The Junk In My Trunk

One of the most popular questions people ask me in regards to long-term travel is how I pack for such a trip. I’ve seen many other travel bloggers list all their stuff right down to the dental floss and I thought that was kinda fun. So, before I packed up on Tuesday night I laid out all my stuff and took some photos for your viewing pleasure.

When I traveled to Argentina and Colombia I checked 2 bags along with a small laptop backpack. On this trip I cut my stuff to 1 bag (49.5 lbs) and the laptop backpack. I gotta tell you, it feels great, I feel so light and free.

Here’s my stuff…

CLOTHING

 3 sweaters – 2 long sleeve t-shirts – 1 Nike hoodie – 1 light hoodie – 1 track jacket – 2 short sleeve polos – 4 button down shirts – 13 t-shirts – 1 bathing suit – 3 mesh shorts – 1 cargo shorts – 2 jeans – 1 kaki pants – 1 linen pants – 1 fleece sweatpants – 1 kaki all-purpose jacket – 8 pairs of underwear - 12 pairs of socks

ACCESSORIES

1 toiletry bag – 1 camelbak daypack - basketball shoes –  all-purpose sneakers - dress shoes – flip flops – ankle brace – 2 baseball caps – 1 winter cap – 1 reversable belt* – 1 jump rope* – 1 elastic workout band*

TOILETRIES

1 Mitchum Deodorant – 4 Mini Toothpaste Tubes – Hand Moisturizer – Ear Plugs – Trojan Ultra Thin Condoms – Neosporin – lip balm – Biofreeze (good for sore muscles) – Bug repellent from Passport Health – Band-aids – Altoids – Yves Saint Laurent cologne – Conair hair trimmer – Men’s Daily Vitamins – Baby Powder (for those sweaty days) – Dove body wash – Dental Floss – Razor – extra blades – lighter – toothbrush – comb – Crew hair stuff – hair scissors – nail clippers – 2 rolls of athletic tape*

ELECTRONICS & EXTRAS

2 sunglasses - 2 watches - 2 composition books - spiral notebook - mini spiral notebook - lock and key - iPod  - iPod charger – T2T business cards - Passport – retractable ethernet cable – WordPress essentials CD – Pocket Spanish Dictionary – Kindle – Lacie external hard-drive with cords - 2 Cell phones (US & International) with chargers – wallet – change purse - Set of outlet plug converters - Canon S95 Battery Charger and computer wire – Canon S95 Camera*

*Not pictured

**Also not pictured is the new GoPro Camera I just won from TripFilms.com. I Can’t wait until it arrives! Wahoooo!