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Living out of a rucksack can drive you mad – it’s the constant rummaging and looking for stuff that will drive you nuts. It’s not just what you pack but how you pack, having the right items in your rucksack can make all the difference to keeping your warm, fed, healthy and happy.
Here is your checklist of 10 essential items that should find a place in every adventurer’s backpack.
Before you pack your rucksack offload some of the paperwork: Use a shared online document storage like Dropbox and share the link with family. Upload a copy of passport, visa, itinerary, fellow travellers contact details, vaccinations, insurance policy and logins in details for to flight, tours and accommodation websites.
This is so handy in an emergency or when you lose your phone! Download tickets and passes onto your phone’s wallets, as you may not always have access to WiFi.
1 Packing:
Make sure your rucksack stands out from the crowd and easy to spot. Sew on badges or attach ribbons so you can spot it in a pile of 25 other rucksacks. When packing the key is to be super organised and pack in sections. Lay everything out on the floor and group into piles. Use compression sacks or packing cubes to keep your organised, use a sharpie to write on the contents.
Top Tip: Roll everything and use elastic bands to keep them rolled up (you will thank me for this one!)
