Travel Packing Tips

These are just some packing suggestions for your trip. Remember, there is a washer/dryer at our cabins so you can pack light. 

Depending on the season, you may not need insect repellent but sun screen and sunglasses are useful year-round.

• Sun screen
• Sunglasses
• Swim suit (even if you don't plan on using it, pack it anyway)
• Camera and film If your camera is digital, be sure to bring extra memory or a method to transfer pictures.
• Extra camera batteries (keep them in your camera case)
• Disposable camera for water activities
• Wet weather gear: Umbrella, rain coat or poncho
• Picnic supplies (paper plates/cups, napkins, plastic flatware)
• Flashlight and batteries
• Road maps and local area maps
• Guide books, information on area
• Comfortable travel shoes and good shoes for hiking
• Laundry bag
• Prescription medications (keep them in original labeled bottles)
• Over-the-counter medications like ibuprofen, aspirin, Tums, etc.
• Band-Aids/first aid supplies
• Moleskin— Very important to prevent blisters or protect a blister you have. This is an adhesive padding to place on your skin where you typically get walking blisters from your shoe rubbing. Pack some scissors to cut it to size. You can buy moleskin at the grocery store where Dr. Scholl foot products are found. If you get a blister, place a band-aid on the blister, then cut the moleskin to fit over the band aid and blistered area. It will protect and take the pressure off the blister so may continue your hike!
• Prescription glasses or contacts. If you wear contacts, take extra contacts and storage case!
• Phone number of your doctor and/or pharmacy (if you lose your medications, you can get a refill phoned to a local pharmacy)
• Other phone numbers you may need (emergency numbers, as well as friends)
• Insurance cards (medical and auto)
• Emergency auto bag (can of tire inflator, tire repair kit, fluids, etc.)
• Travel size personal products, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant
• Small sewing kit. Take a few safety pins and buttons
• Insect repellent wipes
• Baby wipes (before and after eating snacks)
• Resealable plastic baggies in a variety of sizes. They're perfect for leftover picnic food, containing wetness, and bagging items that may leak. The two-gallon size is great for packing clothing.
• Soft sided collapsible cooler if you are carrying cold foods.
• Refreezable ice packs for cooler (better than ice since they won't leak)
• Packing for a hike: If you're hiking at elevation, remember that the temperature drops as the elevation increases (about 3 degrees per 1,000 feet).  Bring sufficient clothing so you can dress in layers. Carry light rain gear.

Planning on backpacking? Here's a packing list from Gorp.

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