The school will provide:
Tents, stoves, pans, plates, cutlery
and mugs
It would be a good idea to take the
following personal kit (don’t forget you don’t have to have brand new kit and
the you should take as little as possible)
A good rule: Only take what you
would be happy to leave behind
Another good rule: When you think you
are prepared put all your clothes on your bed and put half of it back in the
cupboard. (You always take too much)
Clothing
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Lightweight trousers (2) |
Jeans are to be avoided |
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Shorts (1) |
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Walking shoes or boots |
Wear them in well before you
go. Don’t just take boots |
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Underwear (6?) |
You can wash it |
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Shirts (2 long sleeved, 4
t-shirts) |
Some long sleeved ones are good
for protecting from the sun and insects |
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Sun hat |
Especially good if it covers your
ears and neck |
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Warm hat |
It can be very cold in the
mountains |
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Warm clothes eg
fleece |
It may well get down to freezing
in the mountains |
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Socks |
Good socks help prevent blisters |
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Old clothes for working in |
Leave them in |
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Waterproof top |
It is the rainy season |
Sleeping
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Sleeping bag |
3 to 4 season- avoid big square
ones |
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Sleeping mat |
School can provide |
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Sheet sleeping bag (liner) |
Easier to wash than a sleeping bag |
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Tent |
School will provide |
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Flip flops (a must!!) |
Great for quick trips to the loo-
very cheap in |
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Pillow case |
Fill it with clothes for a pillow |
Carrying
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Day sack |
Around 30 litres. Use for hand luggage on the plane |
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Bag or rucksack (TBC) |
Big enough to take all of your
kit. Don’t take too much |
Accessories
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Sunglasses |
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Sun cream |
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Personal medicine/first aid: to include
insect repellent, bite cream. |
For headaches, cuts etc |
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Torch and batteries |
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Pen |
For postcards, diary etc |
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Camera, batteries, film etc |
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Clothes washing stuff |
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Wash/hygiene kit |
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Umbrella |
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Sarong/ Towel |
Sarong can also be used as skirts,
shawls etc |
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Address book |
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Passport |
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Money |
Emergency Dollars? |
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Money belt |
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Penknife |
MUST be in your main luggage, not
hand luggage |
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Matches/lighter |
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Water purification pills |
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Water bottle |
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Snacks |
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String/elastic bands |
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Plastic bags |
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Do NOT take: |
Expensive kit/clothing |
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Jewellery |
It might get stolen or lost |
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Mobile phone or mp3 players |
They don’t work in most of the
areas we are going to |
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Revealing clothes |
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Lots of things |
You have to carry it |