After coming back from my travel, I realize that below are some of the essential items and upgrades I need for our next journey. It will be my first of many post to come and will be updated regularly till D-Day.
Equipment Checklist
1. Millet backpack 90L to 100L, cost, availability unknown ?
2. Binoculars - make and availability? Budget below $100.
3. Sleeping Bags - make and availability? Budget around $100+
4. Wind and water proof Jackets - Either Gortex or Millet. The jacket must keep me warm at the same time. Still surveying for other brands. Budget $200+
5. Walking shoe - Have to be water proof. Maybe Grotex? Budget $100+
6. Zip lockbags - Good ones that can be really air tight and compressed. Around $20
7. Headlight - instead of using a torchlight, I saw travellers using headlights because it makes your pair of hands free. The headlights can also be use as a torchlight. Below $10
8. Music player - Ipod, Creative, Samsung, iriver or brandless, it doesn't matter. As long as it can hold about 20gigs of song for the journey and its hardy. Budget between $150 - $200
9. Disk storage for photos - make, cost and availability? Budget between $150 - $200
10. Tent - Have to be wind, water and dust proof. Have to be small to fit into my backpack and easy to setup with miniumiun hassle. make, cost and availability unknown ?
11. Digital SLR camera - Nikon or Canon. Budget below $2K
12. Camera bag (optional) - Could also be my daypack, but the real use will be storing of my carmera with a seperate compartment for my misc things. I'm still unsure. Not yet make up my mind.
13. Foldable hangers - I pair. Below $20
14. Language translator - Casio? Still looking at other makes. Must have LCD lighting, to enable reading in the dark. Budget around $150 -$200
15. Hiking Sticks - make and availability? Below $50
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