1. Toilet paper

2. First aid kit

3. Ear plugs to wear while riding all day & at night

4. extra water, 2 litres or more in the desert

5. Visa card

6 . Emergency space blanket & 30' string... sun/rain protection in case of breakdown

7. Laptop computer

8. Documents (tickets, passport, telephone list, recovery club details etc,)

9. Rain coat

Add insect repellent. We're hearing some terrible stories of flood victims getting eaten alive by mosquitoes at night which thrive in the stagnant water areas. It's bad enough in normal times!

sounds like a Go Bag

What Are The Top Items On Your Pack List?

Depends where one is going.

Mobile phone ?

GPS, iPod, charged up Kindle (lasts a month reading 4-5 hours per day).

Pocket knife. Blood pressure meds.

Always carry an over-shoulder small knapsack. Snacks. Bottle of water.

Vitamin I (Ibuprofen)

condoms......goes w/o saying....

Clothes

Last trip to Thailand was for 3 weeks and I took.

1. 4 tshirts

2. 3 pairs of shorts

3. 1 pair of sandals

4. Sunglasses

5. Toothbrush and paste

6. Condoms

7. Passport

8. Mobile phone

9. Razor

10. Visa card

That was it, I didn't need to buy anything but wasn't worried. If I needed anything I knew I could buy it in Thailand a lot cheaper than I can in my own country.

The saying is:

Put together what you think you need and pack half of it.

Toilet paper, earplugs and a raincoat aren't exactly essential.

What are you going to do with your electronic gadgets if there's no electricity? Same goes for your Visa card as ATM's wouldn't be working either. It will get you cash from the bank though if you have your passport and if the bank has cash.

The comment about condoms isn't so frivoulous as they will protect quite a few small items from water. Perhaps that's why the French and Spanish call them preservatives

Food for more thought?

After 20 odd years travelling all over the world ....For me when travelling...The basics.....

Passport, credit card, a few days cash and the clothes on your back...everything else can bought if you need it.....

1 Pet cat

2 42" TV

3 Sattelite dish with decoder

4 Boat

5 Lightsaber

6 Sticky rice basket

7 Whiteboard together with non permanent marker

8 Playstation 3

9 2 turntables

10 An entire Swedish girl volleyballteam(has to fit in the boat of course)

1 Pet cat

2 42" TV

3 Sattelite dish with decoder

4 Boat

5 Lightsaber

6 Sticky rice basket

7 Whiteboard together with non permanent marker

8 Playstation 3

9 2 turntables

10 An entire Swedish girl volleyballteam(has to fit in the boat of course)

Now we're making progress!

sunglasses are enough...

Last trip to Thailand was for 3 weeks and I took.

1. 4 tshirts

2. 3 pairs of shorts

3. 1 pair of sandals

4. Sunglasses

5. Toothbrush and paste

6. Condoms

7. Passport

8. Mobile phone

9. Razor

10. Visa card

That was it, I didn't need to buy anything but wasn't worried. If I needed anything I knew I could buy it in Thailand a lot cheaper than I can in my own country.

No underwear ?

Penicillan in case of leptospirosis can be deadly.

Mentol toothpaste for bug bites works wonders.

1. Tums.

2. Hand sanitizer

3. Gloves

4. Disection kit

5. Baggies and somelabels and crayon.

6. Face mask

7. Clean underwear and socks.

8. Vinyl smock.

9. Some dry snacks as one can work up an appetite harvesting bits and pieces.

10. Camera with memory cards.

11.Australian, Canadian, UK, USA, Embassy contact numbers

12. Pictures of my loved ones to chear me up (Dogs, cat))

13. cash

14. Cologne

15. Toothpaste, toothbrush, soap

16. Emergency bumwad

17. ID cards

18. Dog and cat treats

19, Mag light that functions as torch + non lethal defense

20. Get a copy of the Steve Jobs biography out now.

1 Pet cat

2 42" TV

3 Sattelite dish with decoder

4 Boat

5 Lightsaber

6 Sticky rice basket

7 Whiteboard together with non permanent marker

8 Playstation 3

9 2 turntables

10 An entire Swedish girl volleyballteam(has to fit in the boat of course)

Now we're making progress!

Depends, Taking a walk in the park is always good for brainstorming, do you see.

pink bismuth

You're right, end it please

1.Passport & insurance Cover

2.Good Book x2

3.Assorted Clothes

4.Mini Medical kit

5.Good Tea Bags

6.Camera

7.Trainers & sandals

8.Wind up Torch

9.Cd player

10 Spare bag to take home any buys

A plastic Neti pot (nasal rinse) and salt. You don't want black boogers, do you?