When I was trying to gather things to take on the race I looked to other blogs by racers to give me ideas of what I needed. So I wanted to do the same for future racers and to give you all an idea of what all I am taking with me on this 11 month journey.
Thank you to my best friend Bekah for taking time off work and coming over 2 different times to help me pack my bags. Packing my life into one 60 Liter pack and a school book bag makes me realize that I have way to much stuff. My room is still full of stuff and my closet is still full. Why do I have so much junk? This trip is about abandonment. Abandoning most of the comforts of home to fully embrace what God has in store for you. I am taking some comforts from home, but packing and repacking for this trip really pushed me. I always overpack for trips, so only taking 7 pairs of pants for 11 months was really hard for me to do. Packing was a lesson from God in itself. He taught me that I don’t need all the material things of this world. I only need to rely on Him to fulfill my needs!
Anyways, here is my packing list for the World Race.
Clothes:
Pants
1 ankle length skirt
1 knee length skirt (in day pack)
1 pair bermuda jean shorts
1 pair of loose linen shorts (in day pack)
3 pair of athletic shorts
1 pair yoga capris
1 pair pj shorts
1 pair spandex shorts (to wear under skirts)
Shirts
1 light cardigan
1 tank top
2 regular t-shirts (1 in day pack)
1 casual loose fit shirt
2 v-necks (1 in day pack)
1 nice blouse
1 camisole
1 pj shirt
Jackets
Black Columbia fleece
North Face rain jacket
Delicates
3 regular bras
2 sports bras
About 20 pairs of undies (including 3 pair of Exofit undies)-these won’t stretch out over time.
3 pairs of socks
Tankini bathing suit
4 head bands
Shoes
Tennis shoes
Chacos (wearing on planes)
Rainbow flip flops
Cheap Old Navy flip flops (shower shoes)
Clothes are packed in Eagle Creek Specter Cubes. 1 for pants, 1 for tops, and 1 for all delicates. I got 3 different colors so I could easily get what I need.
Toiletries:
4 sticks deodorant (I was told stick deodorant is hard to find around the world, they use spray)
2 toothbrushes with plastic covers
2 small bottles of all natural bug spray
1 bottle of Lady Anti-Monkey Butt powder (for chaffing)
3 chap sticks (1 in daypack, 1 in purse, 1 in big pack)
2 mascaras
6 razors
1 powder foundation (for days I want to feel fancy)
1 medium bottle of Deva Curl gel (for my unruly hair)
1 travel size bottle of Deva Curl cream ( again for the crazy hair)
1 travel size nail polish remover
1 bottle of sunscreen/face sunscreen
1 Downy wrinkle release
1 Neutrogena make up wipe removers
2 packs of Cottonelle flushable cleansing clothes (instead of toilet paper, 1 in daypack)
2 packs of baby wipes (for days when a bucket shower just isn’t doable)
1 small snack size ziplock bag of Qtips
Travel size body wash, shampoo, conditioner
Go Girl (so I can tinkle like a boy 
)
Lice treatment kit complete with comb and spray for all belongings
2 sandwich size zip lock bags of tampons (these are everywhere)
Medicine:
Malaria-(Atovaquone/Malarone) Check which medicine you get, Doxy is common for malaria prevention but is not affective in most countries. (1 bottle in daypack)
Traveler’s diarrhea-( Ciprofloxacin) You will get this. It sounds gross, but our bodies are not used to all the different foods we will encounter. So bring this along!
Dayquil/Nightquil
Excedrin & Ibuprofen (1 in big pack, 1 in purse)
Electronics:
MacBook Pro with charger and waterproof sleeve (in daypack)
iPhone with one wall port and 2 usb charger cords (in purse)
iPad (using this for the Kindle App, in daypack)
PNY Portable phone charger ($20)
Sony camera with charger and cords (in purse)
Converter/adapter for wall outlets (in daypack)
Camping gear:
REI Passage 2 tent ( in a compression sack
Nemo Rhythm Sleeping Bag – 40 degree synthetic (came with compression sack)
Big Agnes Insulated Q-Core sleeping pad (this thing was worth the money! I feel like I’m sleeping on a bed for real!!)
Eno double nest with straps
REI small 1st aid kit
Sea to Summit collapsable bowl and mug
Light My Fire utensil kit (2 spork,spoon,knife combos)
Large Sea to Summit Drylite towel
Defender mosquito net
REI Flexlite chair (I am not a ground sitter)
Sea to Summit pocket shower (Will come in handy)
Thermarest travel pillow (medium, in daypack)
Sea to Summit sleeping bag liner (in daypack)
Sea to Summit duffle bag converter (rainfly and airport in 1, awesome!)
Mesh laundry bag
Misc.:
2 journals
Jesus Calling devotional
Bible
Alana (my build-a-bear) I can’t live without her!
Pens/pencils/colored pencils in a pencil pouch
Pack of hair bands and bobby pins
And there it is…my life for 11 months. My big pack weighs 46.3 lbs and my daypack is about 20 lbs. So needless to say I may tip over while walking through the airport. I hope this list was helpful. If I think of anything else I will add it later. Thanks for reading and don’t forget to subscribe to this blog to follow my 11 month journey.
