Hiking and Camping Gear List
Bags (in alphabetical order)
| Equipment | Brand | Model | Notes |
|---|
|
Backpacks |
Karrimor |
Cougar 50-75ltr L |
Durable and comfortable |
| Doite |
Aspen 70ltr |
Uncomfortable, not enough padding, difficult to adjust, straps slip continualy and have to be re-tightened. Generaly awful. No wonder they only sell these things in Chile. |
|
Sleeping bag compression sack |
Jack Wolfskin |
Medium |
For Sierra Designs sleeping bag |
|
Sleeping mat bag |
Sea to Summit |
L |
For thermarest |
|
Waterproof bag |
Ocean Pack |
10 L x2 |
Night bags |
| 20 L |
Book bag |
| 30 L |
Electronic gear |
| 40 L |
Clothes |
| OR |
Size 5 |
For sleeping bag |
| Sea to Summit |
XXL |
For carrying food |
| For sleeping bag |
Camping equipment (in alphabetical order)
| Equipment | Brand | Model | Notes |
|---|
|
Ground sheet |
Unknown |
Emergency blanket |
Thermal blanket, large enough for base of tent |
|
Sleeping bag |
Mountain Equipment |
Firewalker II std LZ |
Toasty warm, but not to -7°C like it says |
| Sierra Designs |
Unknown ladies model |
Wider at the hips |
|
Sleeping bag Liners |
Snugpak |
Pertex Liner |
Not wider at the hips |
|
Sleeping pad |
Thermarest |
Guidelite full length |
Thermarest patch successfully fixed a tiny hole |
| Old original with metal valve |
Still working fine |
|
Tent |
The North Face |
Roadrunner 2 |
Free standing and inner portion mostly netting |
Clothing (in alphabetical order)
| Equipment | Brand | Model | Notes |
|---|
|
Balaclava |
--------- |
--------- |
100% polyamide |
|
Boots |
Calgary |
--------- |
Bought at French market for 12 Euros |
| Scarpa |
GTX |
Never had any blisters wearing these, very comfortable and the Goretex keeps the water out well |
|
Bras x3 |
--------- |
--------- |
3 sports bras |
|
Fleece |
--------- |
--------- |
Doubles as a pillow |
| --------- |
--------- |
Extra warm ( Dana wears two ) |
| Montagne |
--------- |
Doubles as a pillow |
|
Fleece neck warmer x3 |
Montagne |
--------- |
With tie to make into hat |
|
Flip Flops |
--------- |
--------- |
Useful for trail bathing and airing feet |
|
Gaiters |
Mountain Designs |
Large, knee high |
Rip stop nylon, showing some wear after 3 months of continual use |
| OR |
Medium, knee high |
Velcro pulled away from side with 3 months continual use |
|
Gloves |
--------- |
--------- |
Leather and fleece |
| --------- |
--------- |
Wool |
| --------- |
--------- |
Thermal liners |
| Kokatat |
Pogies |
Waterproof shell with Velcro closures so hands can hold sticks while still being covered by a wind and water resistant layer. |
|
Hair Scrunchy |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
Hat - Warm |
--------- |
--------- |
Polar fleece |
|
Hat - Sun |
Kiwi original |
Kangaroo |
Kangaroo leather - incredibly durable, waterproof, and foldable |
| SolarEclipse |
--------- |
Daft looking practical hat |
|
Trousers/Pants |
Fastnet |
Zip off to shorts |
100% Polyamide, ripped to shreds in a bamboo patch :( |
| --------- |
--------- |
Windbreak trousers with zippered bottom for boot access |
|
Rain Jackets |
Macpac |
Hollyford |
Also acts as extra blanket in cold areas |
| Marmot |
3 ply Goretex |
|
Rain Trousers |
Gelert |
--------- |
Nylon with breathable coating, with zip over boot feature |
|
Sandals |
Teva |
--------- |
River crossings, easy bathing and feet drying at lunch and night |
|
Sarong |
--------- |
--------- |
Town clothes and doubles as a sheet and bathrobe |
|
Shirt, Black |
--------- |
--------- |
Town clothes |
|
Shirts, Sun x2 |
Montagne |
--------- |
100% Polyamide, sleeves roll up, vented, fast drying, lots of pockets, fine weave for UV protection |
|
Shorts |
Kechika |
--------- |
Amazing, lasted 2 years of hard wear so far, they look new and were bought second hand |
|
Silk shirt |
REI |
100% silk |
Very warm, very light |
|
Small umbrella |
--------- |
--------- |
Allows photos to be taken in the rain |
|
Socks - standard |
Various |
Various |
