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To the left, John's 55L North Face backpack weighing 13 kilos.

 

To the right, Bekki's 48L Osprey backpack weighing 10 and 1/2 kilos. 

 

Packing list

September 24, 2013

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As is the tradition for many travel blogs, to kick off our journey, we will start with the ubiquitous packing list. The idea here is to show you everything that we are taking: from cold weather gear right down to our undies and toothbrush. As we travel (and if we remember to think about it) we will update this list in order to let you know what has made the cut and what we have tired of carring around...

 

So here it goes, the first item on the list (and yes, these are the only bags we are taking besides a temporary bag for food to eat on the train):

The Backpacks

John (left):

  • 1 jeans

  • 1 pants that become shorts 

  • 1 baseball cap

  • 7 t-shirts

  • 1 long sleeve tee and 1 collared shirt

  • 6 undies

  • 3 pairs of hiking socks and liners

  • 5 pairs of regular socks

  • 1 rain jacket

 

Bekki (right)

  • 2 pairs of jeans

  • 4 t-shirts

  • 3 long sleeve t-shirts

  • 1 nice shirt

  • 9 undies

  • 2 bras and 1 sports bra

  • 1 rain jacket

Clothing

This stuff, with the execption of our shoes, is mostly for the Mongolia leg of our journey. We will be sending home the majority of our winter gear right before heading down to Thailand..

 

John (left):

  • Hiking shoes

  • Tivas

  • 2 long underwear bottoms

  • 1 long underwear top

  • 1 fleece pullover

  • Gloves

  • Buff

  • Wool cap

  • Nano Puff

  • 1 sleeping bag crushed down as small as possible

 

Bekki (right)

  • Hiking shoes

  • Tivas

  • 2 long underwear bottoms

  • 1 long underwear top

  • 2 fleece pullovers

  • Gloves

  • Buff

  • Wool cap

  • Nano Puff

  • 1 sleeping bag crushed down as small as possible

Cold weather gear and shoes

Ok, so we are going to break with tradition and not list every item on these lists... Should you have any questions qbout what something is, just put it in the comments. 

 

Items of note (!):

  • Head lamp

  • Deck of playing cards

  • Pharmacy kit

  • Duct tape

  • Watches

  • Glasses

  • Angry Bird tattoos

  • Passports

  • 3 can openers (to give as gifts in Mongolia)

  • Ear plugs

  • Extra contact lenses

  • Travel towels

  • etc...

Random usefull items and toilletries

Items (other than cables)

  • 2 Kindle readers

  • 1 iPhone

  • 1 Olympus digital camera

  • 1 Nikon digital camera with a long zoom lens

  • Bekki' iPod

  • Ear buds

  • Power adapters & chargers

 

 

Electronics
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