Africa Packing List
Below please find a basic packing list for Southern Africa. Please feel free to contact Scott Brawner or Shawn Branscum with your questions. We welcome your thoughts!
Individual Packing List:
-Bible
-Passport
-Journal
-$150 personal money MINIMUM (New bills; series 2006 or newer. No tears or marks)
-3 pr of pants (wear one pack 2; you can by nylon pants that zip off or bring your BDU pants as they are durable)
-1 pr of lightweight shorts (or use the zip off pants)
-3 shirts (wear one, pack 2)
-1 pr flip flops (optional but great for showers)
-2 pr shoes/boots/sandals (wear one pair, pack one pair. Fusion boots are good if desired. Teva or Keen sandals/shoes are an excellent compromise or a lightweight pair of tennis shoes is good as well.)
-underwear (you pick the number...)
-Men: dress shirt and pants, one tie
-Ladies: At least one Sundsy best dress or skirt. Ankle length
-4-5 pr socks
-1 cap with a brim or your Fusion boonie cap (people love that boonie cap in the sun…)
-Camp towel
-Multivitamin supplement (one bottle is fine)
-Small individual first aid kit (bands aids, etc) There is a team first aid kit with larger bandages and supplies being brought over…
-10-20 clothespins (you will hang out clothes to dry)
-Insect repellant (I recommend a higher DEET concentration; over 75%)
-Sunscreen (I recommend 45+ SPF)
-Sunglasses
-Small Pocket knife/Multitool (rememember your weight issues)
-Sheathknife
-100' 550 Cord (parachute cord with the five individual strands in the middle)
-Flashlight (I recommend a cheap head lamp and a small AA/AAA flashlight)
-Extra batteries
-1 mess kit light weight, (either a set or individual plate and bowl and fork and spoon)
-MRE’s or other dehydrated food for supplement/travel food. (There are lots of carbs in African meals but protien is in short supply. I recommend that you bring either dehydrated food or the single entrée from an MRE. The entire MRE is unessary and robs you of precious weight.)
-Other light weight snack foods (comfort food)
-Sauce packets, like spaghetti sauce (3)
-OTC cold medicine, Imodium or other antidiohreal (you WILL need that...)
-Chapstick!
-Individual toiletries (shampoo, deodorant, contact lens solution, etc.) Remember you are limited by weight…
-Feminine products (please pack down: take any items out of the original packaging and "shrink wrap" them with a ziplock bag or a space saver bag)
-1 dish towel
-Camera/camcorder (rechargeable batteries are best)
-Plug adaptors for Africa
-Power Adaptor/converter (check your electronics. If they are marked 100-240V on the plug then you DO NOT NEED a converter; only the plug adaptor).
-1 Hand held Bike pump (the small lightweight type that connects to the bike; NOT the one that you set on the ground with a long tube)
-Bicycle tire repair kit (you’ll get lots of flats so bring a good supply of patches)
-Other personal survival items as you see fit (perhaps a lighter or so; please leave your liferafts at home...)
Questions? Please call Scott at 816-210-7925 or email
sbrawner@imb.org