The Four Essentials
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A Travel CheckList
1.Food:
Dish soap, scrub pads
G.O.R.P. (Granola, Oats, Raisins, Peanuts)
Pack towel
Pots/pans, cutlery, mug, etc.
Stove,fuel, matches (check with your
airline)
Water filter, & tablets
Water bottles
2.Clothing
Bandanna Hat
Quick-dry pants/shorts, t-shirts, sweatpants. Nylon clothing is ideal for travel - washes easy, dries fast.
Raingear
Shoes,
sandals/shower shoes, boots - should be broken in if your planning any hiking or backpacking
two months before – beware the blister
Undergarments, socks, thermals, etc. Think layer
3.Shelter
Tent,
tarp, rope, stakes, small broom, repair kit
Sleeping bag, pad, pillow
Stuff sacks
4.Camera
Equipment
Camera(s), lenses,
film/memory cards, filters, tripod/monopod, binoculars,
extra batteries, bag, cleaning cloth, more film, digital wallet
and Other
Stuff
Backpack & extra pins, etc.
Battery charger
Books
- Bible/field guides/travel/language
Candle, waterproof matches
Cash/travelers
checks
Cell phone, laptop, pager, (yah right)
Chair
Compass/GPS
Currency converter
Documents: Plane tickets, Itinerary, Passport and Photocopies, Permits (backcountry, camping, river, fire, parking, etc.), Cash for entry/exit taxes or visa.
First aid kit
Flashlight/Lantern
Frisbee
Gag items (always good after a long day)
Garbage bags
Host/Hostess Gifts
Inflatable neck pillow, eye shades, ear plugs (works great for those red-eye flights!)
Insect repellent/Netting
Journal, pen
Lip balm/sun block
Locks
Luggage tags
Maps
Mini cassette recorder (you never know when a new song could be born)
Moist Towelettes/Hand Sanitizer
Pictures of your family to show new friends along the way
Pocket tool/knife/axe
Salt
pills (for hot humid climates)
Snorkel,
mask, fins
Stuff sacks
Sunglasses
Survival Kit
Toiletries- toilet paper/Kleenex (one works good for the other) soap/shampoo, pack-towel, toothbrush-paste,
comb/brush, trowel (unless you want to pack it out - eeewwwwww.)
nail clippers, medicines, shaver/cream, wash/bath towel
Trekking poles
Visiting friends or missionaries in foreign lands? Bring magazines and periodicals for them
Watch/Alarm
Weather
Radio
Good rules for traveling: Avoid expensive jewelry or fine clothing. After putting out everything you want to take, leave half of it at home. For backpackers, about 75% of it, and then think, am I actually going to use this? Never take anything that you can't replace. Never keep all your cash or credit cards in one place. Make copies of your passport and other documents plus scan them in and send them to an email address that you can access anywhere.
"Never journey
without something to eat in your pocket,
if only to throw to dogs when attacked by them."
-E.S. Bates
Copyright©2002-2006 Rick Veldman, may be copied only for personal use
updated 3/2006
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