Off to England. But what’s in the bag?

A lot of people ask me what I put in my Backpack if go for a trip. Actually, it depends on what kind of trip I’m going. To be true, I never made a check-list before, and I always ended up forgetting the most important stuff. That is the time when I make a promise to myself to make a short list, so it won’t happen again on the next trip. Of course I keep forgetting to make such a list when I’m back home :D

But not any more! So here are the things that will go in my bag for this 6 days trip in an more friendly environment (keep in mind that weight is most important factor! 1 kilo can make a lot of difference if you will wear your bag for a couple of weeks):

Clothes:

• The clothes you are wearing (shirt, sweater, shoes, and hopefully some pants)
• 4 fresh pair of socks
• 4 pairs of underware (6 days… You do the math :p)
• Rainjacket
• A pair of shorts
• 3 shirts
• 2 sweaters

Food and drinks:

• A bottle of water. Save the bottle, you can always refill it somewhere quick
• Some food in cans
• Some pottery
• And some beer too

Stuff to clean yourself:

• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• 1 towel
• Deodorant (so you can cover your oder from several days on the road)
• Shampoo
• A roll of toilet paper (yeah, that is also ‘cleaning’)

Stuff that could be useful:

• Mobile phone and adaptor to recharge
• 3 empty garbage bags
• Swiss army knife
• Something to start a fire with
• Ductape
• A pen or marker
• Some cardboard (to make lovely signs for hitchhiking)
• Your camera for memories
• Extra batteries to feed to your camera
• A map, even if it’s a really small one
• Some rope/elastics (parachute rope is good, because it is made of a lot of small wires)
• Flashlight
• Can-opener
• And some money of course

Sleeping gear:

• Sleeping bag to start with
• Inflatable mattress
• Camping pillow

Documents:

• First: clean out your wallet. You won’t need your library pass
• Your ID and other paperwork you need. Also try to make a copy and put it somewhere deep in your bag in case you loose your original
• Addresses of family/friends

Visual reference:

And…

The only thing I forgot to do, is preparing the trip. All I know is that we are going to England, but I have no clue when there will be a ferry, and where we will spend the night… Ah, just love it! :D

Shit, will miss my train. See you.