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Backpacking List

One of my biggest struggles for my first time backpacking was really what to bring. Hopefully this list can be a guideline for you on what to bring during your long time travels abroad.

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Backpackers List

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Essentials

  • Backpack + daypack

  • rain cover for your backpack

  • Flight bag for your backpack

  • Drybag

  • name tag

  • Packing cubes

  • Inflatable pillow

  • Debit + Credit card

  • Passport + Copies

  • Medical Passport and Health insurance card

  • Drivers license (international if you have one)

  • Travel insurance card

  • Wallet

  • Earplugs

  • Refillable water bottle

  • Sunglasses (normall glasses if you need them)

  • E-reader

  • Tablet or laptop

  • Phone

  • Watch

  • Powerbank

  • All the chargers

  • World plug

  • headphone or earplugs 

  • plug with multiple entrances for multiple devices

  • Locks for your backpack

  • Sheet sleeping bag

  • Sunblock

  • Swiss Army Knife (smallest one is enough)

  • Water filter (Sawyer water filter is compact and small and you can immediately drink the water without waiting time)

When you choose a backpack make sure your read all the information carefully. I suggest for a couple of months a backpack of maximum 60 liters because in the end you have to carry it a lot of times. I chose the Thule 60 liter backpack that is especially created for women. So it fits perfectly around my hips, waist and breast.


​Clothing​

  • Hiking shoes

  • light weight Teva sandals (for walking, swimming and showering)

  • Underwear (max 7)

  • Bra + sports bra

  • Socks + hiking socks

  • Water/wind proof jacket

  • Thick sweater

  • Thin longsleeve shirt

  • T-shirts (3)

  • Tops (2)

  • Dress/skirt (2)

  • Shorts (2)

  • Thin long pants (2)

  • Belt

  • Bathingsuit (3)

  • Travel towel

  • Travel beach towel

  • Hat

In case you get sunburned very quickly like me, make sure you bring a long sleeve shirt with UV protection. It will save your life while traveling multiple times!

Toiletbag

  • Toothbrush

  • Toothpaste

  • Deodorant

  • Shampoo block

  • Shower block

  • Hairbrush

  • Razor

  • Mascara

  • Lip balm

  • Tampons

  • Birth control

  • Condoms


Medicine

  • Bugspray

  • Norit (diarrhea inhibitors) 

  • ORS

  • Paracetamol

  • Ibuprofen

  • Malaria pills

  • First aid kit

  • Thermometer

  • Vitamine pills

  • Blister plasters

  • Motion sickness pills

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