Kit List
The school will provide:
Tents, stoves, pans, plates, cutlery and mugs
It would be a good idea to take the following personal kit (don’t forget you don’t have to have brand new kit and the you should take as little as possible)
A good rule: Only take what you would be happy to leave behind
Another good rule: When you think you are prepared put all your clothes on your bed and put half of it back in the cupboard. (You always take too much)
| Clothing | Lightweight trousers (2) | Jeans are to be avoided |
| Shorts (1) | ||
| Walking shoes or boots | Wear them in well before you go. Don’t just take boots | |
| Underwear (6?) | You can wash it | |
| Shirts (2 long sleeved, 4 t-shirts) | Some long sleeved ones are good for protecting from the sun and insects | |
| Sun hat | Especially good if it covers your ears and neck | |
| Warm hat | It can be very cold in the mountains | |
| Warm clothes eg fleece | It may well get down to freezing in the mountains | |
| Socks | Good socks help prevent blisters | |
| Old clothes for working in | Leave them in Ethiopia to create room for gifts | |
| Waterproof top | It is the rainy season |
| Sleeping | Sleeping bag | 3 to 4 season- avoid big square ones |
| Sleeping mat | School can provide | |
| Sheet sleeping bag (liner) | Easier to wash than a sleeping bag | |
| Flip flops (a must!!) | Great for quick trips to the loo- very cheap in Ethiopia | |
| Pillow case | Fill it with clothes for a pillow |
| Carrying | Day sack | Around 30 litres. Use for hand luggage on the plane |
| Bag or rucksack (TBC) | Big enough to take all of your kit. Don’t take too much |
| Accessories | Sunglasses | |
| Sun cream | ||
| Personal medicine/first aid: to include insect repellent, bite cream. | For headaches, cuts etc | |
| Torch and batteries | ||
| Pen | For postcards, diary etc | |
| Camera, batteries, film etc | ||
| Clothes washing stuff | ||
| Wash/hygiene kit | ||
| Umbrella | ||
| Sarong/ Towel | Sarong can also be used as skirts, shawls etc | |
| Address book | ||
| Passport | ||
| Money | Emergency Dollars? | |
| Money belt | ||
| Penknife | MUST be in your main luggage, not hand luggage | |
| Matches/lighter | ||
| Water purification pills | ||
| Water bottle | ||
| Snacks | ||
| String/elastic bands | ||
| Plastic bags |
| Do NOT take:
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Expensive kit/clothing | |
| Jewellery | It might get stolen or lost | |
| Mobile phone or mp3 players | They don’t work in most of the areas we are going to | |
| Revealing clothes | ||
| Lots of things | You have to carry it |