Budget Travel Gear Yo Nellie, which backpack should I git? Questions and answers on gear related topics (i.e. backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, hiking boots, stoves, etc.). |
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05-21-2005, 04:01 PM
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Any1 have any last minute tips. What are the small things that one should pack that often gets looked over? I think have most of my bases covered, but I am curious to see if anyone has forgotten anything mucho importante in the past.
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05-22-2005, 07:56 AM
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Last year whilst camping up north, my buddy forgot his wallet
Retard....
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05-22-2005, 08:03 AM
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I know we have been chatting about it but just in case:
Universal sink stop for washing clothes for free
scented dryer sheets to keep clothes smelling fresher
laundry detergent powder (I bring my own cos my skin reacts to most other brands...)
Pictures of friends and family to show others on the road (conversation starters)
flashlight: you never know when the power might go out and you need to see...
2 copies of all important id's, credit cards, passport, tickets, etc (1 for your pack and 1 for someone at home)
That is all that comes to mind at the moment...
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05-22-2005, 11:57 AM
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Preparation H.
No, seriously. Not for hemorrhoids, but for any chafing caused by hiking, backpack straps, or humidity. This dude with a tube of Prep H saved my damn LIFE in Costa Rica - I couldn't walk because of post-horseback and hiking-in-the-humidity chafing, and he told me Preparation H does the trick. It did, and I now won't travel without a tube of the stuff.
Also, Benadryl is a miracle drug. Not only does it take care of allergies, but if you get sunburned, it reduces the irritation. Crushing up a pill and rubbing it on a hurting body part will also numb it. (Make sure there's no open wound/bleeding, though, as that could lead to infection.)
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05-22-2005, 12:33 PM
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Nail Clippers! I forgot to bring them when I went to europe and duh even when your traveling your nails still grow!!
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05-22-2005, 03:53 PM
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Chasers anti-hangover pills. These do work and I confirmed this with a pharmacist. I took these last years and could snap right back after like 4 hours sleep and getting hammered all night. Give em a try! What do you have to lose?
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"I didn't get to where I am today worrying about how I am going to feel in the morning." -- Ron White (Blue Collar Comedy Tour)
"I was born to lose and destined to fail." -- Mike Ness, Social Distortion
"Eat healthy, exercise daily, die anyway" -- My motto
"Everyone I know, goes away, in the end...I will let you down, I will make you hurt..." -- Johnny Cash (NIN Cover of "Hurt")
I am traveling around the world until I find something that makes me want to stop. I am an aspiring photographer and hope to find whatever it is I am looking for...
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05-23-2005, 03:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by foofiter@May 22 2005, 03:52 PM
Chasers anti-hangover pills. These do work and I confirmed this with a pharmacist. I took these last years and could snap right back after like 4 hours sleep and getting hammered all night. Give em a try! What do you have to lose?
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you have been hustling those things on me for like amonth...you have stock in them or something?
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05-23-2005, 04:08 PM
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"To Alcohol! The cause of--and solution to--all life's problems." -- Homer J. Simpson
"I didn't get to where I am today worrying about how I am going to feel in the morning." -- Ron White (Blue Collar Comedy Tour)
"I was born to lose and destined to fail." -- Mike Ness, Social Distortion
"Eat healthy, exercise daily, die anyway" -- My motto
"Everyone I know, goes away, in the end...I will let you down, I will make you hurt..." -- Johnny Cash (NIN Cover of "Hurt")
I am traveling around the world until I find something that makes me want to stop. I am an aspiring photographer and hope to find whatever it is I am looking for...
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05-24-2005, 11:09 AM
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like foo said a universal drain stopper is good for free clothes washing, what works in place of that is cutting a tennis ball in half. it fits in absolutely any drain and the price is right. plus a small bottle of detergent or that powder stuff and it will rock your world. -kyle
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05-24-2005, 01:29 PM
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Ear Plugs!!!!!! Don't forget the ear plugs!!!!
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05-29-2005, 12:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by foofiter@May 22 2005, 02:52 PM
Chasers anti-hangover pills. These do work and I confirmed this with a pharmacist. I took these last years and could snap right back after like 4 hours sleep and getting hammered all night. Give em a try! What do you have to lose?
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You know, the best anti-hangerover "pills" is a beer in the mornin.
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05-29-2005, 02:04 PM
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cork screw!
flashlight!
baby powder!
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