Pack for the Inca Trail in FIVE MINUTES!

Bom Oliver

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00:00packing for the inca trail is not a small task bedrooms in my ass how do you roll socks but the

00:07effort was well worth it to be prepared for our trek and it made the whole experience much more

00:12enjoyable after careful research we booked our four day three night private inca trail track

00:17with alpaca expeditions as with most of the trekking companies our excursion included porters

00:22to carry our gear upon arrival in cusco we would check in for our briefing and receive our duffel

00:27the bright green bag which we had to fit all our gear in as a note you will not have access to the

00:33duffel bag during the hike so you'll need to carry a day pack as well we already posted a complete

00:38packing list for the day pack and we'll leave a link in the description for that every ounce counts

00:43there are laws on how much the porters can carry which in turn limits the weight of each person's

00:48duffel bag our tour operator allowed seven kilograms per person and we were easily able to stay under

00:53this weight limit moment of truth oh we're under seven however if you don't think you can swing

00:59it in the allotted weight amount you can usually arrange to pay for an additional porter a really

01:04useful packing aid is this luggage scale so you can track how you're coming in against the weight limit

01:09we'll leave a link in the description below for this luggage scale as well as the other useful

01:13information we're going to show you throughout this video rentals and inclusions the tours typically

01:19include the tents and offer rentals on camping gear we opted to rent the sleeping bag sleeping pad

01:25and hiking poles we're going to sound like a broken record but remember that each tracking operator is

01:30different and some don't include carrying the sleeping bag and pad in the initial cost make sure

01:34you read the inclusions very carefully so you're not blindsided when you get to peru the rented sleeping

01:40bag and sleeping pad weighed about three and a half kilograms the total weight allowance we had was

01:45seven kilograms so this is how we use the remaining three and a half kilograms for toiletries we started

01:50by laying out everything we typically use in a day then eliminated the non-essentials and replaced the

01:55essentials with travel sized products in addition we brought some stuff specifically for the hike

02:00like camping toilet paper hand sanitizer and this l2md sunscreen stick which is awesome for your face

02:07and body while sunscreen is probably the most important toiletry these mosquito wipes are a close second

02:13mosquito bites are so brutal we also brought ibuprofen to help with any aches pains or altitude sickness

02:21and finally we brought ear plugs and one of those airplane sleep masks just to help us get the best

02:27rest possible each night and if you have any routine medications make sure you bring those as well

02:32at home when nature calls i have a nice bidet however the trail does not have such luxuries but we did

02:38find a portable bidet which actually worked pretty well so if you're used to using a bidet and don't

02:44like to rub toilet paper around and for 5 000 hours i recommend you buy one of these because they're

02:49pretty sweet everyday hiking this is what we wore a nice pair of hiking pants these are very durable and

02:58if they get a little bit wet they dry quickly also i just wore a t-shirt basically under my jacket so

03:03this is just like an under armor athletic t-shirt kind of wick sweat away doesn't chafe your skin was

03:09perfect for the long hiking hours as an outer layer i really just wore my rain jacket because we went in

03:14the rainy season it wasn't too cold however i also did bring this patagonia kind of a nano puff jacket

03:21and then i have these solomon hiking shoes with a pair of merino wool hiking socks i highly recommend

03:27you get a good pair the trail is very technical and you want to make sure you don't roll an ankle

03:32in terms of clothing we recommend four pairs of active underwear including sports bras four pairs

03:39of socks merino wool is recommended a set of thermals tops and bottoms two to four pairs of hiking pants

03:47four hiking shirts one to two mid layers or quarter zips one warmer down jacket warm hat and gloves

03:55and comfortable shoes for camp we packed our clothes in these dry bags which we got off of amazon

04:02not only does it keep your clothes dry but it also helps separate the clothes that we used on the trek

04:07from our normal daily clothes that we wore throughout peru in addition you're going to want to make sure

04:11you have good hiking shoes and a day pack to carry all your essentials while hiking rain gear and sun

04:17protection are incredibly important on this hike we did create a separate video for everything we carry

04:21in our day pack so make sure you check that out so you don't miss any of the essentials if you found

04:25this packing guide useful please like the video and subscribe to our channel as it continues to help

04:30us grow and if you have any questions on what to pack for the inca trail leave us a comment and we'll

04:35get back to you as soon as possible

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