What to Pack, Part II

In addition to packing my clothes, here is the list of other items I brought. I think about 90% of my packed items are posted, but I add things as I remember or rediscover them in my pack. Questions or suggestions appreciated!


Electronics

• Asus Netbook
• Kindle Touch
• iPhone
• iPod
• Camera
• Power strip***
• Universal adapter

Medicine Cabinet & Beauty

• Ibuprofen
• Pepto
• Imodium
• OTC Cold/Flu meds from the UK (they just work better IMO)
• Gauze
• Neosporin
• Antihistamine
• 6"x4" makeup pouch
• Shampoo/soap/conditioner*
• Sunscreen
• Loofah (Yep)
• DEET
• Disinfecting wipes
• Face wash/moisturizer&sunscreen
• Baby powder
• Contacts & solution
• Eye mask & ear plugs (SO helpful!!)
• Toothpaste/Toothbrush/Floss**

*Some blogs have claimed that finding these items were hard while traveling, but I found in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay that this was not a all the case. Also, since I was going to be on the road for a while, I moved from travel sized to normal sized bottles.

**It is unnecessarily difficult to find a toothpaste in NYC that isn't too-large family sized or itty bitty travel sized.

Odds & Ends

• Doorstop***
• Headlamp
• Whistle***
• Master combination lock (was stolen)
• Cable lock
• Cheap sunnies and pricier ones for Legit Hiking
• Matches

***Jodi from Legal Nomads hosts a great site on travel. I used her site as a reference to pack things that wouldn't occur to me. Extra note: Happy to report that never needed the whistle and doorstop, but the power strip was excellent.

Bought En Route

• Paper Notebooks (2)
• Travel hairdryer
• Flashlight (donation from a travel buddy)
• Mini key locks (some lockers don't fit standard sized locks)
• Waterproof cover for big pack
• Waterproof pants
• Compact mirror
• Cross body bag*

Despite the super small-big bag, I never felt like I was missing anything. Though I only needed it once (and luckily someone else had it), I would have liked to have a small roll of duct tape. Nothing is as versatile and effective as duct tape.

*This is the single best day bag to use while hopping around the city. With a flap and inner zipper, while not theft proof, is certainly a deterrent to pickpockets.