Nepal Travel: Essential Gear for Trekking the Himalayas
Nepal Travel: Essential Gear for Trekking the Himalayas
Gear needed for trekking in the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal.
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Trekking equipment list:
-backpack
-daypack
-hiking shoes
-waterproof trekking jacket
-warm pullover
-pants
-shorts
-long underwear tops and bottoms
-t-shirts
-towel
-socks and underwear
-gloves
-warm hat
-sun hat with brim
-neck warmer
-sunglasses
-camera, extra batteries & battery charger
-laptop (optional)
-toilet paper
-wallet, credit cards & CASH (i.e. Nepali rupees)
-passport & trekking permits
-cell phone, watch
-lock and key for locking your room at lodges
-lip gloss/chapstick
-flashlight or headlamp
-water purification tablets
-water bottle
-book for reading, journal, pens
-map of the trekking route
-ear plugs & sleeping mask
-soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, razor, shaving cream
-thread, needle, collapsible scissors, lighter
-extra snacks such as chocolate bars & trail mix
-Advil, any medications, band aids or other first aid items
-travel chess set or other game (optional)
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Nepal Travel: Essential Gear for Trekking the Himalayas
Is a GPS necessary? you forgot to mention GPS?
Gabriel sorry. .I enjoy your videos. ..I’m never going to rent bedding or pay for a room with out heat…
Condoms?
How ya going mate. iv been watching a few of your videos and I was wondering how much is a good amount of money to do the Annapurna circuit ? USD or rupiah
Hi, What month did you do this trek at which your water froze at night?
Hey buddy, cool video. thanks for all the tips. Just a quick question, where did you get the trekking permit and how much were they? Are they specific to the national park you intend to visit?
Cheers
Quality sleeping bag
High cut boots
Medical kit including stoppers when you’ve got the shits
Wet wipes
Quick drying t shirt/ shirt
Thermals
Down jacket
Altitude pills if you’re going high
Wear layers
very well done my friend…
i saw clips of some couple traveled with one guide/porter, is that possible? meaning combining the two tasks in one person as we travel light but do need a local person for safety concern. how much did you pay them?
also, how convenience was charging your camera and phone battery.
thanks in advance.
neck warmer is called "muffler" 🙂
No cotton clothing! Not ever. Anywhere. You’ll freeeeeze!
baddogonline, it’s certainly possible there could be some truth to that, but fortunately that wasn’t my experience at all, quite the opposite. A trekking guide that I talked to before my trek in Kathmandu actually said I could request free accommodation on my trek, and he was right: I only paid for accommodation one night, for just 150 rupees or $1.50. But that’s because I was doing one of the less popular treks, and off-season in February. I’m sure it’s a totally different story when doing the Annapurna Circuit trek or the Everest Base Camp trek during high season. $20 for an extra blanket? Yowza, that would jack things up alright. I paid about $15 a day for all my expenses (which was basically just food). I’d be curious to read that article though, do you remember which magazine it was in?
Hey Gabriel,
I’m just starting to research thru-hiking the ght. I previously hiked the appalachian trail and this is my first week of research and i’m both pumped and nervous. Biggest question is finance. The a.t was very inexpensive for me, most hostels have work for stay and besides gear you just paid for food and beverages (which 99 percent of the time was beer) i saw one video that said to do the whole trail would be roughly 200,000?? then i saw group offering trips for 30k?? when you said bring plenty of cash with, whats a ballpark. I have roughly 50k and want to do a six month trip.. Just seeing if thats doable. And any books or websites you recommend..
renting sleeping bag for one. .two. .not having one. .three. .go to one
Condoms. Made in the US or Euro: Nepali condoms break easily.
so much for that shit hole third world country. .it has nothing on the Canadian Rockies. ..Buddhism and capitalism is a mystery to me.
where are you?
going to nepal this feb 11.. where did you rent the sleeping bag 1 dollar a day? for reals
To bad we didn’t find this before we trekked to Langtang 🙂 we had to much we didn’t need
thanks for the video Gabriel…parts of your video are in very low light and hard to see
Snickers are very important, i know 😉
Why do you pack shaving cream? You have a beard. For your armpits??
Cool checking out some old vids
Thanks for sharing Gabriel….
Gabriel, what is the best time for Annapurna Circuit Trek? Also which month/week you did the recent ACT
Hey fantistic Vid. <3
Solar powered charger might be helpful.
It seem’s to me you are ill prepared for travel.
Hey Gabriel,
You said something about leaving your checked luggage in a Hotel in Kathamandu while you took a trek? Can you write something more about this because that’s what i was wondering if its safe and so on ? P.S. I like your videos. greets from Poland
Can u just help us out how much cash should be essential for base camp till Annapurna base Camp of Himalaya
Thanks for this video Gabriel , very helpful .
Hi, what type of sunglasses do you recommend when going in October?? thanks
Low ankle shoes…jeans… pretty horrendous advice. Well done.
Great videos man. Keep it up!