One of our most important decisions for our trip was to travel light - you can't take enough stuff for five months in climates that might vary from snow in the Jordan hills to tropical heat. And I keep telling people about the research done at airports where backpackers had their packs measured and weighed and were asked what they were carrying - a lot of dirty washing, books, and formal shoes they had never got to wear! We want to be carrying neither dirty washing nor clean clothes we are not wearing.
This way we have packs we are comfortable wearing, that we can keep with us on buses, trains and shared taxis, it means we can walk at least reasonable distances if we need to.
So we are going as light as possible. For Tess that means a 22 litre capacity pack, that's about two small cushions worth. Mine is 32 litre, think about one pillow size (I tried a very cheap 25 litre and that would have just about done).
How will we manage? Well its partly down to sensible clothes, Rohan mostly, one set to wear and one spare set, stuff that will roll tightly, dry overnight in the warmer places. We will both have light fleeces and a folding cagoule. We have taken Ahmed's advice who knows the desert cold and have a set of thermal underwear, an extra t-shirt, a silk sleeping sheet etc. We will only have one pair of shoes - treking sandels but will have some DVT socks for the flights which might also be useful in the cold.
We will have one book to read each and guide books for a couple of countries (others we will mail ahead). We need basic toiletries of course plus some medical kit. We will each have a mobile phone (doubles as mp3 player), a camera, small wind up torch, and I have my solar powered Power Monkey recharger. And of course a small moleskine diary or notebook for recording the experience. Actually when you squeeze that lot in its quite heavy enough.
If we need other things then we will buy them as we go, reading and guide books can get left at hotels and hostels as we finish with them. We will let you know how we get on!
3 comments:
I met an Israeli who had been walking around India and suchlike when i was in istambul years ago. He put his stuff in a paper carrier bag. When the handles broke he took the new, folded bag from the bottom of his carrier, threw something away and started again.
You can also by "CIA" style jackets, that have up to 40 pockets secreted around the coat, for everything from a laptop to a spare pair of undies....!
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