Backpacker’s packing list
Ensure nothing gets left behind with our handy checklist
Essentials
- Passport
- Boarding Passes
- Foreign cash
- Credit/ATM cards
- Maps/directions/itinerary
- Guidebook material
- First aid kit
- Travel insurance documents
- Repeat and travel medication
- Folder for all documents
- Large backpack
- Small combination lock
Electronics
- Camera and charger
- Mobile phone and charger
- Tablet and charger
- Headphones
- Plug adapters (see below)
- Headtorch and batteries
- Waterproof pocket camera
- Back-up hard drive
Clothes
- Light jacket
- Waterproof coat
- Light jumpers
- Thin hoodie
- Casual shirts
- Vest tops
- T-shirts
- Loose trousers
- Leggings
- Shorts
- Skirts
- Dresses
- Sandals
- Flip-flops
- Trainers/comfortable shoes
- Belt
- Thin socks
- Underwear
- Sleepwear
- Sun hat/cap
- Swimsuit
- Sarong/shawl
- Hidden zipper belt
Cosmetics
- Sunscreen and aftersun lotion
- Body lotion/moisturizer
- Insect repellent
- Deodorant
- Perfume
- SPF lip balm
- Razor and shaving cream
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Soap/body wash
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Make-up and remover
- Hairbrush/comb
- Hair products
- Disposable wipes
- Sanitary products
- Nile file/clippers
- Tweezers
- Bug spray
- Laundry kit: travel detergent, braided clothesline, sink-stopper
- Hand sanitizer
- Dental floss
- Small tubes for liquids
- Tissues
Miscelleneous
- Painkillers
- Glasses
- Contact lenses and solution
- Travel journal and pen
- Books
- Sunglasses
- Waterproof watch
- Beach towel/quick-dry towel
- Waterproof bag
- Water purifying bottle
- Sleep sack
- Earplugs
- Refillable bottles
- Travel neck pillow
- Playing cards
- Pocket sewing kit
- Sleeping bag
- Portable stove
- Cutlery
- Bowl/cup
TRAVEL INTERESTS
- Adventure travel
- Art and culture
- family holidays