The 53 Tip Essential Backpacking Checklist

My backpacking checklist is a travel guide, which can be used for backpacking Southeast Asia or hotter climates.

Electrical

• Laptop – Also the case
• Camera – With case
• Phone – With the charger
• Bluetooth tripod camera kit – This also has the bluetooth remote
• Bluetooth selfie stick – Another bluetooth remote
• Shaver – With a small charger
• Camera Lenses – (goes with an electrical)
• Two sets of earphones – Can’t go with out these

Clothes

• 8 sets of underwear – Just mens tight ones
• 10 pairs of socks – Nothing special
• 6 T-shirts – Relax fit and a training top for them days of running
• 7 Vests – Summer relaxed vests
• 6 sets of shorts – Cargo, swim and a training pair
• 1 x training pants – For those chilly nights and for training
• 1 x  jeans – Again for chilly nights
• Boat shoes – Nice, light and comfortable
• Running trainers – For walking and running in comfort
• Vans – everyone needs a pair of vans for travelling
• Hoodie – Priceless on chilly nights
• Maybe a light jacket

Bathroom stuff

• Shower gel – Cheap nothing special
• Shampoo – Again an essential but nothing expensive
• Dry Shampoo – Probably more for the ladies this one
• Razors – We all need to shave
• Soap – Inexpensive way of washing
• Shaving Foam – Needed for smooth shaves
• Tweezers – More for the ladies or even the men
• Nail Kit – Always look after your nails
• Sun cream – You do not wan to get sunburn
• After sun – For in case you do get burned or you just need to attend to your dry skin
• Deodorant – Keep fresh
• Aftershave – Smell good if you go somewhere a little nicer than the street market for food
• Perfume – See above

Essentials

• Passport – I think this one is obvious 🙂
• Bank card – Money is needed for travel
• National insurance card – Just in case
• Money  – You need some physical money in your pocket

 

Medical

• Plasters – For any cuts you might get
• Ibuprofen – Great for bringing down inflammation
• Paracetamol – Priceless for those headaches
• Imodium – Again priceless, for diarrhoea
• Hay-fever tablets – Fight that pollen
• Re-hydration tablets – it’s easy to get dehydrated in the sun
• Burn Dressings – You never know

Nutrition

• Fruit – Stay healthy
• Sweets – For the plane journeys

Others

• Book – Learn, pass time or just enjoy a read
• Magazine – See what’s happening with the goss
• Plane Pillow – I need these to sleep, do you?
• Ipod – I need music
• Water Bottle – Stay hydrated
• Mosquito net – This will be a life saver
• Mosquito spray  – Priceless

Hope The 53 Tip Essential Backpacking Checklist helps with your journey..