After much debate and trading we whittled down the must haves and nice to haves to a mere 80lbs + food and water. Our aim was to go as light as possible and not have anything too flashy to attract muggers and other unsavouries. We plan to send a lot of colder weather gear and tent home after New Zealand and stock up on cheap T-shirts and stuff in Asia
The Final articles are:
- Backpacks - Gregory Whitney (89Litre) and Gregory Baltoro (65litre) - matching packs, how cute !
- Pack rain covers - ultralight sea to summit
- 25 Litre scrunchable day packs
- Big Agnes, Emerald Mountain 2 person tent
- Cooking gear: Gas stove; 2 titanium/aluminium pans; 2 mugs; 2 titanium plates; 2 sets Nalpene knife fork spoon; cleaning stuff
- 3/4 season sleeping bags (Marmot Helium) + inner liner + Thermarest prolite4
- Camel pack bladder + water bottle
- Walking boots - trusty Meindls; Lightweight running shoes; and Flip Flops
- Clothes - General rule is minimal, layering and multipurpose:
Zip off hiking trousers; lightweight trousers (not Jeans); boardshorts / bikini (clearly His and Hers); Sarong; Gortex Jacket; Fleece; Long sleeve thermal; 3 T-shirts; 7 prs underwear; 2prs liner socks + 2 ankle socks + 2 Hiking socks; Hat - Gators (for trudging through wet hikes)
- Toiletries (Hers significantly bigger bag than His) + bag that can hang in a shower
- Camera 1 each - 1 shockproof&waterproof and 1 higher resolution - The DSLR was a casualty here as it was too bulky and a magnet for mugging)
- 10 Gb of Camera cards + highspeed card reader
- Backup flash drives
- mini tripod
- 8 AA rechargeable batteries + lightweight global charger and adaptor
- MP3 player
- "Steripen" for sterilising water on hikes and in dodgy countries
- Swiss army knife
- Headtorch
- Cheap waterproof watch
- Cell phone (we will buy sim cards as we go)
- Travel books on current and next region
- 1 reading book each
- 1 pack cards
- Sunglasses, sunscreen, insect repellant, and anthisan for bites
- Medical kit - various lotions and potions for bites and other nasties
- Prescriptions: Malarone; Azithromycin; Cipro; Acetazolomide; Tindamax
- Key documents: Passport; Vaccination certificates; Money/Cards in various forms
And probably some other small bits and pieces we've forgotten
