The philosophy for a trip like this is that if you can pack for a week, you can pack for a year. I’m bringing about 8 days worth of clothes and plan to do laundry frequently.
As scary as the prospect might be of not having enough, I’m even more afraid of my bag being too heavy or burdensome. Real people live their normal daily lives in the places we’re visiting, so if I really feel the lack of something I’ll just buy it there. Same goes for toiletries, I’m keeping everything carry-on sized to refill when I’m there. I’m nervous about finding my somewhat particular type of contact solution, but outside of that it feels pretty liberating to not worry about bringing an extended supply of every little thing I might need.
The goods
Here is a list of everything that will be in my Tortuga backpack as well as everything I’ll be carrying on me, both pictured below…
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