What to pack for an Antarctic trip has been in our thoughts for the past year and a half. With this much time before the actual trip, we were able to purchase some 2014 end-of-winter season sale items almost ten months before our January trip.
Quark Expeditions supplies waterproof winter jackets and boots for each guest at the embarkation point. This is helpful as packing calf-high rubber boots in your luggage can be a challenge and the jackets are quite bulky. The ship also provides fee-based laundry service and the dry air makes hand washing and drying clothes a little easier.
With this in mind, here is my packing list for one individual, excluding warm weather items for Iguaçu Falls:
Quark Expeditions supplies waterproof winter jackets and boots for each guest at the embarkation point. This is helpful as packing calf-high rubber boots in your luggage can be a challenge and the jackets are quite bulky. The ship also provides fee-based laundry service and the dry air makes hand washing and drying clothes a little easier.
With this in mind, here is my packing list for one individual, excluding warm weather items for Iguaçu Falls:
- Thermoball insulated jacket (1)
- Waterproof pants (1)
- Waterproof gloves (2)
- Light-weight glove liners (2)
- Fleece headband (1)
- Knit hat (1)
- Visor cap with spandex face mask (1)
- Fleece neck gaiter (1)
- Heavy wool socks (3)
- Silk/Poly liner socks (2)
- Primaloft vest (1)
- Long-sleeved travel shirt (2)
- Midlayer fleece (1)
- Turtleneck shirts (2)
- Base-layer pants (2)
- Long-sleeved base-layer shirt (2)
- Dri-fit short sleeved t-shirts (2)
- Underwear and non-boot socks (4)
- Medium weight cargo pants (2)
- Waterproof walking shoes (1)
- Running shoes (1)
- Gym shorts (1)
- Swimsuit (1) for an ocean plunge
Electronics, photography and miscellaneous items
- Laptop computer (using HP Stream11)
- Colorspace SD/Compact Flash portable backup device
- Kindle e-reader
- Noise canceling headphones and iPod
- Full frame DSLR body
- Four DSLR battery packs and a charger
- Crop frame Canon T4i DSLR body rented as a backup camera
- Two DSLR battery packs and charger for T4i
- 70-300mm DSLR zoom lens
- 25-105mm DSLR zoom lens
- Lens cleaner and bulb blower
- Waterproof P&S camera
- Two P&S battery packs and a charger
- Extra camera memory cards
- USB charging cables, 4 outlet power strip and plug adapter
- 10x40 binocular
- Small LED flashlight
- Prescription glasses (2)
- Sunglasses (2)
- Prescription and OTC medication
- Paper travel documentation
- Laundry soap and microfleece travel towel to speed clothes drying
- Ziploc bags of a variety of sizes
- Passport and drivers license
- Toiletries
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