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the usual packing method that Kirsten and I use to check we both have everything. On this 4 day hike / camping and 3 day city break I tried to reduce clothing to a minimum. Ideally getting total weight down to 15kg.
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Just enough time left during summer vacation for a road trip.
For Our Daily Challenge: Timing is Everything.
ESSENTIALS:
•Parka (Windbreaker) or Insulated Water Resistant Coat: Some ships provide parkas – please ask your Program Manager. Parkas should be large enough to wear over insulating layers.
•Waterproof Rubber Boots (“Wellies” or “Wellington Boots”), (12”-15”) with strong rubber-ridged, nonskid soles that fit well. These specifications are VERY IMPORTANT. You will be stepping into cold water up to 10” deep during wet landings. Moon or leather boots are not appropriate. (Note: Be sure your boots fit with one or two pairs of heavy socks – tight boots will be cold and uncomfortable). Suggested sources for rubber boots: sporting goods, army surplus, or camping equipment stores in your area. These boots are often referred to as “Wellies” or “Wellington boots.” Many good outlets are available online.
•Waterproof Pants/Rain Pants - Pull-on waterproof pants are very important for spray in the Zodiacs and wet landings. They should be roomy enough to wear over thermal underwear or regular pants.
•Cap and Neck Gaiter/Balaclava – Fleece is excellent since it is light and extremely warm; wool is also recommended. Hats with a brim to shade your eyes as well as flaps to protect your ears are ideal.
•Waterproof mittens and/or gloves – While gloves are convenient, mittens are warmer. Thin glove liners under thick mittens work well, since mittens can be removed to operate camera equipment.
•Sweaters – Medium weight wool or polar fleece
•Turtlenecks
•T-shirts/Warm Weather Clothes – Casual warm weather clothing is practical for layering and wearing aboard the ship.
•Warm Trousers – Wear wool slacks, cords, sweatpants, jeans, or expedition-weight fleece thermal underwear under your waterproof pants.
•Long Underwear – 2 sets; Capilene, Polypropylene, or Lightweight Silk
•Warm Socks – Bring several pairs of knee-length heavy socks and thin sock liners. For heavier pairs, rag wool is an excellent choice. Liners can be synthetic or silk. Remember that rubber boots are not well insulated, so you will rely on the warmth of your socks.
OTHER USEFUL ITEMS:
•Daypack that is sturdy, lightweight, and waterproof – extremely useful for taking extra clothing and camera gear on shore visits.
•Sun Protection – Sunscreen with UV filter, sunglasses, and lip protection
•Bathing Suit – For hotels and maybe a polar plunge or hot springs
•Camera – with extra batteries and twice the amount of film/memory you think you need
•Extra pair of prescription glasses or contact lenses
•Prescription Medicine – and a Personal Medical Kit with remedies for seasickness, upset stomach, allergies and pain relief
•Binoculars – compact ‘travel-size’ binoculars general do not perform well; we recommend magnification of at least 8x, weatherproofing (resistant to fog and/or water), multi-coated lenses, and a large focus knob for ease of use with gloves
•Collapsible Walking Stick/Trekking Pole – for negotiating uneven ground; some trekking poles feature a camera mount and can double as a monopod
•Electrical Converter & Adapter Plug – power aboard most ships is 220-volt with recessed European-type outlets; US standard 110-volt equipment with flat-pronged plugs require a voltage converter and a round, two-pronged European adapter plug
•Ziploc Bags – or a small dry bag to protect cameras and film when going ashore
•Woolite/Laundry Soap – if you plan to do any hand laundry
•Small Beanbag – to use as a camera tripod (reduces shake aboard ship)
•US $1 Bills – for taxi rides and gratuities before and after your cruise
•Pocket Calculator – for currency conversion
•Notebook, Pen and Address Book
•Toiletries
•Travel Alarm Clock
•Hand Warmers
Items we Recommend Keeping in your Carry-on Bag:
•Change of clothes (in case of luggage delay)
•Camera, flash, extra batteries, film or memory cards (NOTE: many airports around the world
have installed high-power detection machines that can damage exposed or unexposed film. Carry your camera and all film in your carry-on bag, and request that they be searched by hand. Film packed in clear Ziploc bags is easier to inspect.)
•Prescription drugs, if applicable. If you are taking prescription drugs, take along a prescription signed by your doctoring case you need an emergency refill.
•Extra pair of prescription glasses or contact lenses and sunglasses.
HELPFUL NOTES:
•Comfortable and casual clothing is recommended while onboard the ship and ashore.
