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In the pack

Here's the stuff I'm planning to carry 630 miles..


Clothing.
          ·           Walking shoes
    ·         Camp flip flops

    ·         3 pairs ankle socks 
    ·         3 pairs crew socks
    ·         3 pairs undershorts
    ·         Handkerchief
    ·         Zip off pants
    ·         Compression leggings
    ·         Quick dry tee shirt
          ·         Quick dry long sleeve shirt
          ·         Buff tube







And  this is how they look packed.  The top pile, I’ll wear on the plane trip over.  The stuff sack and floppers will be in the pack.






Outer clothes..

 
 
·         Backpack rain cover (purple)
·         Rain kilt (orange)
·         Puffy down jacket
·         Rain jacket



 




 



And this is how they look packed.  I’m usually wearing the puffy jacket in the mornings while I break camp and stow everything in my backpack.  I’ll take it of and squish it in around everything just before putting on my pack and heading out for the day.

 

 


 

 

Sleeping Gear..

      ·         Air Mattress
·         Inflater bag
·         Sleep Sack (black & Orange)
·         Sleeping socks
·         Sleep blanket  








A few things about these..  It’s easier to wash a sleep sack than it is to wash a sleeping bag, so I use one for longer trips.  Also, it helps keeping your bags clean if you have a dedicated pair of socks that you only wear for sleeping in.  The air mattress is stowed with just a little air left in it, folded rectangularly and put into its inflator sack.  I put in my pack vertically inside and along the front of my pack, adding a cushioning layer between my spine and my lumpier camping gear.  The sleep blanket goes on the bottom of the pack and acts a shock absorber.  

Oh, and a sleep blanket is just a sleeping bag without a bottom to it or a zipper.

 


 

 

Kitchen

·         Wet wipes
·         Deuce of Spades
·         Camp towel
·         Pot
·         Spork
·         Pocket Rocket stove
·         Lighters, two of them
·         ½ liter water bottles, 2
·         4 liter water bag
·         Mini bottle of baby shampoo (not purchased yet or shown here), fits inside cookpot  



And here’s how they pack.  The water bottles have carabiners on them so they don’t fall out of their side pockets on the backpack.  The water bag and cookset go inside the pack.  The deuce and wet wipes go in the outside back pocket of the backpack.  The fuel canister and lighters stay home as they’re not invited on the airplane.  We’ll have to buy some when we get there.
 

 


 

 

Electronics

 

·         Cheater glasses
·         Charging cables
·         Ear buds
·         Portable battery
·         Charger block
·         UK-US outlet adapter.  They have different power outlets over there.
·         Portable keyboard
·         Phone  












And packed.  The phone, earbuds, and cheater glasses go in a hipbelt pocket.  The other stuff gets buried inside the backpack.
 


 

 

Tent, Tent poles, Tent stakes

 




This tent is a bit of a clunker.  I may 'let' my sister carry parts of it as we'll be inside it together at night.  When I'm left to hike alone, I'll send this tent home with Matt and Rhonda and have Matt's lighter tent left with me.





 

Toiletries, Camp stuff

·         Pocket knife
·         Mini flashlight
·         Mini carabiners
·         Headlamp
·         Mirror
·         Triple ointment
·         Campho-penique
·         Toothpaste, floss, toothbrush
·         Razor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Packed..

The mini flash and pocket knife go in a hipbelt pocket, easy to reach.  Headlamp and mini-biners in the outside rear pocket.  Toiletries tossed inside.

 

First aid stuff goes into another plastic soap dish.
·         Ibuprofen
·         Benadryl
·         Immodium
·         Athletic Tape
·         Blister tape
·         Nail clippers
·         Tweezers
·         Prescription meds
 


Backpack and Hiking sticks and I should be about set.  We'll buy food once we get there.















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