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Based on two years of backpacking through north and south America and Europe my number one piece of advice is wetwipes, toiletpaper gets wet or destroyed easily, and you can't give yourself a sponge bath in case of emergqncy. A packet of wetwipes can be thrown arond like nothing and still remain intact. If you've ever had a case of food poisoning just as your getting onto a Bolovian 20hr no bathroom bus trip you'll know what I'm talking about. Also, if your a keen hiker you can fit a tent, stove, gas canister, sleeping bag and all your regular clothes, toiletries, first aid kit and whatever else in the granite gear Blaze-AC-60. It's basically a big sac with a harness but the side pockets are great, and when I get to paraguy I can ditch my cold weather gear and it'll probably be small enough to carry on buses. Seconding the iPod touch, everywhere has wifi these days so I have a web browser that isn't a theif magnet like a laptop, I'm using it right now so excuse the typos.
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This is a general rant and not directed at you Cyberbully. Unless you know for a fact you're going to encounter snow and heavy rain on a near daily basis who actually travels with rainproof pants? After almost a year in south america, including patagonia in the autumn/winter, and hiking/camping at least once a month I'd used them never, and given to a girl to use once for wind resistance on a mountain climb. After ditching them I had one occasion I think when they would have been useful in a hailstorm but we survived without them (and it was well below zero that night). If you're going snow places or hiking in places infamous for holy poo poo yer totally gonna get some cold rear end rain and wind sure bring them. But if your going for more then a few weeks I'd leave em out, theres better things to weigh down your pack (Chocolate/alcohol/weed/another hikers head).
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Dec 31, 2012 02:12
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Katmandu don't like competition so they generally exclusively stock their own gear, some of their stuff is ok but generally I stay clear on principal. Even with the poo poo dollar it's probably going to be cheaper to order overseas. I use an ultralight hiking pack for my travel pack, over a year of continuous travel and it's been OK, but a bit of a pain in the rear end as it's just a big pocket (Mountian gear AC 60 http://www.granitegearstore.com/Blaze-AC-60-P309C7.aspx with the head (total 200 on sale)). Unless you're actually doing a lot of hiking you don't need a fancy pack, anything that's going to hold all your crap and not bust open is fine, and the cheaper it looks the less likely it is to get ganked. When I head out again I won't have my camping gear so it'll be a cheap lovely looking 40L pack. You've probably done this but every major city in Aus seems to have a knot of outdoor stores, hit them all up so you know who has what. Then join all their member things, usualy it's free, or get on the mailing list. Then wait for the sales and get in there. Outrail fucked around with this message at 12:36 on Jul 14, 2013 |
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Jul 14, 2013 12:03
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It's not a travel bag until you've pumped up your travel-peen by covering it with flag patches of all the countries you've visited.
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Jul 15, 2013 09:06
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I meant to ask before, do those come with a zip down the side? I can deal with a top loader but after a while it just gets to be a pain in the rear end. edit: ^^ Are they lightweight/pack small? I've been meaning to class it up when I'm travelling. The only problem is when you have nice clothes you want to go someplace nice and that's expensive. I usually find the people I want to meet in shittier places. Outrail fucked around with this message at 13:49 on Jul 15, 2013 |
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Jul 15, 2013 13:12
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Theoretically best idea/Practically Worst. I'd take another pair or two at least, you can't always wash a pair every day. That idea works fine in theory but there's beer to be drunk and people to meet and you're not on holiday to beat your undies against a rock in the river every morning. If you plan on eating street food you're probably going to get sick, have a pair or two of cheap cotton boxers. I travel with about 6-7 pairs of boxers specifically because they're what you run out of first, and do washing like once a week/fortnight. This includes 3 pairs of exofficio and a few regular cotton boxers. Outrail fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Jul 19, 2013 |
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Jul 19, 2013 19:07
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I've never had a problem with a black button up shirt, decent jeans or pants that don't look like northface crap and shoes that are mostly black. hardcore option: buy a cheap outfit on the streets, including shoes, and dumpit back on the street when you're done. It's practically charity.
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Aug 9, 2013 11:08
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I wouldn't mind a few photos either. Can the backpack straps be folded away? as well as the shoulder strap?
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Aug 12, 2013 06:45
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Yeah right, and with some dirt and dust it'll scruff up and look cheap. Which is what I usually want. Am I correct in thinking you could stuff a small laptop down the back pocket where the straps go?
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Aug 12, 2013 07:58
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Sweet cheers Dave, if i get this job I'm getting a new pack.
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Aug 12, 2013 08:14
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If you can find a pack with a detachable head/brain/the top bit they make excelent day packs. I do that with the 8L head of my pack. Worked for one year of travel, maybe 10L would have been better, but it's great when you can clip it back to the top of the pack and you don't look like some moron with 2-3 bags flopping around.
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Aug 20, 2013 14:33
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I did 2 years in South america, only having a laptop with me when I was living somewhere, I'd never travel with one unless I was working or were doing some sort of project. I do think a little notebook computer would be really useful to have for Skype, Facebook, photo uploading etc. most hostels and hotels have WiFi you can abuse over night for that. Otherwise I can't recommend enough having an iPod touch or iPhone or smartphone. Music, web browsing and skyping with those can help fill in time or research stuff so much easier, and given the weight and size it's a no brainer.
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Sep 8, 2013 13:25
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Sup X230 buddy. How does it hold up travelling? Have you dropped it?
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Sep 10, 2013 12:14
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Hola poo poo yes. Seconding backing up your photos. I've lost several 2-3 month chunks of my trip photos due to water damage ('Waterproof' cameras are often not waterproof). I paid the  a year for flickr. Once they've been uploaded they keep the metadata and original resolution on the server forever (in theory). Totally worth it.
