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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
Luggage
- Big Roller Bags
- Laptop Backpacks
- Ali’s Day Bag
- Alison’s Day Bag (a crossbody style we found in Malaysia)
- Small Roller Bags (we keep these with one of Ali’s sisters)
- Big Backpacks (we keep these with one of Alison’s sisters)
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 (Salt, pepper, garlic & onion herb blend, cinnamon)
- Small cutting board
- 2 porcelain knives
- Spatula
- Fruit peeler
- Water purifier
- AeroPress coffee maker (with extra filters)
- Collapsible coffee cone
- Disinfecting Wipes
- Resealable plastic zipper bags (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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