For a list of camping and trekking equipment stores in India please view/download the attachment at the bottom of this page
| Sleeping Bag | You need one even though the lodges have quilts and blankets |
| Daypack or Hip belt or small backpack 25-30 litres | To carry water, one jacket some nuts, chocolates, cap, camera etc |
| Boots or Trekking shoes | one pair |
| Sandals or slippers for camp | lightweight to wear in the evenings |
| Socks | 2 pairs to carry one pair to wear |
| Gloves | one pair |
| Underwear | 1 to wear and 2 to carry |
| Woollen or Fleece Cap | one |
| Heavy Jacket | the warmest you can get as nights and early mornings are cold, down is the best for this. |
| Thermals underwear/long johns top and bottom | inner layer to wear at nite and early morn |
| T shirts for walking | one to wear and 2 to carry |
| Trousers/tights etc | one to wear and one to carry light weight preferred |
| One wind breaker or wind jacket | useful in case of wind- optional |
| Torch | one small needed per family |
| Sunbloc | one small tube should be ok spf 30 or 50 |
| Essential Medicines | vitamins, headache, fever, etc plus any other specific medicines which you have |
| Hiking Poles /Stick | if you have bad knees then this is recommended especially on the down hills!! |
| Water Bottle | one no 500 ml or 1 litre is ok you can use the 500 or 600 ml emplty coke or pepis bottles |
| Sun glasses | the sun is strong in the day |
| Cap for the sun | ditto! |
| small towel | for baths and wash up in case you can use the hot shower |
| Toothbrush, paste, razor, foam, shampoo, comb, vaseline | |
| Wet ones- wet tissues | called wet ones in India |
| Washing powder - small surf etc and a small clothes line | to wash clothes en route if needed |
| Nuts, raisins, chocolates, sweets | can be divided into small packets for daily use |
| Iodine tablets or liquid | available in Kathmandu |
| Volini or any other gel for aches and pains | |
| Some Candles and matches | |
| Spare plastic bags | |
| Book to read |