The Pack List

My first post is a packing list?  I'm a procrastinator, so there's more to planning a long trip than simply putting a bunch of stuff in pack and taking off.  For now, it's a start.  Everything I decided to take with me was chosen by reading the blogs of travelers and common sense.

What to take and what to leave behind?  At first I thought this was going to be easy, but as I started to gather my supplies I realized my pack was too heavy.  So you start to pick away until you have what you need.  My backpack breaks into two packs so that I can carry my valuables and electronics with me at all times and leave the bulk of my other things locked up.  My main pack comes in at 20 lbs and the day pack(smaller pack) weighs about 12 lbs.  I'm sure I'll be moving items back and forth depending on the situation.  Here's the list and I'm checking it more than twice.  A year of living with my Osprey Farpoint 55 Travel Backpack.

 

One pack for on the go

Separated so that I can carry the smaller one during the day

All the straps can be zipped away so that I can check the luggage at airports

All the contents of my 20lb main pack

From the top left
Compression Dry Sack that holds my  
REI Lumen +40 Sleeping Bag and
Compressible Pillow
Bag with my clothing (scroll down to see the contents)
1 Person Tent
Rain Jacket
Small Tripod 
Pocket Camera Extender 
Packtowl
GoPro Chest Mount Harness
First Aid Kit 
Adapter Plug Set
3 Outlet Wall Mount Mini Surge Protector with USB Charger 
5x7 Tarp for under the tent
1,000 Places to See Before You Die Traveler's Journal
Toiletry Bag (scroll down to see the contents)
Medications (Doxy for Malaria, Loperamide and Cipro for diarrhea, and CeraLyte to prevent dehydration)
Compression Dry Sack (to hold dirty laundry)
Master Lock
Master Lock Self Coiling Cable Lock
Osprey UL Raincover
Small Bag of Things (scroll down to see the contents)
TSA approved 3-1-1 Travel Bottles
Sleep Mask with Ear Plugs

Everything packed

Small bag of Things (Cloths Line that is braided so no clothespins are required, Luggage Tag, Spork, and replacement Buckles and Cordlocks

Toiletry Bag (Shaver, Loofah, Q-Tips, Nail Clippers, Scissors, Tweezers, Mirror(doubles for signaling), Comb, Toothbrush, Deodorant)

My clothing(waiting on Crocs Sandles and some sleepwear)

From the top left
ExOfficio Men's Exo Dri T-Shirt (2)
ExOfficio Men's GeoTrek'r Long Sleeve Shirt
ExOfficio Men's Exo Dri Crew Neck Long Sleeve Shirt
Smartwool Men's Hiking Crew Sock (3)
Hiking Outdoor Hat
Reebok Shoes
The North Face Paramount Valley Convertible Pant
Columbia Sportswear Men's Silver Ridge Convertible Pant
ExOfficio Men's Boxers (4)
Swim Trunks
Eagle Creek Money Belt
Steeler Beanie
Pittsburgh Steelers Terrible Towel
Dry Bag

My Day Bag Contents (minus extra hard drive)

From the top left
Tamrac Camera Bag with cables
Dell Laptop with case
Day Pack
Carabiners (2)
Combination Lock (2)
Casio Sports Watch
Sunglasses
Ear Buds
Ipod
Petzl Tikka Xp 2 Headlamp
Kleenex
Copies of my Documents and a Point to Pictures Book
Pacsafe Luggage Rfid-tec Wallet (Passport, License, 2 Debit Cards, 3 Credit Cards, UPMC Health Card, Frequent Flyer Card, Currency, and a pen)
Tamrac Memory & Battery Wallet
Lexar 32 Gig Memory Cards (4)
GoPro Batteries (4)
GoPro Charger
GoPro HD HERO2: Outdoor Edition
GoPro Dive Housing
Canon Battery Charger
Canon Batteries (3)

Not Pictured (I'm using them to take the pictures.)
Canon G1X
Canon Lens Hood
Canon Remote Switch

Hopefully I can pass the main pack as carry on and the day pack as a personal item.  It'll save a bit of time claiming luggage and I wouldn't have to stress about loosing luggage.

If you're wondering why the items are linked, that's because I get a small cut from Amazon if someone buys any of the items.  Well, that took 4 hours to write up, so LEAVE COMMENTS(even if they're bad ones)!