Tuesday, November 11, 2008

yong yap pack

| packing list | backpack | deuter act zero 60+10 | essential | highly recommended | liked it a lot | weight of pack rests primary on the lower back giving a lower centre of gravity and a freer upper body mobility | sleeping | no tent | shared fly and ground sheets with taiping goh and nasir | 1 6 feet x 6 feet tarpaulin sheet | essential | 1 sleeping bag | essential | 1 foam mat | good | 1 inflatable pillow | essential | hiking clothes | 1 cheetah nylon track pants | very good | 1 pagoda t-shirt | good | 1 btb nylon windbreaker | hardly used | 1 lightweight plastic poncho | used only at peak while setting up fly sheet | 1 pair of ecco receptor shoes | good | these shoes are better for malaysian mountain treks when compared with the hytec hiking boots used for titiwangsa traverse trek | the 1 pair of nylon socks | good | sleeping clothes | 1 mizuno dual layered track pants | good but can be improved upon | 1 timberland long sleeved t shirt | comfortable | 1 adidas nylon windbreaker | good | 1 pair of plastic slippers | good | 1 cotton underwear | good | 1 small towel to wipe clean | essential | extra clothing | 1 long sleeved t-shirt | 1 knee length pants | 1 underwear | food | for dinner | 1 packet of instant couscous | edible | 2 packets of 20g instant campbell soup | good | all can be cooked just by adding boiling water | for breakfast | 2 packets of 30g "3-in-1" instant nesvita | nice | 1 60g cup of instant noodle | nice | for snacking | 2 rice dumplings | too salty | 6 pieces of bread with peanut butter and 3 cheese slices | good | 1 bunch of bananas | good | 2 apples | good | for comfort | 300g of absolut vodka | cooking | 1 fork | 1 spoon | 1 billy can | 3 pieces of solid fuel | 1 solid fuel stove | health | 1 spray on insect repellent | essential | medicated powder | essential | vitamins and cod liver capsules | essential | hydration salts | okay | skin cream | good | anti histamines tablets | standby | ultra carbon charcoal tablets | standby | handyplasts | standby | miscellaneous | 1 roll of toilet paper | useful | 1 roll of nylon rope | not used | swiss army knife | rarely used | whistle | essential | all in all a good packing list | will be hard to improve upon |

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