Packing for South America

Okay, so this post is super extremely late.  I wanted it to be the first thing I posted, from the airport or something on the way flying down here.

Then I realized I had a lot of stuff with me, and it was taking forever to type.

And then I never got around to finishing it because South America and life...

But here it is finally.  A list of everything I brought with me.  I stuck the photos first, so if you don`t want to actually read through all I brought you can just look at the carnage of a bed I had before packing everything away.

I`m still going to follow this up with some of my favorite things I brought, and things that I found I needed after.

And without further ado, the post I started back in July:

Well its finally here. Departure date to fly off to Lima. All my worldly posessions are in a storage unit or on my back. (Well...except for the pile of things still in Mom and Dad's basement.) 

This is what the bed looks like

When I was prepping for this trip I searched around on the internet but couldn't find a very good list of what to bring for an extended stay that wasn't a business trip with lots of amenities. So I'm going to list everything I'm bringing, and do a follow-up post later saying what I brought that I really didn't need and what I wish I had. Maybe someday another traveler will come across this through the magic of the internet and it will be just what they need.

Everything packed into an REI Trail 40 and an REI Flash 18

Clothing

7 pairs of socks

6 pairs of undies (4 ExOfficio)

3 sports bras

1 regular bra

2 cami tank tops

2 regular tank tops

1 Nike running top

1 pair small sleeping shorts

1 pair pjs

1 pair jeans

1 pair cargo shorts

1 pair prAna Halle pants

1 pair prAna climbing pants

1 belt

5 tshirts

1 REI running hoodie

quarter zip poly pro

1 lightweight plaid

1 flannel plaid

1 bikini top and bottom

1 sarong

1 packable raincoat

The North Face Hedgehog GTX waterproof light hiking shoes

Keds

Flip flops

baseball hat

running headband

small PackTowel washcloth

medium size REI camp towel

Miscellaneous

journal

planning journal

extra pencil, pens

scissors

tape and small case for it

my favorite spoon

pocket knife

REI travel pillow

passport, drivers license, proof of yellow fever vaccination

debit card, credit card

utility paracord

small cordalette

deck of cards

2 pairs of sunglasses

Black diamond headlamp

SteriPen, instructions and its filter

Spanish conversation guide

a copy of The Help in Spanish

16 oz Nalgene and 32 oz Nalgene

small pack cube for ditty

medium pack cube

large pack cube for clothing

compression sack

Electronics

camera and camera case

small 2 SIM phone from Amazon

Galaxy S2 for wifi purposes

ipod

outlet adapter for Peru

camera battery charger

cord for downloading photos from camera

outlet to USB adapter

2 USB to microUSB cords

USB to ipod cord

Ditty Bag (what my family calls toiletries)

travel toothbrush

tube of toothpaste

dental floss

deodorant

2 razors and a travel size shaving cream

Neosporin

sunscreen, one small bottle for daily use, one large to refill.  SPF 30

small mirror

hand sanitizer

tweezers

Tylenol, Ibuprofen, and Naproxen

small sewing kit

chapstick with SPF 15

prescription malaria, travelers diahrrea, and altitude sickness pills

digital thermometer

nail clippers and file

Q-tips

bandaids

aloe vera

Pepto pills