Visit the impressive, 3 story REI flagship store in Seattle to rent things you need! I rented a wheeled Coleman cooler, 2 trekking poles, and a sleeping bag for around $55. You can secure your items online and they'll be ready for you when you arrive! There's also tons of things you can get here …
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Packing – Arizona for 1 week
12/28/2019 A week’s worth of clothing and items for one week of (mostly driving) travel to Arizona! I wanted to make sure that if my clothes got snow and wet, I would have enough dry clothes so it’s more than I would normally pack. Here’s what went inside: Packing cube (clean/dirty) with: 5 long sleeve …
Packing for Big Bend National Park
Here’s what I brought to Big Bend for the weekend! It was also a chance to try out my new Osprey Celeste 29L backpack! My Snoopy: his little flashlight lights up! (But not brightly) REI Carina 32 sleeping back packing inside a Sea to Summit compression pack (10L)REI 10L stuff sack with my REI Camp …
Things I’m glad I brought to Hawaii
I really chose Hawaii because it was just so darn cheap with Southwest releasing their new flights to the islands. $50 inter-island plane tickets also were a helping deciding factor: a cheap way to see more of the state. Here's some things I'm so glad I had on hand: My PackTowel brand travel towel-it packs …
Honolulu > Waikiki
08/01/2019After an uneventful 3 hour layover in Oakland, we were finally on our way to Hawaii! My experiences so far with TSA have been pleasant, I don't really understand why they are hated so much. Besides, walking around the airport in my socks makes me feel like a kid again! Southwest Airlines had a very …
Packing for Hawaii
The mission: To fit 2 weeks of what you need for a Hawaiian vacation into my 13 L sized Osprey Daylight pack (in space stars design, because it's the coolest design I've ever seen for this pack). First off: clothing. We will have access to a washing machine in Oahu and Hawaii islands in the …
How I Fit Camping Equipment in One Luggage
It's getting closer to our fly out date to Hawaii so I was being proactive (okay, maybe paranoid is a better word) and wanted to see how I was going to manage the checked bag/luggage situation. I am dead set on only taking one luggage piece to be checked in on the airplane so I …
Sola Latina Explorer 