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Old 06-09-2011, 09:45 AM   #1
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Clothing - Think light and breathable! Cotton is always good. Three shirts is usually enough because you can wear one, wash one and have a spare. Take ones with collars to keep the sun off your neck if you are going anywhere remotely sunny. For pants, I like cargoes that can zip off the legs and turn into shorts (which can also double as swimming trunks). Dark colours are always going to hide the dirt and grime so that's also a good idea. Usually, other than underwear and socks, I don't take much more than this. Remember that if you need something you can always buy it there and usually for a fraction of the price than at home! Don't forget to take some type of hat as being sunburnt is a real drag when you are traveling.
Other stuff - There are a few things I will never travel without. Sunscreen is the main one because I REALLY hate getting sunburnt. A small multi-tool is often pretty handy too - don't get a leatherman because you will lose it or get it stolen. You can often buy multi-tools for $5 anyway that work perfectly well. I also always take a lighter ($1 plastic kind) for anything from lighting people's cigarettes to sealing the ends of ropes.
The foot is a magnificent structure working intricately like a Swiss clock to help you stand and move. Your feet withstand a lot of stress and strain over a lifetime, but are well designed to cope with this. Over time, however, the feet gradually wear down, and extra care must be taken later in life to keep them healthy. This article will discuss how to take care of your feet to keep them at their very best and prevent future problems.Each foot contains skin, blood vessels, bones, tendons baseball hats wholesale, muscles, ligaments and nerves. Each of these parts requires care and upkeep, as disease can affect how well they function. We will begin with discussing the skin. The skin is the largest organ in the body, and has an important role in the health of your feet. Skin is continuously regenerating over a lifetime to keep fresh, healthy tissue covering the body. As we age, our skin will gradually become dry and flaky. Sometimes this is just natural skin dryness, sometimes this is Athlete's foot or sometimes it is an allergic reaction.
There's a funny scene in Romancing the Stone when Michael Douglas' character meets Kathleen Turner's character and agrees to take her to a phone booth hundreds of miles away. He simply refuses to help her carry her completely impractical luggage and a few scenes later goes even further by chopping the heels off her shoes so she can actually walk in them. This little fiasco encompasses the essence of packing for adventure travel. Less is most definitely more!
Shoes - Unless you are doing some serious mountaineering then you probably won't need those $300 Scarpa trekking boots. In many poorer countries you can buy those $300 Scarpas at the local markets for $10 anyway, because some idiot tourist left them outside his door to dry and an enterprising local stole them to sell at the markets! Think comfort - I usually go for Converse All Stars, but any type of cheap canvas shoe will probably be ok. On a trek across England my Converse shoes allowed my feet to get wet about 10 minutes before my buddy's feet got wet - he was wearing the $300 Scarpas! Once again, if you need something better, you can probably buy it at your destination for a cheaper price.
You can even make your own, in colours to suit your taste, a sarong or pareo is about 6 feet in length and the width is whatever you want it to be! If you want to you can wear them as a skirt with a favourite top, wear them as a dress, or even a jacket how versatile is that?!!If sarongs are not your thing then think about taking just some basic items that you can dress up or down with accessories, a shift dress (yes even though this is not a business trip) always works well because it can be dressed up or down as needed.As it's not a business trip take as few shoes as you can because they take up a lot of room, weigh a lot and most of the time on a beach trip you end up wearing your flip flops all the timeA string bag for the beach to take all your 'stuff' to and fro, your own water bottle to keep refilling, not forgetting a good book or whatever you take to the beach to do whilst you're not in the water or ordering another Mai Tai!
The trick to packing for adventure travel is to pack light, inconspicuous and cheap. This avoids you becoming a human pack-mule or a target for thieves and hustlers. You will also find that you will enjoy your traveling more because you won't be so tired now worrying about your gear so much.
Luggage - If you are going to be doing anything even remotely physical and walking any further than a few hundred meters Racing Hats 7 Steps to Discovering Your Passion!_3, then a backpack is definitely the way to go. But not all packs are created equal! Think small and inconspicuous. Dark colours like brown and black will attract less attention than a bright purple or red pack. Make sure it is the type of pack that has a flap on the top that closes over the pack's opening to keep out water (the types that zip up WILL get your stuff wet). You will also want to put your clothing in waterproof stuff bags - I use standard plastic shopping bags, but there are tougher ones that you can buy from disposals and camping stores. You also want your pack to be as small as possible. Especially if you are only touring (mountaineers may need something bigger). I use a 30 liter pack but would say 45 liters is an absolute maximum for general purpose use. You will be carrying it around a lot and if you cannot fit something in then you probably don't really need it.
When in a foreign country it is usually pretty easy to spot the experienced traveler from the novice. The novice is usually dragging a giant suitcase or trying to lug a brightly coloured backpack that is even bigger than they are. They are dressed in the latest "must have" adventure gear from the most expensive adventure stores and have "trekking" shoes worth hundreds of dollars.
This is not the way to do it for several reasons. The first is comfort. You will usually be doing a lot of walking whenever you go on a vacation and walking with 50 kg of luggage is both tiring and difficult. You will also, most likely, be getting extremely dirty and ruining whatever clothing you take (even if it's expensive "adventure clothing") and don't forget that some of your gear may even be stolen (sometimes by other travelers). If you show up with all the best and most expensive gear you are also a walking target for hustlers and thieves. With all of this in mind here are a few tips:
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