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Clothes
- 3 pairs of shorts
- 2 pairs of lightweight long pants
- 1 pair of jeans (not in hot locations)
- 6 t-shirts
- 2 short sleeve button-up shirts
- 1 long sleeve button-up shirt
- 1 sweater or sweatshirt (cold locations)
- 2 pairs of pajamas
- 1 pair of sweatpants or leggings
- 3 bras
- 8 pairs of underwear
- 1 swimsuit
- 1 pair of compression socks
- 5 pairs of short socks
- 3 pairs of warm socks (cold locations)
- 4 cloth face masks
Outerwear
- 1 fuzzy or puffy jacket (cold locations)
- 1 vest with fun pockets
- 1 light jacket
- 1 rain jacket
- 1 pair of rain pants
- 2 sun hats
- 1 warm hat (cold locations)
- 1 pair of flip flops
- 1 pair of sandals
- 1 pair of walking shoes
- 1 pair of hiking boots
Luggage
We each bring computer backpacks and daypacks on every trip. And we each bring one of these three types of bags for our clothes and other gear, depending on the trip:
Packing Cubes
- Multi size set of bags
- Set of full size bags
- Set of compression bags
- Some tube bags
- Some small quarter cube bags
- Bathroom bags
Electronics
- Laptops with power cords
- Laptop cases (we leave these out on when there’s no safe and they look like books!)
- iPhones with power cords
- Google FI phone with power cord
- Apple watch with cord
- 2 pairs of earbuds for Ali
- 2 pairs of Apple earbuds for Alison
- Microphone
- International power adapter
- 2 power banks
- 2 USB flash drives
- 2 portable hard drives
Bathroom
- Prescription medicines
- Allergy medicines
- Decongestants
- Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen
- Digital thermometer
- Tummy medicines
- Deodorant
- Moisturizer with sunscreen
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Toothpaste
- Floss
- Electric toothbrush (with extra heads)
- Haircutting scissors (cuz we cut each other’s hair)
- Cordless electric razor (since Ali likes most of her head shaved)
- Hand sanitizer
- Razor (with extra heads)
- Nail clippers
- Nail file
- Tweezers
- Adhesive Bandages
Kitchen
- A few seasonings (sea salt, pepper, garlic & onion, mushroom powder, chili flakes, cinnamon)
- Small cutting board
- Ceramic knives
- Spatula
- Fruit peeler
- Water purifier (for SE Asia, Mexico, etc.)
- AeroPress coffee maker (with extra filters)
- Collapsible coffee cone
- Disinfecting Wipes
- Resealable plastic zipper bags (snack, sandwich, and gallon sizes)
- Bag clips
- 3 BPA-free travel mugs
- 3 BPA-free travel bowls
- 4 sporks
- 2 sets of chopsticks
- Picnic blanket
- 4 cloth napkins
Other Stuff
- 4 collapsable water bottles
- 2 sets of travel towels (for the bathroom and kitchen)
- Earplugs
- Mouth guard
- Eye masks
- Mosquito bracelets (Ali has the blood type mosquitos love)
- Mosquito repellent spray
- Eyeglasses with case
- Sunglasses with case
- Money belt
- Passport pouch
- RFID Blocking Sleeves
- Wallet (for credit cards and ID)
- Zipper wallet (for local currency)
- Notebooks, pens and pencils
- Sharpies and Dry erase markers
- Reusable shopping bags
- Travel scale
- Rubber twist ties (very handy for a million things)
- Carabiners (also very handy for a million things)
- Small binoculars
- Portable hammock
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