Gear & Gadgets


One Year Away. One backpack each.   

“It’s only after you’ve lost everything that you’re free to do anything.” 

-  Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

With this idea in mind we’re both really looking forward to minimizing our lives and carrying the only things we truly need on our backs. There is a freedom that comes from not being tied to anything and after filling up a cottage with furniture, clothes, artwork & video games we’re ready to be rid of it for a while and get back to basics. For starters – we’re packing as lightly as possible. The bulk of our packs will probably be filled with gear rather than clothes.  We’re trying to keep the packs as small as possible so we don’t have to worry about checking them on planes, etc.

 Here’s our current packing list:

Clothes:                                                           Gear:
2 pair fast dry pants & 1 pair of shorts        1 lightweight laptop
2 short sleeved shirts, 1 tank top                 2 Ipod Nanos
1 long sleeved shirt &  silk undershirt         1 SLR digital Camera w/ lense
5 pair of underwear, 3 pairs of socks           1 point & shoot digital camera
1 Fleece jacket and 1 small hat each            1 small video cam., microphone
1 pair of hiking shoes & sandals each           1 Pacsafe or similar
1 pair of shower flip flops (to share)             Camera equipt. (tripod, etc)
1 bandana                                                         Small notebook, bus. cards
Bathroom Supplies:                                  A world map,  guidebooks
2 toothbrushes, toothpaste                            Small address book
Face wash, moisturizer, bug spray               1 small knife, 1 small flashlight
Diva cup, mini first aid kit, asp. & meds       1 outlet converter
2 razors, small shampoo & conditioner         Vaccination records                                                       1 quick drying towel each                               Pocket translator

1  silk sleep sheet each                                    Memory Cards 


                                                                                                                                                                            

We’re also contemplating a small, external hard drive to back up files and photos along the way. With all the work we’re doing along the way it would be awful if we destoyed or lost our laptop with all the info on it. We’re skipping out on the traditional money belt since we’ll pre-sew interior pockets into our pants before we leave. We’re also planning on purchasing backpacks with removable daypacks included so we can zip them off when we head off to explore new cities and towns.

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