- Assume that your backpack will be mistreated in ways you never thought possible!
- Never, ever, ever, pack to capacity!
- No Wasted Space!
- Your pack should be comfortable!
- Packing a backpack: The “one bag” theory!
- Never pack valuable things in the outer pockets of a backpack!
- Some useful things you will want to carry in your money belt or in a daybag in case your rucksack is stowed or not handy:
- One anti-diarrhea pill
- One motion sickness pill
- Couple of passport photos (for border crossing visas)
- Travel insurance contact information
- Photocopy of passport for yourself
- Copies of your passport to use for motorbike rental, checkins, etc
- Condom
- Emergency contact information card in case you get hurt