•For Captain’s Welcome and Farewell parties/dinners, moderately dressy or “smart casual: attire may be appropriate. As each ship is different, please contact your Program Manager for specifics.
•The principle of layering: air is a great insulator, so trapping air in several layers of clothing will keep you warmer than wearing one or two very heavy items. You can also add or remove layers easily to remain comfortable at all times.
•Wool and silk clothing is recommended instead of cotton because they can trap warm air. Synthetic fabrics spring back into shape after compression and have excellent wicking properties. Polar fleece is popular and recommended. Polypropylene and Capilene wick moisture away from your skin and keep you warm without adding bulk.
This is the kit it's going to take to keep Connected Live and me as a presenter going for two and a half days of Scottish Learning Festival. I'm astonished at how much of it stuff I actually own myself.
PS: After Steve's comment I added the replacement prices - about £5000 in total. I should now point out that I do not travel with this all the time, and most of it would stay in work ;-)
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Baseball cap
Scarf, fleece
Raincoat, 3/4 length, packable
Jacket, windstopper
Light sweater, fleece
Pants, cotton, business casual
4 Shirts, cotton, long sleeve, business casual
Pullover, merino wool, v-neck
T-shirt, merino wool, long sleeve
T-shirt, merino wool, short sleeve
Underwear shirt, merino wool, v-neck
2 pairs of underpants, nylon
1 pair of socks, wool/silk blend
1 pair of sock liners, polypropylene
Sunglasses, grey, polarized
Spare lenses for sunglasses, yellow
Guide books
Maps
Toiletries: sawn-off toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, razor, shaving cream, hand sanitizer, deodorant, woolite laundry detergent
Passport
Credit card
Cash, Euros
Cash, Swiss Francs
"Little black book"
Pen, indian ink
Cell phone, unlocked
Extra GSM SIM card for alternate network
Camera w. pouch
Spare 2 GB SD memory card
iPod, 120 GB (media player and external hard drive)
Earphones, compact (doubles as ear plugs)
GPS navigation device (maps of North America and Europe)
Locks (cable and padlock)
Dell Mini 9 netbook w. Timbuktu sleeve
Box, lexan (waterproof and transparent for gadgets and cables)
Various chargers and cables
Eagle Industries A-III Molle backpack
Spare shopping bag
Many people find it stressful to move to a new house due to many #household items which are heavy and fragile. Unpacking too is a tiresome job if things were not packed in an orderly manner. Luckily professionals and expert movers have come up with tips and ways of packing in order to make every move on that specific day #systematic and smooth.
Get rid of the things you don’t use or need
When you are planning to move into a new house, consider getting rid of things that you no longer use. These include clothes, shoes, electronics and kitchen items such as old #coffee #makers and other items. Consider packing these items and give them to people of good will around your community. By so doing, the bulk of unnecessary items will reduce hence making the items to be packed to be less. It will also minimize overcrowding in your new house.
Consider looking for the best moving company one month prior the moving day
Compare prices of the moving companies and any other terms of payment to prevent unexpected costs during the #moving day. Also, check the moving company that you have chosen if it is licensed to ascertain the security of your items. Plan with the company the best flexible day to move in. It is also crucial to map the best and easiest route to use before the moving day. Look for possible traffic; detour and other constructions that might be scheduled on a moving day. This will make the journey more manageable and less tiresome as there will be no obstructions on the way.
When you are moving to a new house, start packing as early.
Start with things that are not being used for the time being. This includes decorations, some clothes, books that you have already read and other things that might not be of use. This is done by buying boxes from a nearby shop together with different packing materials like packing tapes, cardboard boxes, putty, extra screws and wrapping papers from a nearby hardware store. Pack items like books, toiletries, clothes as well as kitchen utensils in separate boxes and label the boxes at the top and on sides. This will make unpacking an easy task as each box will be taken to where those items are kept. Also, number your boxes to make sure that all things reached and no box was stolen.
Stop shopping like two weeks earlier
To avoid wasting any #food, consume all the shopping at home. Don’t buy more supplies unless you need them. Also, you can call friends and neighbors to take extra shopping that you might have. Pack extra toiletries and cleaning items in a different bag. These are items that will be used immediately when you rich the new home. Consider also packing extra clothes, laptop, and any other thing that you might need before unpacking. Call friends and relatives to help you in packing when you are moving to your new house. During the moving day ensure all things are handled with care especially electronics and other fragile items .When you reach to your new home, put someone in charge of unpacking process. This will help the task move smoothly without wasting time. Consider taking a picture of the new house before bringing your items inside. This is to show any damage that would be there.
