Travel Packing List

Travel Packing List | The Nomad Way

What you take, on your trip depends loads of things. Consider how long you are going, where you are going, the temperature variations and what you will be doing...hiking, surfing, camping? Here`s a list to get you started.

Handy Bits & Pieces

  • Backpack and Day Pack

  • Batteries

  • Binoculars

  • Waterbottle

  • Camera, spare batteries & memory cards

  • Compass

  • Camping gear

  • Duct tape

  • Ear plugs & Eye Mask (for dorms!)

  • Electrical adaptors

  • Head torch

  • Journal 

  • Locks for your packs (spring loaded combination work well) 

  • Medical first aid kit and sewing kit 

  • Mini tripod 

  • Playing Cards 

  • Pocket knife 

  • Sleeping bag liner (silk)  

  • Spork 

  • Stuff sacks, colour coded 

  • Sunglasses 

  • Sunscreen & mosquito repellant 

  • Tablet or small laptop 

  • Toiletries 

  • Travel pillow 

  • Travel towel 

  • Travel washing line 

  • USB sticks (to backup photos) 

  • Zip lock bags 

Clothes

  • Bandana / Buff (they come in handy)

  • Belt

  • Gloves, lightweight wind fleece  

  • Hat 

  • Pants, lightweight & loads of pockets 

  • Socks, ensure wool (for the smell!) 

  • Swimming gear 

  • Thermals, 100% Merino wool 

  • Thongs//flip flops 

  • Sandles  

  • Waterproof Jacket & Pants (lightweight) 

  • Waterproof boots/shoes 

  • Waterproof stuff sack, for electrical gear 

  • Windstopper polar fleece jacket 

Plus the essentials... 

  • ATM / Credit Card(s), check fees before you go 

  • Copies of...contacts, numbers, tickets, itinerary, vaccinations, visas, passport 

  • International Drivers Licence

  • Mobile Phone, cram it with travel apps

  • Money Belt (plus a second fake wallet with old credit card, just in case) 

  • Passport and photos 

  • Travel Insurance 

  • Visas          
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