Items that are
bold I'm very glad I brought, and items with a
strikethrough were a waste of space. Remember everybody's site is different, and these are just my opinions.
- Big backpackers pack
- Suitcase
- Day pack
- IRHA draw-string bag
- 2-person backpacking tent
- Sleeping bag
Blanket
- Hammock
- Ziplocks (gallon and quart)
- Envelopes (
big and small)
- US Forever Stamps
Sarong/Chitinje
- ShamWow
- 4 decks of cards
- Uno
- 2 exercise bands
- Jogging cell phone holder
Seeds
Graphing calculator
- Scientific calculator
- 4-function calculator
- A few books
- Paperwork
- Planner
- Duct tape (big roll)
- Sunglasses x3
- Good pens x4
- Assorted sharpies
- 1L Nalgene
- 500mL Nalgene
- Gatorade sports bottle
- IRHA bottle
- Koozie x2
- Charging cords
- Speaker
- Orange Joos Solar Panel
- Zune
- Kindle
- Laptop
- 1TB External Hard-drive x2
- Assorted flash-disks x5
- Rechargeable batteries
- Headlamp x2
- Flashlight x2
- Parmesan cheese
- Black pepper
- Tony Chacher's Cajun Seasoning
Snowcaps
- Goya Mango Nectar
- Larabar
- Assorted sizes of knives x5
- Toiletries
- Clothes
- 3 button-up shirts
- 2 polos
3 khaki slacks
1 jeans
- 1 black slacks
- 1 gym shorts
1 bathing-suit
- 1 long gym pants
- 3 t-shirts
- hat
lots of white socks
- twice as many black socks
- tons of underwear
- Hiking boots
- Dress shoes
- Sneakers
- Running shoes
- Chacos
Things I didn't bring, but wish I had.
- Reusable shopping bag
- Potato peeler
- Camera charger (oops, forgot it)
- Backup USB chargers for everything
- Solar light-bulb
- Battery powered fan
- Hammock with mosquito net (as a tent replacement, but not everyone likes them)
- Extra packs of underwear to be opened at the 1 year mark