How do you pack for 27 months when the weight is restricted to 80 pounds?
September 22nd, 2007 by knucklewalking.Laptop computer (17.9GB free space); External Hard Drive (130GB free space), 80GB ipod (3GB free space), 3 pairs earphones, 5 protective cases; Olympus Digital Voice Recorder WS-311M (512MB storage); Sony DSC-W50 Digital Camera (3.0GB Storage); Solio Solar Charger; Nikon F2 film camera; Nikon lenses: 24mm f2.8, 105mm f2.5; Pens (2 Ink Refills); Mechanical Pencil; Eraser; Address book; 2008-2009 Calendar; Journals (2); Headlamp; Flashlight; Batteries (32 AAA, 24 AA); Combination locks (3); Travel Alarm; Leatherman and Swiss Army Knife; Knife Sharpener; Duck Tape (100 Yards); Earthball Inflatable Globe; Travel Wattage Converter and Outlet Adapter Set; Silk Sleeping Bag Liner; Towel; Washcloth; Sunglasses; Hat; Plastic Water Bottles (4); Aluminum Bottle; Travel Coffee Press; Water Filter; Sewing Kit; Personal Hygiene Items; Bicycling Gloves and Toe Clips; Packs (3); Hiking Boots; Sandals; Walking Shoes; Running Shoes; Socks (20 pair); Rain jacket (1 heavy, 1 light); Underwear (12 pair); Pants (8); T-shirts (6); Button-Down Shirts (10) Books: The Rough Guide to The Gambia by Emma Gregg and Richard Trillo; In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin; A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn; The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture by A.I. Root; The Beach by Alex Garland; The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy; Enduring Seeds by Gary Paul Nabhan; Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe; The Machinery of Nature by Paul Ehrlich; The Human Zoo by Desmond Morris; Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison; Amerika by Franz Fafka; The Village of Waiting by George Packer.

April 3rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
don’t bring all that stuff. most of it you won’t be able to plug in anywhere, the rest will probably get stolen or cause you to spend all your time worrying about it being stolen.
you’re going to a place where people have nothing, to work. you’ll be find without your electronic things.