Packing

The only thing I hate more than packing is unpacking, and the idea of setting out in my teardrop camper for five weeks is stressful. I want to pack enough, but not too much, and I’m visiting the desert and the Canadian rockies… so I have to be prepared for a variety of weather!

 

I’ve ultimately decided to pack enough shirts and underwear for 10 days. A couple of hoodies and pants for the mountains, and enough shorts to rotate through the hot days. That means I’ll have to do laundry twice, which should be totally doable on a trip of this length. I can also wash sheets and towels and keep things fresh that way.

 

I’ve invested a lot of time and money into this trip already, trying to prepare for the unknowns.  I bought a couple of pack towels from REI that are quick dry (after a recent camping trip with thick cotton towels this was a huge necessity!) I’ve also decided to take my bike in the hopes I will ride it as much as possible (I have my sights set on an 8 mile ride (each way) at the Grand Canyon to Hermit’s Rest.  I’m not sure how much I’ll use it in the Rockies, but it will be nice to have.

 

Tomorrow I’m going to take everything out of my galley and storage box on my camper and re-evaluate what I really need to take.  Now that I have a Foxwing, I don’t need to take an EZ Up, but I am taking a screen room and rain fly for those pesky mosquitos I may find in Alberta and Montana. I’m leaving the dutch oven at home because I’m still intimidated by cooking in it, and it’s heavy and bulky to carry around for five weeks.

 

This trip is the reason I bought a teardrop. I had always dreamed of a cross country roadtrip, and two years ago is when I ordered my TC Teardrop, and finally, after lots of planning and saving the dream is coming to fruition!  6000 miles in 32 days. It’s going to be amazing!