Clothes:

 

• Jackets:

 

- Meru

- Arc'teryx

 

• Shirts:

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- Under Armour

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• Trousers:

 

I had outdoor-trousers with the possibility to unzip a part of the ‚leg‘. And I also had rain pants, which I may used once. But it‘s always good to have rain pants. Outdoor-trousers are water-proofed but just to a certain limit. If its raining very hard (like on the Pap of Glencoe ;) ) everthings can be so drenched. So a rain pants could help you out.

 

 

• Thermal Underwear

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- CMP

- Ultrasport

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Yes the second one is for kids. Sometimes it‘s really advantageous to be not very tall :D

Thermal underwear is really helpful on cold days and it dry quickly.

 

 

• Socks:

 

At ‚Globetrotter‘ a salesman recommended socks made of Merino-Wool.

He said something like: You can wear a pair of Merino-socks for days. You don‘t have to wash them. Just ‚shake‘ them and you can wear them again.

 

Merino-wool is pretty expensive. My former team bought me a pair of socks as a leaving gift :)

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I also took some trekking/hiking shoes with me

 

 

• shoes:

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- Lowa (over ankle)

 

 

 

Equipment (backpack and more):

 

• Backpack:

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- Deuter aircontact 50+ 10 litres

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• sleeping bag:

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- Mammut (2 kg, for winter)

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• air mattress

 

I had a mattress that is self-inflating 8-)

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• ‚protection-bag‘:

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- Tatonka

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Its always possible – especially on the airport- that something could happen to your backpack. Some people just wrap the backpack in a garbage-bag but I prefered something more professional to have a higher protection

 

 

Camera:

 

• Canon Powershot SX50HS

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of course make sure to have enough Memory-cards with you :)

 

 

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other equipment:

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• pocket knife:

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- Victorinox
 

I really used that and not just to open beer-bottles :P

For example to saw myself something like a hiking pole

 

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• flashlight:

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- Fenix (?)

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So good that I had it with me!

When I went back alone from the one pub (where I had haggis for the first time) there were NO lanterns on my way back to the hostel.

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• cooker:

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- Esbit

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To use it you need Solit Fuel!!!

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To be honest...I had never had to use it but I tried it at home and it worked very well for example to cook ramen noodles :D

Maybe I will need it in the future.

 

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• camping cutlery

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It‘s also good to have a cup and a plate or something similar.

 

 

• tablets to clean dirty water

 

I also didnt has to use this. But I wasn‘t sure if I would sleep in hostels all the time, especially in Scotland. And I thought maybe I would sleep somewhere outside. But that was never the case...^^

 

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Security:

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• money belt

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I used it every day to keep my credit/debit-card and my ID on my body

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• lock

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Some other things to know:

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• There are many beggars, especially in France. One of the most malicious thing I had to handle with were people pretending to be deaf-mute.

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• Make sure to validate your (train-) ticket. I took a train in Italy. The price for a ticket was just 7 Euro. Then the ticket inspector asked for my ticket and he said I had to validate it. I didn't know that and I tried to explain it to him. But he hadn't any mercy. He just said 'You can pay cash or by card'. So make sure if there are any signs at the station or ask somebody in advance if you have to validate your ticket.