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Cameras - no experience left uncaptured!
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Canon Powershot SD300 Digital Camera (tiny) |
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Canon D20 Digital Camera (not pictured) |
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Canon 70-200mm Zoom Lens |
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Tamron 200-500mm Uber Zoom Lens |
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Tripod |
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Assorted lenses, memory cards, cleaners, chargers |
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Electronics - a miniture home-entertainment & communications system!
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Laptop w/ 2 spare batteries and travel mouse |
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Travel speakers |
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Ipod |
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Ipod shuffle |
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Nokia Cellphone |
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DVDs (TV Series and any movies we find along the way) |
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Binoculars |
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USB Flash Drive |
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Compact Flash Card Reader |
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Travel alarm clock |
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Rechargeable batteries |
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Books & Fun - heavy but essential for those 15 hour bus journeys...
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Lonely Planet East Africa |
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Lonely Planet South Africa |
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A smattering of local books (usually around 4-5) |
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Playing cards |
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Personal journals |
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Musical instruments - surely part of every light-packing traveller's kit!
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Guitar |
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Clarinet |
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Camping Gear - from Alaska to Patagonia to Botswana, camping is the way to travel on a budget
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Tent |
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Sleeping bags |
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Rollmats |
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Water purifier |
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Swiss army knives |
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Headtorches |
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Duct tape |
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Water bottle |
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First Aid Kit |
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Mosquito head nets |
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Rain gear - hope for the best: prepare for the worst
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Waterproof trousers |
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Umbrella |
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Rain ponchos |
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Dry bag |
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Clothing - hmm, how do you pack for Antarctica AND equatorial Africa?!!
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T-shirts |
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Sweaters |
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Trousers |
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Underwear, Socks |
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Hiking shoes |
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Sandals |
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Floppy Hats |
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Sunglasses |
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Toiletries - no floss in Africa, so bring a year's supply!
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Shampoo, soap, toothbrush, etc. |
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Sunblock |
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Mosquito spray (lots of it) |
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Security - the best security - keep your eyes open
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Mosquito nets |
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Mefloquine malaria pills |
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DVD backups of our data |
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Photocopies of important papers |
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Travel padlocks |
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Moneybelt (with passports, safety dollars and local money) |
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Sustenance - but will we ever be able to eat peanut butter again after living on it for weeks on end?
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Lots of water |
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Salty snacks (Pringles!) |
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Sweet snacks (Kit Kats!) |
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Healthy snacks (Apples and peanut butter) |
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