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Sep 11, 2013 11:56
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Khul makes good hiking pants that don't look entirely stupid for day wear.
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Sep 16, 2013 02:31
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That looks like some sort of kink/sensory deprivation thing. Cool. I never travel without a buff. I use it as a blindfold for sleeping when it's light out or I'm on field trips.
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Sep 17, 2013 02:43
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Def shop around for a good card. I was a dumbass and spent a fortune on withdrawls. Like probably hundreds of $$$over several years. If you do get fees i reccomend taking out as much as you can, like $500 at a time to avoid fees. Even if you factor in getting mugged once a year (which I wasn't, but I just assumed i would) if you do the maths it still comes out cheaper than making lots and lots of withdrawals. vv: That's true, I had issues finding the HSBC's in Latin america. Outrail fucked around with this message at 10:41 on Sep 24, 2013 |
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Sep 24, 2013 03:53
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How much hiking do you plan on doing? You can put up with being uncomfortable for one or two day hikes. edit: Assuming you're not doing anything super crazy.
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Nov 12, 2013 14:53
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Then get whatever makes you look better.
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Nov 13, 2013 06:18
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Which city are you in? At leas tin Perth and Melbourne there's a group of outdoor stores along a single street. I know I've seen StS stuff at at least one of them.
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Nov 27, 2013 07:56
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After travelling for about one a half years straight I think I used my raincoat about 20 times, probably less. It was needed about 6 times, during torrential rainfall and hail when it doesn't matter what it looks like. If you plan on hiking get a good one and stuff it into the bottom of your pack and forget about it. If you don't plan on hiking buy a $3 plastic poncho from the guy outside a stadium, and get a nice breathable water resistant shell thing that doubles as a jacket.
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Dec 19, 2013 15:42
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A bike?
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Jan 30, 2014 10:30
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Have you ridden a bike before? More than 50km in one go?
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Jan 31, 2014 17:25
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It's mind boggling that there's such a thing as 'only for international market' or 'sorry we can't get that here', when you could conceivably get anything from anywhere in the world delivered to anywhere else in the world in a few days.
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Feb 10, 2014 16:51
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duralict posted:Generally speaking though if you just smile a lot, act friendly but clueless... This. This is the best travel advice (aside from carrying wetwipes). Acting like a nice friendly dumbass has gotten me out of official bullshit, border problems, visa issues, bribes and having wrong documentation than anything else. It's like having giant boobs in your personality.
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Feb 25, 2014 09:55
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I just buy a few stuff sacs from rei/mainpeak/wherever. Very lightweight, and if you haven't got them stuffed to the brim they conform to whatever shape you want. And slide out of the corner of your pack past the rest of your poo poo easily if you have a top loader backpack.
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Sep 18, 2014 15:57
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Have you considered not watching pornography on planes and public spaces?
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Oct 9, 2014 10:22
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Unless you're doing some pretty hardcore hiking why do you want more the a 65L?
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Oct 11, 2014 12:53
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Are you an actual lady? Get a handbag that's big enough for that and make sure the strap is strong.
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Oct 12, 2014 11:33
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Solomon used to do awesome water shoes that looked like regular trainers.
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Dec 12, 2014 18:47
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I hope you poured peanuts and diet coke into that thing.
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Dec 16, 2014 17:27
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I just go with a few sil sacks. They weight nothing and are thin and soft so confirm to space. One for sox and jox, one for dirty poo poo and a big one for tshirts and pants. Then one or two more for random poo poo. Then just look for the colour you need. Usually I'm using a top loader pack so need to be super organized.
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Dec 17, 2014 21:37
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Wow, this is why you don't leave your phone lying around.
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the escape goat posted:just wanted to add my choice of daybag- I got myself a Fjallraven Kanken a while back and it's wonderful. lightweight, plenty of capacity, folds up into practically nothing- this thing is great if you'll be exploring around a city and maybe doing some light shopping. Looks ok, but I really like how there's more photos of people hanging out in cool places with the pack, than photos showing what the pack does. They're selling an image/lifestyle and not the bag itself which is pretty good marketing/terrible marketing.
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Apr 28, 2015 04:36
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Yes. It's weird and airlines hate it.
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May 4, 2015 07:48
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Constellation I posted:I honestly just wear my Clark's Desert Boots with arch-support insoles if it's just for walking around. For SEA, I used Clark's Pikko Alto with arch-support insoles as well and they're more breathable. They look like goddamn elf shoes in online photos, but they actually look like canvas Desert Boots when you wear it. They look like something a peasant would wear in game of thrones. Is there any arch support at all? Looks like a thin sole and that's it.
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Jun 4, 2015 18:07
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I'll second that thin ice breaker t shirts and super awesome, can be worn for days without stinking but will fall apart after about 9 months of continuous travel. Smartwool is like a cheaper shittier version but isn't terrible.
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Jun 13, 2015 19:36
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As in land in a random airport and start walking? Tat could either be awesome or stupid, I dunno which. Take a green tent and don't go in winter.
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Jul 20, 2015 06:44
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I Don't want to be that guy but you don't need 2 phones, a laptop and a tablet to do 4 months in South America. Ditch the tablet or laptop or both. Pulling out a tablet in public is a great way to say "hey I've got expensive poo poo".
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I get that, and that's why I didn't say to ditch one of the phones. Both a laptop and a tablet isn't nessesary. Edit: also why are you taking a single knifeforkspoon thing to share but not any cooking equipment, much less tent/Matt? I can't think of any situation you could be in where a spoon/fork would be useful that one wouldt be provided. Outrail fucked around with this message at 18:06 on Jul 26, 2015 |
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