I’ve had a lot of people ask what I’m allowed to bring/brought with me on the field SO here we go :
what’s in my backpack?!
though some of these items I will undoubtedly find unnecessary and ditch halfway through the race, here is an incredibly in-depth description of what I anticipate myself needing next year for future racers and friends/family alike!
P.S. we did get a lot of guidance for recommended/necessary gear like tents & sleeping bags & dress codes while at training camp but other than that, what we bring is whatever we are willing to carry and can keep under 40 lbs!
In the 70L:
AIRPORTER – keeps your pack from getting completely destroyed in all the plane transfers and makes sure the things clipped to the outside don’t fall off!
TENT & POLES & FOOTPRINT – REI brand (half dome plus); some racers use these 5/9 months and some don’t touch theirs at all, completely depends on the location of ministry!
LANTERN & HEADLAMP – necessities
MEDS – allllll the goods
~ Advil
~ malaria pills
~ motion sickness
~ pepto bismol
~ alergy meds
EXTRA ZIPLOC BAGS – these are super duper helpful for organizing little things you accumulate along the way
SLEEPING MAT & SHEET – Big Agnes Q-core and thermarest fitted sheet ; hoping to reduce the synthetic feel as much as possible by bringing a fitted sheet to go over the air mattress!
SLEEPING BAG & LINER – NEMO sleeping bag and a cotton sea to summit sleeping sack ; it is highly recommended to bring a sleeping sack because most places will be too warm to sleep in your sleeping bag!
ENO HAMMOCK & LIGHTS – pro tip : eno lights string around your tent perfectly and provide nice lighting for a #boujee worldrace experience
CLOTHES – (all packed into REI packing cubes)
~ 2 tank tops
~ 4 short sleeve
~ 2 long sleeve
~ 1 Patagonia fleece
~ Rain jacket
~ 3 joggers
~ One pair of jeans
~ 3 pairs of shorts
~ One long skirt
~ One mid length dress
~ 5 pairs socks (2 cozy pairs)
~ 20 pairs underwear
~ 8 bras (5 sports bras, 3 regular)
SHOES – chacos, birks, tennis shoes, vans
TOILETRIES – just the essentials plus nail polish to swap with my teammates and a lil make up for when I wanna spice things up
CHRISTMAS NALGENE – I filled a Nalgene to open at the halfway mark (Christmas) with some fun lil things I knew I’d run out of ; febreeze, body spray, hairbands, crystal light packets
ART STUFF – BRING a comfort thing! I brought some paint tubes & brushes from home for when I miss normal habits
ADAPTERS – good deals on these at Target
In the Daypack : (a 29 L North Face Borealis)
LAPTOP – MacBook, almost everyone on my squad is bringing theirs for blogging and saving photos and such
CAMERA – Canon Rebel T6
CHARGERS – phone, laptop, camera
SEWING KIT – a highly recommended product from past world racers
BABY WIPES & DEODORANT & MINTS – so ya don’t feel disgusting if your flight gets delayed and you spend a night at the airport
BIBLE
JOURNALS (2)
COLORED PENS – doodling
LIL PHOTO BOOK –
LETTERS FROM HOME – :’)
UKELELE – goooood pastime for layovers
THERMAREST PILLOW – good to keep with ya for travel, also serving as my normal pillow
Some extra things :
Passport photos for visas
Copies of passport, ID, credit cards – in case you lose any of them, this makes the replacement process much easier
Slim Around the neck travel purse – to keep important documents near me & prevent them from being pickpocketed
CARIBEANERS!! these are so so handy to clip things to the outside of your pack/daypack
Extra batteries
P.S. this is my first INTERNATIONAL BLOG & so far I am LOVIN Cambodia. will be posting another blog soon about my new home and the typical day in the life 🙂
