Last week, I shared the contents of my pack, and I expressed how incredibly over packing our bags I am. This is doubly true because I made most of the decisions regarding Tom's pack, too. This is good for both of us because, if Tom did the packing/planning, the inside of his bag would resemble a junk yard. Soon after we met and started living together, I had to relinquish the top drawer of our dresser and designate it as "Tom's Drawer." It's not for clothes or accessories. It's for crap. Reaching into that drawer could introduce you to a chewed piece of gum, a lost $50 bill, or a sharp poke in the finger from a safety pin. It's not safe. It's not sanitary. It's....Tom's Drawer. (The last few sentences, by the way, were verbalized in my head in Robin Leach's voice and would serve as the introduction to a segment on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous about Tom's eccentric habits of collecting used dental floss.) I'm not a super tidy person, but I desperately need everything to have a place it belongs, so Tom's Drawer gives me anxiety and I try to pretend it doesn't exist (except when I want money, in which case, it's a jackpot).
Just as I spent a lot of time researching for the contents of my bag, I spent a lot of time planning for Tom's bag as well. Each of us is carrying any belongings that are solely our own, as well as quite a bit of "communal" stuff. And here's Tom's bag, dumped out on our living room floor in horrible lighting.
Just as I spent a lot of time researching for the contents of my bag, I spent a lot of time planning for Tom's bag as well. Each of us is carrying any belongings that are solely our own, as well as quite a bit of "communal" stuff. And here's Tom's bag, dumped out on our living room floor in horrible lighting.
- North Face Terra 55 (For more about this bag and how we downsized, read this post.)
- Scuba Diver's Log
- Deck of cards and dice (We don't currently know any 2-person card or dice games...)
- Laundry bag (For a product rundown, see this post.)
- The Wordless Travel Book
- 2 small notebooks
- Journal
- San Francisco buttons (We heard these are good gifts for homestay hosts and children.)
- REI Flash 18 (Daypack that collapses to the size of my fist)
- Electronics bag with iPad and Kindle (For a product rundown, see this post.)
- Electronics bag with GoPro and accessories (For a product rundown, see this post.)
- Clothes in a Space Bag
- 2 pair, Columbia Silver Ridge Convertible Pant (1 gray, 1 khaki)
- 1 pair, swim trunks
- 2 lightweight short-sleeve button downs (1 Columbia Silver Ridge Short Sleeve Shirt, 1 from home)
- 1 lightweight long-sleeve button down
- 2 tshirts
- 2 pair of thin socks
- 2 pair ExOfficio Give-N-Go Boxer Brief
- 2 pair regular boxer briefs
- Montane Featherlite Jacket in Black (collapses to the size of an apple!)
- Small, MasterLock Cable Luggage Lock
- MasterLock 3-Foot Retractable Cable Lock
- Calculator on a carabiner
- Compass/Thermometer on a carabiner
- Cocoon 100% Silk TravelSheet Sleep Sack (double)
- Toiletries bag (For a product rundown, see this post.)
- SteriPEN Traveler Water Purifier
- Electronics bag with small gadgets (For a product rundown, see this post.)
- Aquis Adventure Towel (gift from a friend)
- 2 pair, Havaianas Flip Flops
- Merrell WaterPro Manistee Shoes
- Moo Cards in a white box (More on that in this post)
- Headlamp
- Totes Micro Umbrella
- Dream Essentials Sleep Mask, Ear Plugs and Travel Pouch (with extra ear plugs)
- ChicoBag Water Bottle Sling Timex 1440 Sports Watch
- Credit Card Size Multi-Purpose Pocket Tool
- 2 Chapsticks w/ SPF
- Striiv (More on that in this post)
And here's a pic of Tom in his pack. Isn't he cute?
You can see our full packing list on this page, where we've listed everything and will update it on what we add and what we toss.
You can see our full packing list on this page, where we've listed everything and will update it on what we add and what we toss.
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