Packing list for the morbidly curious�

Clothing

• leather hiking boots* (spare bootlaces), sneakers, sandals
• Explorer socks*, thin socks
• rain jacket, toque (beanie)
• t-shirts, skivvies, cargo pants, zip-off pants
• baseball cap, skiing headband (not used)
• sarong (not used)
• thermal underwear and booties
• sunglasses (prescription)

Basic supplies

• travel documents, photocopies, US currency*
• duffle bag and backpack, padlocks
• sleeping bag (in compression sack)
• ziplock bags (large and small), garbage bags
• toilet paper* (essential), toilet roll holder*
• beach towel, flannel
• 35mm camera and 4 rolls of film, field binoculars
• polypropylene drinking bottle*, iodine tablets, mug
• laundry gel
• toiletries (Blistex and regular lip balm, sunscreen, deodorant, sorbylene, toothbrush and toothpaste, Wet Ones, moisturiser, Curash powder, waterless antiseptic hand cleaner*, facial cleansing cloths)
• two bottles of cheap cologne* (pear fantasy and freesia fantasy)
• hair ties, bobby pins, sachets of shampoo and conditioner
• insect repellent (30% DEET), sunscreen
• Glucosamine (my daily fix)
• batteries, ear plugs, travel alarm*
• snack bars, chewing gum
• bum bag, large safety pin, notepad, pens, compass, emergency blanket
• coloured pencils (to give away)
• trashy paperback (for long road trips)
• contact list (so you received postcards and email)

Medical supplies

• two packets of antibiotics* (general and bacterial dystentery)
• Diamox (altitude sickness)
• Sinutabs
• Gastro-stop (does the obvious)
• Stemetil (anti-vomiting)
• Gastrolyte (replaces electrolyes and fluids)
• two rolls of Mylanta tablets (indigestion)
• Paracetamol and codeine tablets
• tweezers, scissors, steri-strips (deep cuts), bandaids, blister blocks, Elastoplast, alcohol swabs, gauze, tape, cotton buds
• Visine, Savlon cream, throat lozenges, salt (for leeches)
• Bic lighter (not used)

Items with an asterisk were VERY useful on my trek! There were things I used for trekking only, or in Chitwan only, but most items got some use during the trip. I should have taken shampoo and conditioner in small plastic bottles... the sachets "exploded" in my toiletry bag during the trek. This was because the porter bound all our luggage with heavy ropes and things got squashed.

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