Friday, May 11, 2012

Planning on Packing

First, what we are not packing
Tent
Sleeping pads
Sleeping bags
Cell phones
IPods, or iPad, or laptops

Rachel's Packing List
Clothes
1 dress* (black)
2 tops (one racer back*, one short-sleeved*)
1 pair of athletic shorts*
2 pairs of underwear*
1 sports bra*
2 pairs of socks* (Smart Wool brand)
1 pair of yoga pants*
1 pair of flip flops (black)
Hiking shoes (Keen Targhee II)
Light rain jacket (Sierra Design)
Jacket (insert of the Columbia Bugaboo parka)
Floppy, wide-brimmed hat from Target

*synthetic (vs. cotton)

Hygiene/ Toiletries/ Meds
Contacts (+ contact case and solution**)
Glasses (+ case)
Toothbrush and toothpaste**
Shampoo**
Body gel**
Loofah
Sunblock**
Body Glide
Chapstick
Toilet paper
Liquid detergent**
Hand sanitizer**
Ibuprofen
Anti-diarrhea pills
Allergy medication
A couple of hair bands and bobby pins
Bandaids/moleskin

**travel size

Food
Nalgene plastic water bottle
a couple of Clif Bars
drink packets (like Crystal Light)

Misc.
Backpack (Osprey 50L)
Backpack cover (Sea to Summit)
Silk sleeping bag liner
1 stuff sack
Headlamp
Earplugs
Sunglasses
1/2 a drying towel (Aqua Dry, for cars)
2 trekking poles
Paperback book
Journal (pen and pencil)
Camera (+ battery charger)
Some type of money belt (with i.d., passport, and money)

Adam's Packing List
Clothes
2 t-shirts*
1 button down shirt*
1 pair of zip-off pants
1 pair of shorts
3 pairs of socks
Crocs
Hiking shoes (Merrell Moab Ventilators)
Lightweight rain jacket
Straw hat
Bandanna

Hygiene/ Toiletries/ Meds
Loofah
1/2 a drying towel (Aqua Dry, for cars)
Toothbrush (+ toothpaste**)
Body gel**
Shampoo**
Sunblock
Body glide
Ibuprofen
Toilet paper
Bandaids/moleskin

Food
Emergency Clif bar
Drink packets

Misc. 
2 trekking poles
Headlamp
Watch
Sea-to-summit waterproof stuff sacks (1 for clothes, 1 for food, etc.)
Extra ziploc bags
Sunglasses
Earplugs
Silk sleep sack
Backpack cover
Backpack
Camino guidebook (John Brierly's A Guidebook to the Camino de Santiago)

And pebbles to place here!

2 comments:

Deirdre said...

why synthetic underwear? Why only a silk sleep sack and no sleeping pad? (Will you be sleeping in real beds?) what the heck is Body Glide!? haha sounds like TMI :)

rachel said...

Short and sweet:
-synthetic dries faster than cotton!
-bunk beds or mats in every albergue so far, unlike the AT where we stayed in shelters and had to bring our own things
- and body glide--it ain't a pretty concept, but when you're walking many miles a day, you might need to use anti-chafing product :)