How to pack for machu picchu hike
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hacking for the Inca Trail is not a
small task bedrooms in my ass how do you
roll socks but the effort was well worth
it to be prepared for our track and it
made the whole experience much more
enjoyable after careful research we
booked our four day three night private
Inca Trail track with alpaca Expeditions
as with most of the tracking companies
our Excursion included Porters to carry
our gear upon arrival in Cusco we would
check in for our briefing and receive
our duffel the bright green bag which we
had to fit all our gear in as a note you
will not have access to the duffel bag
during the hike so you'll need to carry
a day pack as well we already posted a
complete packing list for the day pack
and we'll leave a link in the
description for that every ounce counts
there are laws on how much the porters
can carry which in turn limits the
weight of each person's duffel bag our
tour operator allowed seven kilograms
per person and we were easily able to
stay under this weight limit Moment of
Truth uh we're under seven however if
you don't think you can swing it in the
allotted weight amount you can usually
arrange to pay for an additional Porter
a really useful packing Aid is this
luggage scale so you can track how
you're coming in against the weight
limit we'll leave a link in the
description below for this luggage scale
as well as the other useful information
we're going to show you throughout this
video rentals and inclusions the tours
typically include the tens and offer
rentals on camping gear we opted to rent
the sleeping bag sleeping pad and hiking
poles we're going to sound like a broken
record but remember that each tracking
operator is different and some don't
include carrying the sleeping bag and
Pad in the initial cost make sure you
read the inclusions very carefully so
you're not blindsided when you get to
Peru the rented sleeping bag and
sleeping pad weighed about three and a
half kilograms the total weight
allowance we had was seven kilograms so
this is how we use the remaining three
and a half kilograms for toiletries we
started by laying out everything we
typically use in a day then eliminated
the non-essentials and replace the
essentials with travel sized products in
addition we brought some stuff
specifically for the high hike like
camping toilet paper hand sanitizer and
this ltmd sunscreen stick which is
awesome for your face and body while
sunscreen is probably the most important
toiletry these mosquito wipes are a
close second mosquito bites
are so brutal we also brought ibuprofen
to help with any aches pains or altitude
sickness and finally we brought earplugs
and one of those airplane sleep masks
just to help us get the best rest
possible each night and if you have any
routine medications make sure you bring
those as well at home when Nature Calls
I have a nice bidet however the trail
does not have such luxuries but we did
find a portable bidet which actually
worked pretty well so if you're used to
using them a day and don't like to rub
toilet paper around and for 5 000 hours
I recommend you buy one of these because
they're pretty sweet
everyday hiking this is what we wore a
nice pair of hiking pants these are very
durable and if they get a little bit wet
they dry quickly also I just wore a
t-shirt basically under my jacket so
this is just like an Under Armor
athletic t-shirt kind of Wick sweat away
doesn't chafe your skin was perfect for
the long hiking hours as an outer layer
I really just wore my rain jacket
because we went in the rainy season it
wasn't too cold however I also did bring
this Patagonia kind of a nanopuff jacket
and then I have these Solomon hiking
shoes with a pair of Merino wool hiking
sock I highly recommend you get a good
pair the trail is very technical and you
want to make sure you don't roll an
ankle in terms of clothing we recommend
four pairs of active underwear including
sports bras four pairs of socks Merino
wool is recommended a set of thermals
tops and bottoms two to four pairs of
hiking pants four hiking shirts one to
two mid layers or quarters tips one
warmer down jacket warm hat and gloves
and comfortable shoes for camp
we packed our clothes in these dry bags
which we got off of Amazon not only does
it keep your clothes dry but it also
helps separate the clothes that we used
on the Trek from our normal daily
clothes that we wore throughout Peru in
addition you're going to want to make
sure you have good hiking shoes and a
day pack to carry all your Essentials
while hiking rain gear and sun
protection are incredibly important on
this hike we did create a separate video
for everything we carry in our day pack
so make sure you check that out so you
don't miss any of the essentials if you
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