Packing for our RTW HoneyTrek

In spending the past few months seriously planning for our 16-month around-the-world journey, there was one thing we knew–our New York City gear wasn’t going to cut it in the wild. We had to start hunting for clothes with tons of different uses for multitude of occasions and then even tougher…having that year’s worth of clothes fit in one backpack.

The Backpack
After trying on a nearly a dozen packs nearly that many times, I went with the Gregory Deva 60 Liter pack and Mike got the Gregory Boltoro 65. Our lives for the next 500 days will all be contained within these canvas shells and be strapped to our backs wherever we go–and with that in mind, we had to start paring down quick.

The Staples
Though I’m usually the luxury design type, the only way to pull of a 500-night hotel tab is to keep the accommodations on the budget side. To deal with less than 5-star places (okay 2) we needed to start shopping for new necessities like Microfiber Dry Lite towels (super quick drying anti-microbial towels) Sleep Sack sheets (cocoon-like bedding, modeled above), Pac Safes (a chain net that goes over your backpack), and SteriPens (a water purifier that uses ultra-violet rays), to make a hostel stay a little more luxurious.

Clothing—The Final Cut
Mike’s List
2 boardshorts
2 short-sleeve button downs
1 long-sleeve button down
4 cotton T-shirts
2 moisture wicking T-shirts
1 pair long johns
2 pair khaki pants
1 pair jeans
1 rain jacket
1 fleece
5 pair socks
5 pair anti-microbial underpants
1 pair gloves
1 bucket hat
1 ball cap
1 beanie
1 pair flip flops
1 pair hiking boots
1 pair walking/semi-dress shoes
1 First Aid Kit
Toiletries

Anne’s List
3 Pair pants (yoga pants, skinny jeans, linen pants)
1 Pair leggings
1 Pair shorts
1 Skort
1  Long skirt
1 Sun dress
1 Black American Apparel 100 ways dress
4 Tank tops (2 sports and 2 cotton tops)
6 T-shirts
2 Long-sleeve shirts
1 Cardigan
1 Pair long johns
8 Pair anti-microbial undies
4 Bras (2 sports, 2 regular)
6 Pair socks
1 Pair hiking boots
1  Pair Crocs flats (they double as dress shoes and rain shoes!)
1 Pair fancy flip flops
1 Pair Vans
1 Fleece
1 Rain jacket
2 Hats (one beanie, one bucket)
Toiletries
Medicines (Cipro for tummy, Malarone for Malaria, Amox Clav for respiratory, Pepto Bismol, Alleve for everything else)

Electronics
This is a whole other animal that Mike my digital media strategist husband should address but the short version (and this is still long and kind of embarrassing):
Toshiba Portege Laptop (the PC answer to MacBook Air)
iPad
iPhone
Old Blackberry for Sim Cards
One Sim Card (this amazing SIM card that works across countries)
2 iPods

After staying up all night packing not only our backpacks but our entire house for the 16-months abroad, we are geared up and read to take the world by storm!