With the help of onebag.com, and people who have done this kind of thing before, we’ve come up with a packing list for our three month trek. This is my list; Rachel’s obviously varies slightly, though not as much as you might think (she’s taking only three pairs of underwear, minimal makeup and no hairdryer!)

Are we missing anything?

Clothes

3 white short-sleeve t-shirts (undershirts)

2 long-sleeve base layer (synthetic, wicking)

1 long-sleeve white thermal shirt (cotton)

1 button-down semi-formal dress shirt

1 sweater

1 pair jeans (We’ve been advised numerous times not to do this. Jeans are heavy, take forever to dry, and don’t compress well. But I wear my jeans every day… they’re just kind of a part of me.)

1 pair Prana Zion yoga / climbing pants (light weight, water resistant, quick dry, but don’t scream “Workout Pants!!”)

1 pair sweat pants (Mostly for sleeping)

1 pair running shorts (doubles for swim suit)

1 pair long thermal underwear (synthetic, quick dry)

Hiking boots

Lightweight, thin sole, slip on shoes (doubles for running shoes)

Patagonia Nano Puff and Torrent Shell (Best purchase of the trip. Perfect travel winter coat solution)

Gloves

Beanie

3 pairs socks (wicking)

Misc Gear

Electronics

13” MacBook Air + charger (I’ll be doing contract web work, so this is not optional)

Cannon S95 Powershot (Thanks for the reco, Smith and Erik! And thank you Emilia, for dropping photographic knowledge on us.)

2 SDHD memory cards

2 Camera batteries + charger

Gorillapod flexible tripod

Iphone + charger (using as an iPod touch – we won’t be getting international mobile plans, but will instead purchase inexpensive prepaid phones when we get there.)

Kindle + charger

Headphones

Compact Portable Speaker

WD Passport 500 GB external drive ($47 on cyber monday – thanks Jon!)

Toiletries (stored in those mesh bags)