Packing List - Pt. 1

Time/Date: 1055, 06-Dec-11
Location: F'ton

5 days until departure.

I like to pack light whenever I can. As this trip isn't about working at six or seven thousand feet elevation in Idaho or weddings or anything serious enough for people to judge me (Jon? Joe?), I'm going as light as possible for this one.

Below is part one of my packing list. Part two will be fishing gear-specific & posted later this week.

The clothing & most accessories have been well-tested by me in other parts of the world, so consider the list as Mat's Official Approved Traveling Angler Gear List...whatever that counts for. I've put the brand name + links in brackets, in case you want to research these products further.

Without further ado:

Clothing:

• 1 pair of board shorts (Prana)
• 1 pair of convertible, quick-dry pants (Columbia)
• Long-sleeve sun shirt (Howler Bros)
• Fredericton Outfitters logo'd fishing shirt - gotta represent! (Simms)
• Long-sleeve fishing shirt (Redington)
• Light hoodie (IceBreaker - read my review here)
• Travellin'/workin'/chillin' pants - for the trip to/fro (Carhartt)
• Insulated vest - for leaving & returning to Canada (MEC)
• T-shirts (various)
• Underwear (Ex Officio)
• Socks (IceBreaker, SmartWool)
• Light rain coat (Marmot - this thing is OLD!)

Footwear:

• Light hikers (Merrell)
• Flipflops - to be bought in Guatemala

Accessories:

• Sun mask (Buff)
• Sun gloves (Simms)
• Sunglasses (Costas x2 - read my review here)
• Waterproof pouch (Simms)
• Microfleece sleeping bag liner (REI - no longer made...?)

Electronics:

• Waterproof point & shoot (Pentax W90)
• iPod Touch 64 GB - camera, internet, e-books, music (read about my love for iPod here)

Luggage (checked):

• Backpack (Arc'Teryx - this, too is OLD!)

Luggage (Carry-on):

• Rod case (Orvis)

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Pop back later this week for part two - my fly gear for Guatemala!