Comments on: Vagabonding Packing – top 20 goodies to take

By: Hector

Hector — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:51:15 +0000

How do you get your passport photo reproduced at a printers? I’d love to save some money and reproduce my quite favourable passport photo.

By: What Did I Pack? | Me and Big Red

What Did I Pack? | Me and Big Red — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:36:18 +0000

[...] the past two weeks, I have been stalking the internet on “how to” YouTube videos, detailed blog posts and whole websites on how one should pack their backpack for a backpacking travel endeavor. I found [...]

By: Mahatma Tejomaya

Mahatma Tejomaya — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:41:47 +0000

I am planning on leaving from Oaxaca, Mexico, and backpacking on foot down through Central America into South America. I will stay out of hostels as often as possible. For the most part, I will be in the wild, and away from cities. That being said, a survival knife and machete are commonplace items in the jungles and rainforests. Will I have any trouble with customs when crossing borders on foot? I will be taking no air travel. Only foot. These are not items I would like to have to purchase over and over, as that I have purchased some rather good ones that have cost me a lot of money already. Also, what vaccines are required to enter which countries? Is there a list?

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:50:05 +0000

Protein problems? Take along a bag of Quinoa. It is a complete protein and was the staple food of the mayans. A quarter cup simmered for 15 mins in a half cup of water is all it takes.

By: alyssa the soon to be

alyssa the soon to be — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:39:36 +0000

I love your blog it’s awesome i’m planning on an around the world trip no home stops and this has helped i’m going to be camping most of the time (i don’t have to worry about bed bugs) i’m hoping this trip will be my life long fullfilment what about short jobs to take for one or two days i may need some extra cash……..:)

By: Fekke

Fekke — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:57:39 +0000

If your a sleepingbag travler a sleepsheet is the best purchase you could get. Espacially in countries where the temp. changes alot during Day’N'Night.

It keeps your sleepingbag more or less fresh and smell-free, and its easier to wash a sleepsheet then a sleepingbag. Trust me

But to the pest problem I dunno what to say really, sanitise it if possible and take out our aggressions on it with a stick or a rugwip.

By: Jake T

Jake T — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:27:31 +0000

Dude, you may *think* the sleepsheet is protecting you from cooties, but in reality, it just turns you into a taxi service for bedbugs. If you use your sleepsheet in just ONE bedbug-infested bed, the bugs (and their teeny-tiny invisible-to-the-naked-eye eggs) will climb aboard, and you’ll become a bedbug Typhoid Mary, leaving infested hostel beds in your wake.

And if you play your cards right, you’ll even bring bedbugs home with you. Enjoy the multi-thousand-dollar pest-control bill.

Just say NO to sleepsheets. Instead, inspect your room for signs of bedbugs (peel back the sheets and look at the mattress seams for bugs or their reddish droppings), and REFUSE to sleep in a bedbug-infested room. Using a sleepsheet just makes the situation worse for everyone.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:12:41 +0000

Greg, after having spent quite some time reading through your blog, I’d like to say that I’m truly amazed by your travels. You are doing exactly what I dream of doing, and for that you have my deepest respect. I think what you do is awesome, astonishing, incredible… well, I’m out of words, but you get the point.

In regards to your “Top 20 things to take backpacking”, I’d like to ask you how much clothes you are carrying around with you. I’m doing a 4 month backpacking trip next year to South America, and I’m wondering how much I need to be carrying around, so by asking you, I hope to get an answer from a true expert.

Keep doing what you’re doing

-Jonas
Denmark

By: patti

patti — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:30:22 +0000

Great list..Some I’ve always used and some are new to me. I;ll include them on my trekking thru Central America soon…

By: Tim (Island Tim)

Tim (Island Tim) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:04:57 +0000

Additional items for your packing list:

1. MOST IMPORTANTLY – Electrolyte powder. Really.

2. Dental Floss – is VERY strong, comes in a handy little dispenser and works well as sewing thread or for lashing. Works as a suture thread for those long nasty cuts.
3. A few sail making needles. They have great curves useful for many, many applications. Trust me here.
4. Bright colored packs, daybags, etc. are easier to chase when stolen.

Been There, Shit Happened……Island Tim