Packing Part 2

Now, behold everything I was able to tightly cram into my backpack. It’s somewhat embarrassing to look at how much I packed, but lesson learned. More on that in Packing Part 3

 

My sleeping bag. I love this sleeping bag. It’s rated 20 degrees and we definitely needed these while in NZ. Dave liked my bag so much that he had me order him one for our trip. It’s lightweight and compresses pretty small.

Shoes. Such a hard decision. We planned to do lots of water activities in NZ so I packed my Tevas and my closed toe water shoes. I love my slippers and they are convenient when camping. My Merrell hiking boots which are super comfy and supportive around my ankles- important for backpacking. My Naots ; love them- super comfy and can be casual or dressy. And flip flops.

Warm weather clothes: 5 bathing suits because they don’t take
up much space. Two pairs of athletic shorts; one pair I often wear as a bathing suit bottom. Capri workout leggings. Three tank tops. If you notice the colors can be mixed/matched creating more variety in outfits.

 

Two sundresses, a cardigan and a thin lightweight skirt.

 

 

 

 

Two pairs of shorts.

 

 

 

 

Two silk tanks. Lightweight, flowy. Dressy or casual. Love them.

 

 

My tiny Therm-a-Rest . Love this thing. It’s basically a small air mattress, but way more durable than an actual air mattress since it is made for camping– though it does have issue with ‘ballooning’ if you don’t use an air pump due to the moisture in your breath. Compresses to be very small and is lightweight.

Let’s see, some warm weather gear. My down jacket, paper thin long sleeved sun shirt. It is great because a nice under layer of warmth or sun cover that doesn’t make you hot. My under armour warm under layers white top and black bottom. It can get cold camping. My Outdoor Research hiking pants (not pictured).

My favorite pair of jeans on the right; 1969 curvy Gap boot cut. A pair of capri jeans. White linen pants. Grey fitted jeans- dressy or casual, they have a slight sheen. And a leather belt.

Paper thin cotton sudara jammy pants because it’s always nice to have some comfy pants to loaf around in especially when staying in hostels.

Enough Rodan and Fields to keep my face clean for five months, thank you Kat Price. And enough Lola.

Not pictured. A couple of Nik Ripken books, my travel Bible, a journal, couple more books, odds and ends camping stuff such as thin tin coffee mugs, toiletries, simple black dress, and who knows what else. But there it is. Bursting at the seams!

Now you can check out Part 3 to see what I would change.