Comments on: The Ultimate Packing List

By: AlexBerger

AlexBerger — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:07:20 +0000

Excellent tip Dan! Thanks for reading. I hope the trip was a fantastic one!

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:50:10 +0000

Great list. I just finished a trip using more or less the same stuff, although I did bring more shirts – 6 or 7. It served me really well and didn’t weigh me down.

One thing you might want to point out is that you’re basically packing for the best situation instead of the worst. You may occasionally need to pick up something along the way. It was much colder than expected on my trip, for instance, so I picked up a cheap pair of jeans (I just had one pair of short and one pair of jeans to start). Still better than lugging them around for the whole trip.

By: AlexBerger

AlexBerger — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:20:57 +0000

Thanks Rich, I know there are a few out there – but i’ll add an actual check list, possibly in excel format for people to use. My chief resistance so far has been the climate question, but I imagine a seasonal color code scheme might work out decently. Good suggestion, thanks for reading!

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:21:57 +0000

Nice talk at Ignite PHX. I like the packing list but could you provide a pure checklist form that people can print and reuse from trip to trip. I know I have one that has been honed over 30 yrs (of course things like lead shield film bags are obsolete these days). I just skip over items not germane to the current sojourn (climate, time of yr. etc being factors). I’m trying to help my son start his version of said list and just thought how nice it would be to start with an overpopulated list and check only the items of interest (option to fill in qty like 3 T-shirts). Then from the checked list print a subset. Best is to be able to save the checked list and refine it from trip to trip.

Happy Wayfaring.

Rich

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:05:05 +0000

Good reference but, I would disagree on the backpack, I travelled all over asia and had a bag with wheels and a backpack hardness built in.

I never used the harness once, you spend far more of your time walking into and out trains, planes and hostels than you do carrying all your posessions over a mountain range.

By: Perri Collins

Perri Collins — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:57:16 +0000

Wow…traveler’s cards. I never thought of that. I like it.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:13:59 +0000

I’m a college student studying abroad in London, England and planning on traveling a good amount – this was so helpful! I’m bookmarking it to reference as I pack… thanks!

By: Curt Ensign

Curt Ensign — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:43:36 +0000

I’ll give you a pat on the back just for the utter energy in this post.

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:50:27 +0000

The Ultimate Packing List is a wonderful resource, relevant not only to backpackers but to anyone headed overseas. Well done!

StudentsInEurope.com posted a review on the site, which you can read here: http://www.studentsineurope.com/2010/01/07/fool-proof-packing-the-ultimate-packing-list/

We’ll also be adding you to our soon to be released Sites We Read list.

Thanks for all the great insight!

By: Kathy Levin

Kathy Levin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:33:08 +0000

Hi, Alex

This is a fabulous traveller’s website! Enjoyed your packing video for Madrid. You’ve convinced me to buy that towel, one I wished I had on our recent trip to Supai. The link to Amazon is really helpful.

We used hostelworld.com for our eastern European trip. In Prague, our accomodations were left over from the cold war, whereas in Budapest, we had a large apartment overlooking the Danube with a gourmand’s bakery and restaurant on the first floor. Don’t let anyone tell you that “60-somethings” can’t do hostels!