All 0% cotton |
|
Socks - waterproof |
Porelle |
Drys |
Prefer Sealskin brand but couldn't find them for sale in England |
|
Spare shoe laces |
--------- |
--------- |
Gaiters have laces that ride under the heal of the boot and also a sharp metal clip that cuts through boot laces. |
|
Thermal leggings |
--------- |
--------- |
One pair each |
|
Towels |
Cascade Designs |
Pack towel |
Fast drying, a real luxury after each nightly cold shower |
|
T-shirts x3 |
--------- |
--------- |
Cotton night shirts (to protect sleeping bag) and town wear |
|
Underwear |
--------- |
--------- |
3 pairs |
|
Vietnamese face mask |
--------- |
--------- |
Covering/preventing sun/wind burn |
Electronic (in alphabetical order)
| Equipment | Brand | Model | Notes |
|---|
|
Batteries |
Uniross |
2100 mAh Ni-MH |
Long lasting rechageables |
| Olympus |
CR-V3 lithium |
Temperature resistant, long life |
|
Battery Charger |
POWERhaus |
Rapid charger (PC-81-1) |
Not light, but it is fast and has battery-full detector - charges AA's and AAA's |
|
Binoculars |
Tasco |
8x21 |
Cheap and nasty |
|
Camera Equipment |
Olympus |
5050z Digital camera |
Small, light, takes great photos |
| E-10 Digital camera |
Low end professional |
| Chips | Compact Flash, XD, Smart media | |
| Lens | Olympus | B-Macro |
| Lens cleaning set | --------- | |
| GPS | Garmin | etrex | |
| Headlamps x2 | Petzl | Tikka | Good, batteries last forever, but the switch can be difficult to operate |
| Plug converter | --------- | Currently does Australia/Argentina to France/Chile | |
Maps and books (in alphabetical order)
| Equipment | Brand | Model | Notes |
|---|
|
Dictionary |
Langenscheidt |
Pocket dictionary, spanish |
ISBN: 1-58573-055-6, extremely useful, can even translate with it |
|
Journal |
--------- |
--------- |
Yearly |
|
Maps |
See walk sections for details |
As needed |
|
Phrasebook |
Lonely Planet |
Latin American Spanish phrasebook |
ISBN: 0-86442-558-9, grammar and general info |
Other (in alphabetical order)
| Equipment | Brand | Model | Notes |
|---|
|
Bucket |
REI |
Folding bucket |
Pumping water, washing dishes, clothes, etc. |
|
Bug head net |
OR |
Spring ring headnet |
Elastic for neck, requires hat to be worn |
|
Comb & scissors |
--------- |
--------- |
For cutting hair |
|
Compass |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
Lip balm |
Chapstick, Labello, Blistex |
--------- |
|
|
Med kit |
Follow the link for the list of contents |
|
Rip stop nylon tape |
--------- |
--------- |
For repairing everything rip-stop nylon (most of our gear) |
|
Sewing Kit |
--------- |
--------- |
Needles and various colour threads |
|
Small denomination foreign coins |
Australia, New Zealand, Europe, GB, Thailand,USA |
various |
Presents for kids en-route |
|
Sunglasses |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
Sunscreen |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
Towels |
--------- |
--------- |
Fast drying, wringing fabric |
|
Washing up liquid |
Nettoyeur |
Campsuds |
Useful in case of disasters, and salt water, not used very often |
|
Washing up sponge |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
Watch |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
Water bottles |
Mineral water bottles |
2 x 2 L, 2 x1½ L |
Easy to replace and cheap |
| Nalgene |
1 L |
Very solid |
|
Water filter |
SweetWater |
Guardian Microfilter |
Fast, effective, syphonable, just a pleasure to use and own! |
|
Water purification |
Potable aqua |
--------- |
Pills, tastes awful |
| SweetWater |
Viral stop |
Chlorine Solution |
|
ZipLock bags |
ZipLock and Tesco |
various |
Extremely useful |
Toiletries (in alphabetical order)
| Equipment | Notes |
|---|
| Container | Tupperware, stores the soap |
| Deodorant | |
| Loofa | For healthy feet and easy remote bathing |
| Nail clippers | |
| Razors | |
| Shampoo | |
| Soap | |
| Toothbrush x2 | |
| Toothpaste | |
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