Andrew Evans' bus trip to the Antarctica continues and now we find out what he's packing to get him there.
It’s a 10-week journey that National Geographic corespondent has been on as he rides buses from Washington DC to the South Pole — we think he’s somewhere around Argentina right now.
The series of stories for National Geographic “Bus2Antarctica” have been entertaining, insightful and full of those special travel moments everyone enjoys. And Andrew shows his travel savvy by following our first rule to long journeys: Have someone else pay for it.
But all this time, the one question we’ve had is, what is this guy packing?
Andrew finally answered us — though I doubt he heard us asking. In his most recent post, Andrew revealed every thing in his 37 pound pack –which he notes is not something he really has to carry, as much as he has to stuff under a seat.
Here’s the full list (and Andrew noted that he mailed all of his cold weather gear to his departure point when he sets sail across the ocean to hit the Antarctica):
• Inflatable neck pillow w/ removable washable cover (so important! Alas,
RIP)
• Flip flops
• Patagonia wind & rain outerwear shell
• Patagonia walking shoes w/ Vibram soles
• T-shirts (x4)
• 1 flannel shirt
• Shorts (x2)
• Convertible insect-repellent pants
• Cotton socks (x6)
• Underwear (x7)
• Bandana (the all-purpose traveler’s friend)
• Leather belts (x2)
• South America map (ITMB maps)
• Central America map (ITMB maps)
• Canon EOS Rebel T1i digital camera
• Canon 200mm lens
• Tristar optics polarizing filter
• Lens-cleaning wipes
• Flash cards (8 GB x1; 16 GB x2)
• Kodak HD Zi8 digital video camera
• iPhone 3G (16 GB) w/ hard shell ifrogz casing
• MacBook Air laptop computer
• WD Passport portable external hard drive (500 GB) for Mac
• Moleskine miniature notebooks (navy blue; 160 pages; x3)
• Pens (x4)
• Sharpie Black Permanent Marker/fine point (x2)
• Fleece blanket (a kind gift from the folks in Saguenay/Lac St. Jean, Quebec: merci!)
• Miniature sewing kit
• Sigg aluminum water bottle
• Razor
• Razor blades
• After shave lotion
• Shampoo
• Soap
• Hair gel
• Hand sanitizer
• Nail clippers (because I can!)
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Floss
• Sleep mask
• DEET insect repellent cream
• Cipro (enough to kill an army of amoebas)
• Malarone, anti-malarial prophylaxis
• Melatonin
• Traveler’s Pharmacy (Immodium, Benadryl, Claritin, Sudafed, Tylenol)
• Book for light reading (War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy; 1,256 pages)
• Light-adjusting sport sunglasses
• External USB power source
• iGo, battery-powered cell phone recharger
• AA batteries (x8)
• Car-lighter USB recharger/adapter
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Tags: Andrew Evans, Bus2Antarctica, packing, travel tip