What Are We Bringing?
WHAT ARE WE BRINGING?
What should you bring on a five month trip around the world? How do you fit everything in just one carry-on? What are the necessary tools you need to make a documentary and can you still fit all that in your pack? That's what we asked google. When it comes to light-weight packing, it is difficult to decide what to bring and what to go without. Here is what made the cut for us. We have organized the contents of our packs into a few categories: clothing, hygiene, gear, tech, and since this journey is all about food, we included that as a category too. If you have any questions about our gear, please leave a comment!
CLOTHING
Sophia's Clothes (top to bottom)
- Patagonia down coat
- Urban Outfitters hat
- Marmot rain jacket
- Rain pants
- Anti Social Social Club hat
- Buff
- 2 bandanas
- Army green button down
- 2 Athletic t-shirts (North Face & Patagonia)
- 2 Cotton t-shirts (Iowa Goat Club & Whitney)
- 1 Grey tank top (Lulu Lemon) *not pictured, wearing
- 3 Bras (2 onzie, 1 nike sport)
- Mountain Hardware Zip-off hiking pants
- Dark wash UNIQULO jeggings
- Green Topo Designs shorts
- Black leggings
- 4 Pairs Exo Officio sport underpants
- 3 Pairs socks
- Cloth bag to put undergarments in
- Shemagh scarf
- 1 Pair gloves
- 1 Bag for dirty clothes
- Keen hiking boots
- Chacos
- Sea to Summit quick dry camp towel
Peder's Clothes (top to bottom)
Aeropostale coat
Carhartt hat
Rain jacket
Rain pants
Bandana
Buff
Headband (from Viltė)
Button down shirt (Express)
2 Sport t-shirts
2 Cotton t-shirts (Ray Gun, DZ Fest)
1 Long sleeve *not pictured, wearing
2 Pairs zip off hiking pants *1 not pictured, wearing
Black leggings
4 Pair underpants
3 Pair socks
Shemagh scarf
Gloves
Chacos
Hiking boots
REI camp towel
HYGIENE
Peder's Hygiene Items
- TOPO Designs dopp kit
- Tooth brush
- Tooth picks
- Floss
- Hair ties
- Tweezers
- Nail clippers
- Comb
- Fluoride trays
- Elastic Bandage
- Tooth paste
- Fluoride gel
- Norwegian hand cream
- Soap & soap box
- Pills – Malaria, traveler’s diarrhea, Tylenol/Alieve
Sophia's Hygiene Items
- TOPO Designs dopp kit
- Comb
- 5 Months birth control + Diva Cup
- 12 Pairs contacts
- Contact solution
- Contact case
- Glasses & case
- Dove deodorant
- Eco lips SPF 15 lip balm
- Sunscreen from the Current
- Lush solid shampoo in tin
- Soap in lush tin
- Lotion in old travel bottle
- Pills – Malaria, traveler’s diarrhea, nausea
- Toothbrush, Colgate toothpaste, Floss
- Arnica cream for sore muscles
- B12 vitamin spray
GEAR
Sophia's Gear (top to bottom)
- Sea to Summit 8 L dry bag
- Book – gift from Byrdie
- Molskine notebook with four pens
- Goat (mascot)
- 2 TSA approved locks with 1 cable
- Eagle Creek kangaroo pouch
- Passport + 2 copies
- Inflatable neck pillow
- 80 L dry bag to cover backpack
- 20 L dry bag to cover day pack
- REI duffle bag to cover backpack
- 50 ft rope
- ENO hammock + ENO hammock straps
- Nalgene water bottle
- Marmot sleeping bag
- Silk sleep sack
- Thermarest Pro Lite Plus Women’s Sleeping Pad
- Cotopaxi day pack
Peder's Gear (top to bottom)
- 2 Sea to Summit 8 L dry bags
- Book – gift from Byrdie
- Notebook with two pens
- Mouse (mascot)
- 2 TSA approved locks with 1 cable
- Hidden travel pouch
- Passport + 2 copies
- Dry bag to cover backpack
- REI duffle bag to cover backpack
- 50 ft rope
- Hammock + hammock straps + carabiners
- Camelbak water bottle
- Sea to Summit sleeping bag & waterproof compression sack
- Cocoon sleep sack
- Sea to Summit sleeping pad
- Foldable, water resistant, day pack
- Med kit
- Amber, half dollar, silver dollar, and heart for good luck (thanks Karilė!)
TECHNOLOGY
Documentary Technology
- Sony A7 Camera
- 2 lenses: Revuenon 35-105mm w/ macro and Tamron 28-50mm
- Lens Accessories: 58mm and 67mm lens filters, lens cleaning cloth, q-tips, air dust blower
- Memory cards in waterproof case (10 cards ranging from 16gb - 128gb)
- Zomi Tripod with a Benro video head
- Røde microphone with windmuff
- Edirol audio recorder (generously loaned to us by Carl Elsaesser)
- 3 lav mics compatible with iPhone (and a cable converter to use with the Edirol)
- GoPro Hero 4 Black
- GoPro Accessories: suction mount, selfie stick, alligator clamp, skeleton housing, lens cover, mount extension
- Batteries: 4 GoPro, 4 Sony A7, 9v for Røde mic, AA for Edirol
- Chargers and cables for camera batteries
Personal Items
- 2 Laptops with chargers
- 2 iPhones with chargers
- 2 1-Terrabyte external hard drives
- 2 International plug converters
- 2 External batteries with chargers
- 1 Flashlight/ 1headlamp
- 2 Pairs of earbuds
- 2 Wrist watches
- Ear plugs
FOOD
At our last stop at an american grocery store, we bought some produce, coffee, granola bars and kaiser rolls. Right after taking this photo we made tomato avocado sandwiches for lunch and drank our coffee. That left us with 12 granola bars, 4 kaiser rolls, a banana, an apple, a bag of ground coffee, and coffee filters to bring with us on the plane. Two granola bars each served as a makeshift breakfast on the overnight flight to Reykjavík. As I am finishing up this post, we are sitting in a Reykjavík cafe named Joe & The Juice drinking some caffeine and finishing off the kaiser rolls. I cannot wait to see how differently we view, purchase, and interact with food as this trip progresses.
