Here is an overview of what is currently in each of our backpacks. At the bottom is a listing of the items that we have donated along the way.
Clothing:
Warren:
- 1 - ExOfficio Exo Dry T-Shirts
- 2 – Columbia Titanium T-Shirts
- 1 – Rohan T-Plus t-shirt
- 4 – pairs of socks
- 7 ExOfficio Give-and-Go Boxers (yep, 7. I love them.)
- 1 - REI Sahara Cargo Pants
- 1 - ExOfficio Nio Amphi Pants
- 1 – Columbia OmniDri shorts (actually threw away pant legs of the pants)
- 1 - Teva Men’s Terra Fi 3 Sandal
- 1 – Target flip-flops
- 1 – knit cap (comes in handy with my new short hair)
- 1 belt
- 1 swimsuit
- 1 Power pullover (bought in Ushuaia for Antarctica trip)
- 1 Northface jacket (giveaway from previous company)
- 1 set rainproof jacket and pants
Betsy:
- 1 Ahnu Trinity Water Sandals
- 1 Vibram 5-finger shoes
- 1 REI Traverse Tech T-Shirt – Women’s
- 1 Rohan Women’s Ultra Silver Base Layer t-shirt
- 1 REI Lightweight Polartec Power Dry long-sleeve v-neck t-shirt
- 1 Brown cotton t-shirt ($5 find in Peru)
- 1 Nike purple long-sleeve t-shirt (owned before we left)
- 1 Yoga capri pants and tank top (owned before we left)
- 5 Women’s Give-and-Go Bikini Briefs
- 3 bras (Marks+Spencer)
- 1 Headband/neckerchief/hat combo (bought at Go Outdoors)
- 1 Women’s Willow 3in1 Waterproof Jacket with down liner (Mountain Warehouse)
- 2 pair cargo pants (Marks+Spencer)
- 1 pair plain pants (department store in Peru)
- 1 Black leggings (owned before we left)
- 2 Hats I already own (knit and crushable sun hat)
- Bringing existing swimsuit
- 3 REI ankle socks + Ininji toe socks
- 1 Merrell waterproof hiking boots
Gear
Warren:
- REI Grand Tour Backpack
- Sea To Summit Silk Travel Sleeping Bag Liner – Traveler
- The North Face Base Camp Travel Canister
- SteriPEN Classic Water Purifier with Prefilter
- Earplugs
- First Aid Kit
- 1 – Moleskin notebook
- 1 – Laptop computer case (by Built)
- 1 – camera case by Von Voyage (love this unique case for the camera)
- 1 – 1 liter steel water bottle
- 1 – deck of playing cards
- 1 Backpack rain cover
- 1 small backpack for carrying electronics (bought in market in Chiclayo, Peru)
- 1 Gorillapod flexible tripod
Betsy:
- Sea To Summit Silk Travel Sleeping Bag Liner – Traveler
- REI Grand Tour Backpack [include link to the review]
- The North Face Base Camp Travel Canister
- Travel clock
- Sunglasses
- Eyeglasses plus case
- Moleskin notebook and pen
- Small day purse
- Supply of daily contact lenses plus solution
- Small cotton bags for grocery shopping/laundry
- Small bag with shampoo/soap/laundry soap supply
- Rubber exercise band for stretching
- Small knobby ball to massage my feet after hikes
Electronics
- Apple MacBook Pro 13″
- Apple iPad 16GB
- Kindle Wireless Reading Device
- Panasonic DMC-LX3 10.1MP Digital Camera
- 2 – 8GB SD camera cards
- 2 – travel electricity converters
- 2 – iPod Classics (30GB each)
- 1 500 GB hard drive (for backing up computers and music)
- 1 Flip camera (for shooting video though the battery is horrible and will be replaced soon)
- 1 iPad wireless keyboard (for use with the iPad)
