{"id":267,"date":"2018-05-29T02:35:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T02:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bricoadventures.com\/?p=267"},"modified":"2018-08-07T03:46:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T03:46:16","slug":"packing-for-torres-del-paine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricoadventures.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/29\/packing-for-torres-del-paine\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing for Torres del Paine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it\u2019s a quick weekend getaway or a multi-week trip, our family and friends are always amazed at how light we pack.\u00a0 We usually manage to take a single carry-on with all of our stuff for multi-day, even international, trips.\u00a0 For skiing or diving, we usually have a large checked bag in addition to the carry-on.\u00a0 Sometimes we supplement with a backpack.\u00a0 Needless to say, we have gotten packing lightly for our travel adventures down to a science.<\/p>\n

Our trip to Chile\/Torres del Paine offered a new packing challenge.\u00a0 We would be backpacking for 4 nights and 5 days in the park, spend a couple days in town before and after the trek, and explore Panama Ciry on a 10 hour layover en-route (we didn\u2019t want to pass up the opportunity to explore the city – even in the hot and humid weather).\u00a0 Even though we were bringing our own tent to camp, 2 of the 4 Refugios we booked required purchasing full board \u2013 breakfast, lunch and dinner.\u00a0 We debated between bringing our cooking gear for the other nights on the trail, or just purchasing full board at the other 2 Refugios.\u00a0 Had we needed to bring our stove and cooking gear, we would have also needed to bring an additional bag and left it at the hotel in Puerto Natales with items not needed during the trek.\u00a0 However, we would have ended up filling the carry-on with items we didn\u2019t really need just to make it full enough to justify bringing.\u00a0 So we opted for the minimalist approach taking only our 40 liter backpacks and a recently acquired waist pack (also known as a \u201cfanny\u201d or fanny pack) for small items.<\/p>\n

For a bit of context, a 40 liter pack is good for 1-3 night backpacking trips with a fairly minimal approach.\u00a0 Subsequently, as you can imagine, a 40 liter pack doesn\u2019t leave a lot of space to work with for a 10 day trip which includes a 4 night backpacking adventure.\u00a0 As such, our packs were pretty full and didn\u2019t allow for extra room to fit souvenirs (we tend to think most souvenirs are unnecessary so this wasn\u2019t a problem) or \u2018nice-to-haves\u2019 like an extra shirt or shoes other than our hiking shoes.\u00a0 While they are both 40 liters, Nico\u2019s pack tends to hold a bit more, including the tent.<\/p>\n

Each of our packs included the following:<\/p>\n

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Britt’s items to be packed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Britt’s Pack – Before & After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Overall we were happy with out packing strategy, and we could even have left a few things behind!<\/p>\n

Tips:<\/p>\n