Since I’m both going through Latin America and climbing Kilimanjaro, it’s a bit of a challenge to pack, as these adventures are to be considered as two very different trips. Consequently, very different gear are required. Needless to say, a lot of warm clothes are required when trekking Kilimanjaro, whereas traveling through Latin America calls for lighter equipment as most countries are fairly warm and pleasant. My take on this challenge has been trying to find very small items that can be reused often. I will also rely on renting e.g. a sleeping bag (for the Inca trail in Peru and Kilimanjaro) and warm fleece jumpers (I might buy one in Peru). I have tried to pack light clothing that will keep me warm such as wool underwear, while I’m planning on buying “summer wear” such as t-shirts, shorts and so on while travelling. I’ve done my best and the items listed below are the ones I chose to bring on this journey:
:: Clothes
- Helly Hansen Helly Tech Shelter jacket
- Mamut GTX Comfshell Extreme Logan pants
- Devold Expedition Merino wool longs
- Devold Expedition Merino wool shirt/upper body
- Aclima WoolNet Long Pants (underwear) 120G soft merino wool
- Devold Active (Large) superfine merino wool boxer shorts
- Home made (Selbuvotter) wool inner mittens
- Helly Hansen wind and water resistant mittens
- Viking Maple GTX hiking boots
- Extreme socks Lundhags (thick wool)
- Vegard Ullvang wool socks
- Vegard Ullvang thin wool socks
- HelSport rain poncho
- 1 boardershorts
- 1 regular shorts
- 1 pair of pants
- 1 pair of flip flops
:: Tools & Equipment
- Norrøna Synkron 80L backpack
- Bergans Hugger 30L (day pack)
- HelSport sheet sleeping bag, 75 x 205 cm (rectangular), 170 g
- Silva M4 headlight, 3 pcs AAA, range 20 m, 150 hours, 51 g
- Self-Inflateable headrest (with tha fur)
- Leatherman Wave Pat Pend
- Aquapure Traveller (didn’t arrive until after I left – damn Amazon!)
- 2m stretchable clothes line with hanging hooks
- a deck of plastic cards
- Cuticura anti-bacterial
- a small sewing kit
- Lifesystems impregnated moquito net long-life EX8
- Diamox (Acetazolamide), medicine (tablets) for AMS
- Malarone, medicine (tablets) for Malaria
- toilet requisites
- 1 cell phone, Sony Ericsson w810i (1.5 years old)
- Lifeventure body wallet
- 2 x 1GB memory sticks
- Eee PC 900, 0.99kg (brought and carried by Kristian &Marita)
:: Books
- Lonely Planet Latin American Spanish phrase book
- Lonely Planet South America on a shoestring
- Moleskine soft cover notebook
:: Photo & Video
- Canon IXUS 860 IS
- ScanDisk SD 1GB, ScanDisk SD 2GB, Integral SDHC 4GB
- Sony DCR-PC120E PAL camcorder
- 7 TDK DV cassettes
- Canon EOS 400D (brought and carried by Kristian &Marita) LOST!
Looks like you got thing under control before departure
I can see that you brought the clothes line, do tell if you ever get to use it! I travelled 6 months without even touching it…
hahaha, I hear you buddy! It doesn´t take up too much space in the luggage and I might just throw it away, but maybe, just maybe it will come in handy..
you never know mate – will let you know