter (one per team)
  • Q-Tips and Dental Floss

*Keep in the mind that items such as shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, laundry soap, and Oreos (the essentials) are easily available and cheap pretty much everywhere in the world, so you won’t need to try to pack a year’s supply of them. 🙂