Finally, appreciate all the people who helped you by ordering food, drinks, and snacks for them.
Activity: It's time to go! Your family is traveling to the next campsite, ten miles away. Your job is to pack the travois.
1. Spread the red blanket or an animal hide over the lower end of the travois.
2. Arrange the parfleches (which contain dried pumpkin and dried meat) and bags of dried corn and beans on the travois and in the side pockets.
3. Spread the remaining blanket or hide over the travois to hold everything in place.
4. Shake the travois as if you were walking across the prairie. How well did you pack?
Use the right size boxes
Put heavy items, like books, in small boxes; light items, like linens and pillows, in bigger ones. (Large boxes packed with heavy items are a common complaint of professional movers. They not only make the job harder but also have a better chance of breaking.)
Put heavier items on the bottoms of boxes, lighter items on top
And if you’re loading the truck yourself, pack heavier boxes first, toward the front of the truck, for balance.
Don’t leave empty spaces in the boxes
Fill in gaps with proper shipping supplies. Movers often won’t move boxes that feel loosely packed or unbalanced.
Avoid mixing items from different rooms in the same box
It will make your packing quicker and your unpacking a lot easier, too.
Label each box with the room it’s destined for and a description of its contents
This will help you and your movers know where every box belongs in your new place. Numbering each box and keeping an inventory list in a small notebook is a good way to keep track of what you’ve packed―and to make sure you still have everything when you unpack.
Tape boxes well
Use a couple of pieces of tape to close the bottom and top seams, then use one of the movers’ techniques―making a couple of wraps all the way around the box’s top and bottom edges, where stress is concentrated.
If you’re moving expensive art, ask your mover about special crating
Never wrap oil paintings in regular paper; it will stick. For pictures framed behind glass, make an X with masking tape across the glass to strengthen it and to hold it together if it shatters. Then wrap the pictures in paper or bubble wrap and put them in a frame box, with a piece of cardboard between each framed piece for protection.
Bundle breakables
As you pack your dishes, put packing paper around each one, then wrap bundles of five or six together with more paper. Pack dishes on their sides, never flat. And use plenty of bunched-up paper as padding above and below. Cups and bowls can be placed inside one another, with paper in between, and wrapped three or four in a bundle. Pack them all in dish-barrel boxes.
Consider other items that will need special treatment
Vansant says his movers treat TVs like any other piece of furniture, wrapping them in quilted furniture pads. He points out, however, that plasma TVs require special wooden crates for shipping if you don’t have the original box and can be ruined if you lay them flat. If you’re packing yourself, double-box your TV, setting the box containing the TV into another box that you’ve padded with packing paper.
Up late packing, sorting, collecting AND sketching! Not long to go for me now...
PS. My true architects writing in caps (I wanted a dense block of text...)
Return to the glorious homeland... Steve and I visit family and friends in Beijing and Shanghai, and experience the weirder parts of culture shock, like missing mundane things like Domino's Pizza. Also, ghost houses, the UChicago Center, malaxiangguo, relatives, and a lot of long subway rides. I kind of love this country anyway!
September 4, 2010 (Saturday) - For use in my blog today.
I comment about my life and opinions in my eJournal and images every single day. This photo was used there today. It was used there today.
I like lists, I really do, but sometimes I think much better visually than by something as abstract as words.
Hidden in the shadow of the camera bag: socks.
I'm PACKING!
I leave tomorrow to spend the rest of the week with Nick! YAY!!!! I'm so excited! I feel like a kid before Christmas who's totally not going to be able to sleep!
This will be my last upload for about week since I'm not taking my comp! I'll still be taking my 365 though! And others! Look forward to alot of Nick!
Have a great week!
Daughter #1 seems to like making lists. I wonder who she can get that trait from?
I particularly like the pictograms.
I was orignally planning to take the suitcase on the left as i am only going away for TWO NIGHT!! lol.
new crop. things were bothering me.
i once had a rubbermaid bin that had a warning sticker on it prompting people to NOT store their small children in them. i had to laugh. but seriously, keep bags and refrigerators and rubbermaids away from small children.
the month of june will involve lots of packing, as we have to be out of the apartment by the 30th. the most important thing i'll have to do is label the boxes and bags so i remember what i've put in them. maybe this time i'll observe some kind of system or organisation instead of, y'know, doing things like i usually do them.
ah yes. i also have more ziploc bags than i know what to do with. this is a result of my mother's obsessive yet endearing habit of packaging everything in a ziploc bag when sending things or travelling. even ziploc bags are placed in ziploc bags. she's like the queen of meta.
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