Well I’m off home to Niagara in a week and then three weeks later I’ll be booting around the Philippines with no real plans or destination. Neato.
I’m being good and not leaving my packing until the day before, for once in my life. The bags aren’t packed quite yet, but I’ve sold all my stuff, given most of the rest away, have two bin bags of clothes to donate, and have organised all my electronics gear. I think I’ll do the final pack on Sunday if my inevitable hangover doesn’t try to kill me.
My electronics have me a bit worried because I seem to have a lot of wires appearing from everywhere. Sure, the laptop is the obvious thing but what’s with the zillions of power cords? Nobody told me about the maze of wires I’d be carting around the world with me! Oh well, all part of the fun. If I get bored I can tangle myself up in them and see how fast I can escape.
I’ve snapped a photo of what I think is all the flashpackery gear I’ll be taking with me. It sort of seems scary when it’s laid out on a table but the camera and laptop pack nicely away into the big brown bag at the back and the rest of it will be stored away in my big backpack’s nooks and crannies so I think it’ll be manageable.
So all up here’s what I’ll be taking:
- 12.1″ Laptop
- Laptop protector sleeve
- Mouse
- Earphones (I’ll be buying a small mic at some point as well to Skype)
- 4 gig memory stick that I can’t find the cord for and will surely lose very early on
- Digital SLR
- Kick ass (but heavy) camera lens and another crappy small lens plus spare memory card, a filter and lens hood
- Small camera that fits in my pocket for snaps of drunken tomfoolery and hijinks
- Seagate portable hard drive (160 gigs I think)
- Approximately a kilometer of wires
The funny thing is, I don’t know a damn thing about photography and I’ve got all this flashy kit. I’m a pretty terrible photographer, actually. I’ll have lots of time on my hands though and an interest in it so hopefully I’ll improve. That is if I don’t spill beer on it or lose it in the first week which is a big fear.
It seems like a lot of stuff. If my bag weighs too much I might have to cut down on clothes and do my entire trip topless.
Bring it on! I’m getting excited now. 🙂
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