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Gear update here: link
There are still a few things I need to add to this, a rainjacket, clothing and small stuff — but this is the bulk of it. I hope to manage to keep it all under 45 pounds, which is still a lot to carry. On my previous trip to India, I was carrying about 65 pounds, so I am making some progress…
I’m taking a very basic camping setup — tent, sleeping bag and pad. In some countries, I won’t even bother with it but I think it will give me some flexibility and hopefully save me a few dollars here and there. I won’t bother with a cooking setup as I don’t plan to camp extensively. I can survive a night or two on cold food.
Not shown: lightweight rain jacket, windproof fleece, Vasque boots, journal, backup hard drive, un-mentionables, and marching tuba.
Final List:
Arc’teryx Bora 95 Internal Pack
Waterproof pack cover
Timbuk2 Swig medium backpack
Marmot Hydrogen 30 sleeping bag
Thermarest Prolite 4 pad
Big Agnes SL1 tent, groundsheet
13” MacBook Pro w/ nylon case
Cables, chargers, extra laptop battery
500GB backup drive, wireless mouse
Canon EOS XSi w/ battery grip
Canon 55-250mm lens
Slik Sprint tripod
Canon PowerShot SD870 Elph
waterproof case for PowerShot
iPhone + backup battery
Flip MinoHD video recorder
Yamaha POCKETRAK 2G recorder
Nikon Monarch 8×42 binoculars
Vasque leather hiking boots
Nalgene bottle
Fleece jacket, rain jacket
Small medical kit
3 shirts, 2 pants, socks, shorts
Crushable wool hat, Keen sandals (sandals not included in pack weight)
Silk sleep sheet
Lonely Planet Thailand guide
Toiletry bag and beard trimmer
Leatherman Juice multi-tool
Stuff sacks and compression sack
Minimag flashlight
AA/AAA USB recharger, USB mini-hub
Duffel bag for checking bag
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Intense, will you bring the tent everywhere? Also how many Litres is that bag? I’m on a trip now with a 59L bag. Some things we have in common include the flip camera, laptop, ipod / iphone.
Noticed you don’t have a power bar. Picked one up at tesco lotus in Thailand, worked well until it got fried earlier today.
Cool blog and even cooler update.
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Definitely do the diving course. Full Moon Party is pretty cheap actually, drinks are dirt cheap. I did buy a hotel room as a “safetynet”. Showed up the day of at 7PM and got a room for 400baht, split it with a friend and left the key in a drawer at the 7/11 ha, it was still there and at 6am was glad to have the room.
Stop Having a Boring Life Rob´s last blog ..Thinking With Head, Eating With Hand
I believe it’s an 80 liter bag. Too damn big regardless, but it’s what I have to work with. Yes, I’ll be taking the tent everywhere. It’s less than 3 pounds and gives decent shelter from the elements. A pain to get in and out of — I look like an arthritic crab climbing into the damn thing. But well worth carrying for the flexibility, methinks….
Not familiar with the power bar — will check in to it. Thanks!
You could use those stuff sacks as a mute for the sousaphone….
Haha. You must be psychic, Robbin — I actually had a boy try to sell me a full-sized marching tuba in India. He was so earnest about it, I couldn’t help but laugh.
What about the cowboy hat? ;)
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I like that idea — improvise! ;)
Lonely Planet has downloadable guide books. Saves carrying around that brick with mostly useless info. I got it on my Macbook because I don’t have an iPhone yet. Embrace the digital age with both arms.
Water heater is missing. Travel on a budget? Make your own coffee and tea in the hotel room.
http://osmosno.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/packing-list/
yeah, I’m a big fan of the LP PDF guidebooks — they’re really handy. Really nice packing list you have there — wish mine was as light.
Just a quick question – what’s the spare laptop battery for? I didn’t think you could replace the battery in the new MacBook Pros? List seems good though!
my macbook is from the last generation before they went with the integral batteries. It’s helpful but keeping them both charged is a chore… I really appreciated it when I was at a beach with only 6 hours of electricity, though.
Ahh, lucky! I’m hoping they return to replaceable batteries before I buy my next one…