How to pack,
what to bring, for tropical climate countries, by
Corinne
The secret of a confortable backpacing trip
is : pack light and organized.
 My pack usually
weights only 8 kgs and is pretty small (40 liters pack type).
You won't believe how much convenient and confortable it is to have
a small light pack, 'cause when backpacking you have 99.99 % chance
to:
- end up in a local overpacked bus where you have to carry it on your
laps or find a tiny spot to put it,
- carry your pack from one guest house/hostel to another to find out
the best deal,
- hike with your pack for a while to find this secret remote backpacker
heaven,
I organize similar
items in pouches
If I don't do that, I end up with a very messy pack after few days or
I spend lots of time arranging and re-arranging it and everytime I need
something, I have to pull out everything else or almost.
But...if I have all my clothes in one pouch, all my bath stuff in another
and so on, I just take out the pouch I need and even if I want to take
out everything, it takes me 5 secondes with the 5 or 6 pouches I usually
carry.
For my last trip (Philippines), I used this system and I never spent
more than 5 minutes tiding up my pack to leave and no more than 30 secondes
to find what I was looking for without making chaos in my pack.
For me, the
best travelling pack is the one with:
- a 35/45 liters capacity,
- two compartments, the main one and a smaller one at the bottom,
- side pockets, compressible with straps so that they are flat when
you don't need them or if you want to strap something on the sides.
- A very good ventilated back (to avoid moisture and back heat)
- excellent shoulder straps and hip belt (make sure the backpack is
long enough for you hip belt to actually rest on your hips when the
pack is loaded)
- A waterproof integrated rain cover
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