Colin says:
Decided what will be going on my back for the trip. Everything that can fit into 1 backpack for 1 year is as follows:

- sleeping pad
- sleeping bag
- 9″ x 12″ tarp
- hammock
- 2 pairs of shorts
- 2 pairs of pants (black jeans + dark cotton slacks)
- 5 t-shirts (white, grey and black)
- 2 button down dress shirts
- 2 long sleeve shirts
- 8 pairs of socks
- 8 boxers
- vans
- sandals
- chuck taylor’s
- cross hiking shoe
- swimsuit
- fleece
- rain coat
- scarf & hat
- camera
- laptop
- toiletries
- camping towel
- headlamp
- first-aid kit w/ vaccinations & other pharmaceuticals
- plastic bags, bylines and carabiners
- flask
- ear plugs & eye mask
- travel docs- passport, vaccination report, itinerary etc
- water bottles
- altered rainfly for pack
- mess kit and camping stove

Alix the fashion designer that she is altered the rainfly for our packs by adding extra material and a zipper so that we can zip our bags into the fly for when we put them on planes, buses or train luggage compartments. The fly now zips completely closed allowing us to add a small lock making it harder for people to muck with our stuff while we are in transit. The fly also holds in all the straps and clips that generally get ripped or caught on plane conveyer belts or on corners and rails in buses and trains. Lastly, Alix added a locking zipper to the top pouches of each pack for extra security while we are out leaving our packs unattended.