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- Make sure you take only lightweight clothing.
Heavy material like denim not only weighs you down, but also takes
a long time to dry.
- Roll your clothes in a rucksack.
- If you are trekking with porters, they prefer
a bag they can carry on their shoulders rather than a rucksack.
- Take a few plastic bags. Though not biodegradable,
they have multiple uses - wrap them around your toothpaste and
shampoo to stop spillage on route, at your destination use them
as rubbish bags or to separate your dirty clothes from clean ones.
- Take a small first-aid kit, including basics
such as sticking plasters, a small pack of tissues and tea tree
oil.
- A couple of rubber bands, a pen, adhesive tape
and safety pins always come in useful if you are travelling off
the beaten track.
- If you haven't used your plastic bags, first-aid
kit and other items, give them to the locals when you depart.
In many parts of the world, they will be most appreciated.
- Be aware that some airport authorities require
the use of specific locks for luggage in transit or that luggage
be left unlocked.
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