| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Some Candles and matches |
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| Spare plastic bags |
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| Book to read |
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