Packing List (3 days, 2 nights)
Our gear laid out (Jack 20-25lbs, Sylvia 10-15 lbs)
- 2 backpacks
- Sylvia's food:
- Carrots - ate it for breakfast and snack
2 musubi- intended for first day lunch, but Mother Nature changed our hiking plans so we didn't get to bring for lunch- 3 MREs - rationed all the food, but ended up with a bunch of leftover snacks
- Gatorade chews - ate 10 of 30 cubes
- Jack's food:
2 musubi- oatmeal - brought sandwich-size bagful; was more than needed
- 4 MREs - took into account an extra MRE; ended up eating all the entrees but had remaining snacks
- Water supplies:
- 2L bladder - could have done without; convenient to drink out of, but I didn't want to stain the bladder so ended up drinking from other water containers instead
- Silver canteen - fits a little more than 0.5L of water; thought to bring this since could heat up if needed (didn't need to)
- Empty 1.5L Juicy Juice container - perfect size; sufficient water but not too heavy to carry
- Sawyer water filter
- 2 flat plastic bottles - use to filter water; one came with Sawyer kit, other had on hand
- Iodine tablets - used as second defense against water bacteria/viruses
- Drink mixes - really helped to mask unappetizing aftertaste of iodine tablets
- First aid kit: luckily didn't have to use any of the contents
- Bandaids
- Neosporin
- Swabs
- Vaseline
- Pepto bismol
- Gauze
- Moleskin
- Alcohol wipes
- Safety pins
- Nail clippers - in case we needed to cut anything, since this is acceptable in our carry-on
- Fire-making/cooking supplies: this was more for recreation than necessity; we had heater packs from our MREs to heat up our meals, ended up using all these resources in our attempts to make fire
- Fire starter
- Aluminum foil - used to fashion bowls for when we cooked oatmeal over a fire for fun
- Whistle
- Crayons
- Cotton balls
- Matches
- Rope - used as clothesline
- Binder clips - used like clothespins
- Duct tape
- Carabiners
- Shovel - for digging a hole for when we had to do our business
- Flashlight with batteries
- Toiletries/grooming products: tried to get biodegradable where possible
- Feminine products
- Hairties
- Comb
- Sunscreen
- Lotion
- Face wash
- Soap (all-in-one body wash/shampoo/detergent)
- Microfiber towel
- Wet wipes/toilet paper
- Hand sanitizer
- Deodorant
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Dental floss
- Sylvia clothing:
- 2 pairs of socks
- 2 drifit long sleeve shirts
- 1 lightweight hiking long pants
- 2 underwear
- 2 bras
- Pajamas: cotton shirt, thicker long pants, jacket
- Bathing attire: swimsuit top, bottom, waterproof shorts
- Jack clothing:
- 2 pairs of socks
- 2 drifit short-sleeve shirts
- 2 hiking shorts
- 2 underwear
- Pajamas: long-sleeve shirt, sweatpants, jacket
- Crocs
- Hiking shoes
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- 3 rain ponchos - brought an extra since they were really thin and meant for one-time use
- Sleeping supplies:
- Tent
- Tent poles
- Tent stakes
- Rain cover for tent - ghetto style (duct-taped 3 disposable tablecloths together)
- 2 emergency blankets
- 2 memory-foam bath mats - served as my sleeping mat since it has more cushioning and lighter than yoga mat and cheaper than purchasing an actual sleep mat
- Garbage bags/plastic bags/Ziploc bags -bring plenty - we packed all our things in various bags but felt like we could have used more of them (especially the night it rained on us)
- iPhone + charger cord
- Rechargeable battery pack
- IDs
- Hiking permit
- Credit cards/cash
Way to pack: essentials/guides at top, followed by clothes, food, tent, then sleep gear
If you take Kauai bus (which we didn't), website says they allow bags that are: 10x17x30
Websites with sample packing lists for this hike:
http://www.alohafrom808.com/2011/07/na-pali-coast-preparation-july-2011/
Other Tips
Camp hacks that I thought might be useful (didn't end up using any of these suggestions):
- Cut straw and fill with antibiotic ointment, toothpaste, etc for single use (tape end or use lighter to seal)
- Dried dots of toothpaste (2-3 days before trip, put chocolate-chip sized dots on a plate and sprinkle with baking soda; should dry by trip, where can stick in ziploc bag with some extra baking soda so don't stick and chew when need to clean teeth)
- Wrap duct tape around water bottle (or something else that you'll need for the trip) to avoid bringing the whole roll
How to poop in the forest:
- Make sure you are 200+ feet away from any water source
- Dig a hole 6 inches deep
- Can bury plain toilet paper, but best to pack out what you use to wipe yourself
- (We also marked where we went with sticks and such to prevent others from potentially digging up the space)
How to clean water for consumption:
Water looked pristine, which was nice, but still going through filter and iodine just to be safe
- Clear water > murky water; flowing water > stagnant water
- Water available at miles 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 (we only filled up at 6 and 10)
- Fill water in pouch
- Screw on filter snugly but not too tight
- Filter water into clean container, making sure excess water flowing from the pouch doesn't contaminate the filtered water
- Put iodine tablets (2 per liter) into filtered water
- Let sit for 30 minutes, until fully dissolved
- Add drink mix flavoring
- Drink up!
How to determine the amount of daylight left: each finger from the bottom of the sun to the horizon is 15 minutes
Tips, courtesy of Jack's co-worker
I particularly enjoyed reading 9d
Breakdown of Costs
Hiking-related: $426.23
- Permit $66 ($15/night kama'aina rate + $3 processing fee/person)
- Airfare $22.40 (used United miles - best rate of all airlines at 6k per person per way)
- Car rental $13.70 (used AmEx rewards points for $150 voucher)
- Supplies $324.13
- Kelty hiking backpack $109.93 [REI]
- Sleeping bag $25.64 [Sports Authority] (bought it but figured too bulky and thick based on other hikers' experiences)
- 2 cases MREs $80 [Craigslist]
- Baby carrots $2.28 [Times]
- Iodine tablets $6.95 [Amazon]
- Sawyer water filter $18.84 [Amazon]
- Hiking shoes for Sylvia $44.99 [Amazon]
- Hiking shoes for Jack $31.40 [Sears]
- Shovel $1.05 [Longs]
- 3 disposable tablecloths $3.05 [Walmart]
- Things got for free (via frequent shopper incentives like eBay bucks, Sears Shop Your Way points or through store mailing list deals/offers)
- Gatorade chews $4.99 value [Sports Authority]
- Microfiber towel $2.84 value [eBay]
- 2 bathmats $10.98 value [eBay]
- 5 ponchos $1.98 value [eBay]
- 2L water bladder $4.18 value [eBay]
- Everything else on packing list already had at home
- Lodging $71.55 (1st night free through Hotels.com, paid only taxes at $11.95; voucher for $30 off second night at $59.60)
- Food: $166.54
- Gas for rental car: $27.60
- Entertainment: $0 (did all free things)
- Omiyage $134.72
- Miscellaneous (laundry, hotel tip) $5.50
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