South-West Coast Path camping pack list

(Late spring, not including cooking equipment.)

Pack list:

Transport

• Advance ticket details

Kit

• Pack. I like packs with net side pockets for water bottles, bellows side pocket, separate boot section, place for walking poles, and cover which stows at the bottom.
• Mat
• Sleeping bag
• Tent (poles, canvas, pegs)
• 30 litre pack
• Waterproof pack liner
• Waterproof see-through, touch-through cases for phone, &tc
• Map case
• OS Explorer maps
• Compass
• Walking book
• Walking poles
• Penknife
• Spork
• 2 water bottles
• non-leaking lunchbox
• head torch (for tent at night and walking back in the dark)
• light stowaway waterproof shoulder bag (because sometimes shower cubicles spray everything inside them)

Electronics

• Powermonkey and adapters
• Power supply cables for camera, phone
• MP3 player, earphones, waterproof bag
• GPS
• Phone
• Camera
• Rechargeable AA batteries for GPS
• Watch

Clothes

• Walking boots
• Walking sandles
• Crocs slipons shoes for shower and evenings
• Pants
• Walking socks
• Waterproof socks
• Walking brassiere
• Walking trousers
• Walking t-shirt
• Fleece
• Buff
• Waterproof coat
• Waterproof trousers
• Baseball cap
• Dress for evening
• Leggings
• Evening socks
• Evening brassiere

Health

• First aid kit inc. fabric plaster strip, scissors, antiseptic / fungal cream, second skin blister dressing, tea-tree oil, painkillers
• Energy: sweets, seeds, nuts, dried fruit
• Vitamin supplements
• Earplugs

Hygiene and vanity

• Toiletries bag which hangs from a hook
• Biodegradable wash for everything
• Sun cream
• Lip sun protection
• Tea tree oil – it’s a highly effective anti-bacterial deodorant between toes and under arms.
• Contact lenses, solution, case
• Glasses and case case
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Floss
• Deodorant
• Moisturiser
• Hairband
• Razor
• Travel towel
• Comb
• Handkerchief
• Eyeliner
• Nail file
• Pumice stone and integrated scrubbing brush (sandals = dirt)
• Moon cup (even if not time of month you can startle yourself with the change of pace and there probably won’t be a shop)

Misc

• Book
• Music and podcasts
• Cash
• Credit cards
• Cheque book
• Printed contact details and detail maps of where we have booked to stay (put these on the web)
• Receipts for deposits
• A few plastic bags in case of wet or dirty stuff or something you need to keep dry