Packing List – Big Drive

Critical Stuff

  • Passports
  • wallet
  • Travel wallet with cash in $us and $cdn and credit cards etc.
  • health insurance card
  • photos of important cards + passport on phone

In Car Stuff

  • GPS (with maps loaded for non-North American countries)
  • USB charger
  • Inverter
  • Travel mugs (x2) (yeti?)
  • Drinks and munchies

Car Travel Prep

  • Oil changed
  • Tire pressures
  • Appropriate tires (winter? summer?)
  • Car Emergency Stuff
    • Spare tire + jack + wrench + gloves
    • Battery booster
    • Jumper cables
    • Ropes/bungees
    • Tire pump
    • some tools, duct tape etc
    • work gloves
    • snow shovel
    • windshield snow scraper/brush
    • traction mats

Car Camping

  • Sleeping bag(s) (x2) + pillow + camping pillow
  • Thermorest(s) + old ones
  • Tent
  • Guide tarp
  • cook shelter
  • Small blue tarp (when ground is wet, or to wrap up wet tent/tarps etc)
  • Food and Cooking Stuff
    • Compact Cook Bag
      • Stove +Fuel
      • Kettle
      • Cups
      • Bowls
      • Utensils
    • Quick cook meals and drinks
      • coffee + sweetened condensed milk+ nalgene
      • tea bags
      • quick cook meals (granola bars, chips, buns, noodles)
      • dried hiking meals (x4)
    • Water:
      • milk jugs(x2)
      • 1 litre Nalgene (x2)
    • 12 packs of pop
  • solar lights
  • chair + stools (x2)
  • trowel?
  • blue foam sitting pads (in case benches etc are wet)
  • Fleece blankets (x2)
  • mosquito netting for car windows

Backpacks + Duffle Bags

  • Red backpack for clothes
  • Red daypack for electronics
  • Big duffle for hiking/winter gear/rain gear
  • small sports bag for hotel nights (toiletries, underwear, socks, shirt, phone charger)
  • big duffle for camping gear
  • mini backpack for day hikes

Electronics

  • Cellphone (x2) + travel sim cards
  • selfie stick/tripod
  • Usb battery banks (x3)
  • Zoom camera + batteries
  • GoPro + batteries + accessories
  • Extension cord
  • Usb chargers + cables
  • Laptop + charger

Clothes

  • Underwear (15)
  • Swimsuit
  • Socks (8 short, 2 thick)
  • Long pants
    • jeans x 2
    • fleece tights / long underwear
    • hiking
    • exercise
  • Short pants (2 quick dry, 3 other)
  • Long sleeve shirts (1 quick dry, 3 cotton)
  • Short sleeve shirts (2 quick dry, 4 cotton)
  • Rain gear (goretext jacket+pants)
  • Fleece jacket (x2)
  • Bunnyhug
  • Downfill (x2?)
  • PJs
  • dirty laundry bag (extra pillow case?)

Shoes Plus

  • Sneakers
  • Keen sandals
  • Flip flops
  • Hiking boots + gaiters

Rainy Day Stuff

  • Goretex (jacket, pants)
  • Umbrella (x3) (big + small)
  • Hiking boots
  • Yellow boots if extreme
  • sun/rain hat

Winter Stuff

  • Winter jacket
  • Toque (x2) and gloves and mittens and neck tubes
  • Hiking boots + gaiters
  • Snow boots + snowshoes if extreme
  • crampons (if expect ice hikes)

Toilettries

  • Toothbrush + toothpaste
  • Soap +Shampoo
  • Shaver
  • towel
  • tp

Caving Stuff

  • Flashlights (x2)
  • Get dirty clothes?
  • work gloves

Odds

  • glasses
  • garbage bag / ziplocks
  • disc golf discs
  • wet suit / rash guard ?
  • mask & snorkel & fins ?
  • sunglasses
  • mosquito repellant
  • Old Vivoactive3
  • Old GoPro+batteries etc.