My plane to Kuala Lumpur takes off at 12:00 of October 15th. It’s 2:43 a.m. of October 15th, and I’m finally ready to go.
This last week has been hectic. First I have been running around to gather the last pieces of gear, fetch my new passport, and complete my vaccinations. I am now ready to face malaria, typhus, rabies, tetanus, and a bunch of other pathogens, with no or little fear. This would not have been possible without the Centre for Travel Medicine of the University of Zurich, that made a great job as usual in spite of my constitutional tardiness.
Now, even my rucksack is ready. For whom may be interested, here is what is going to be in it.
CLOTHES
- shirts (3 t-shirts + 2 long sleeves)
- underwear (9 knickers + 5 pairs of socks)
- boots + Teva sandals
- Mosquito head net
- Long trousers x1 (jeans)
- Long trousers x1 (jungle trousers, detachable legs)
- Shorts x2
- Buff
- Hat
- waterproof jacket
- waterproof trousers
MED KIT
- Malarone
- creams against fungi
- mosquito spray
- pills for sterilizing water
- painkillers
ELECTRONICS
- Canon 100D + 18-200mm and 28mm*, 5 extra batteries and charger
- Nikon W100 compact camera (waterproof)
- Lumix compact camera (waterproof)
- Smartphone + charger
- Universal charger
- AAA batteries x10
- Headlamp
SLEEPING
- Hammock + tarp*
- Mosquito bed net
- cotton sleeping bag
FEEDING
- Burner for cooking + fuel (to be bought in Borneo)
- lighters
- Food (to be bought in Borneo)
- Nalgene bottles x2
- Water filter
IGIENE
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Nail clipper
- Soap
- towel
PAPERWARE
- Borneo map
- Books (Borneo guide, Stranger in the Forest)
- Notebooks, journals, pens
MISCELLANEA
- pocket knife
- Sunglasses
- Second pair of glasses
- compass
This is it, more or less. It can all fit decently in a 55+ Deuter rucksack, and hopefully it will be enough for keeping me going for the next… Weeks? Months? We’ll see.
That’s all for now. See you in KL.
* I received hammock and the 28mm camera lens from my friends and colleagues at the University of Zurich, as a gift when I completed my PhD. It was a touching present. All I can say is, thank you guys!
Non potrei sopravvivere un giorno……