Round the world?

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I do not intend to travel round the world (yet :)), but I thought, if I had a gear that I could take for travelling round the world, surely I would be able to travel with it to almost anywhere in the world.

So, what would you take for a travel around the world? You will travel on ships, trains, buses, planes, you will have to carry all your staff and you will spend, lets say, 1 year in the trip.

Of course, I am especialy interested in knives ;) , but don't forget other things. And on sensible budget, how much? I do not know, you decide.

I wonder how many of you will select expensive knives. In my opinion, you might get into a trouble with such knives because they might be illegal in some countries, but at the same time you spent so much money on them that it would be difficult to through them away. When I think about it, it seems to me Scandinavian blades for $40 will be the best for slicer/cutter jobs, cheap axes and machettes for heavy, while SAKs/Leatherman for EDC and multitool roles.

Regards,
 
My wife just got back from an around the world trip, but it only took her 3 weeks. The most used items were a photon microlight II white, victorinox midnight manager, and duct tape.
 
Wrong forum.

There are world travel forums who can answer better.

I would carry a stout fixed blade, a folder and multitool.

Skam
 
sodak said:
My wife just got back from an around the world trip, but it only took her 3 weeks. The most used items were a photon microlight II white, victorinox midnight manager, and duct tape.
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From my own travels, that sounds like about right. Just some small tools for personel use. It sounds like your wife is a very intellegent lady.

Considering all the international borders to cross on a trip like this, knives are one of the things I would be VERY carefull of. I'd just pack a couple of saks, like my soldier and hiker, with some recruits tossed in as trade material. A photon is a good personel light for using the head at night, and I'd toss in my minimag with the LED adapter. AA batteries are easy to get in far off places.

If I bothered to carry a fixed blade at all it would be a mora from Frosts. Light weight, good cutter, and low on the radar.

A water filter is on the list, as is some basic meds like asprin, Imodium, small first aid kit.

My trusty Tilley hat.

A good stout blackthorn walking stick, trimmed for your hight. You can get by in bad times with a good blunt instrument.

The phone number of the American Embassy in each of the countrys I'm passing through.

A small roll of duct tape.

Really good walking shoes.
 
Done it a couple of times as well as some extended SE Asian journeys. Besides the obvious, some really usefull things I have carried are;

140g Flying Disc (Frisbee) - Use as a plate, to while away waiting hours (plenty of them travelling) and always attracts people for an instant crowd/cultural experience anywhere in the world.

Mini Binocs - almost more used than a camera. Great for sitting somewhere quiet and getting a close up of (ok spying on) the lives around you. Helps to really drink in the spectacular views (human and geographical) Do not use near military installations (found that out the hard way in Vietnam)

Travel Jacket/Blazer - The kind that doesn't crumple easily. Forget your faux safari/tactical/photographer vest style travel gear. You may as well carry a sandwich board saying "I'm a tourist - rip me off..and be rude to me" A bit of sartorial style goes a long way, in restaurants, pubs & clubs, customs, checkpoints and official occasions. Looks good with jeans and you can always match to a pair of good trousers bought locally if the occasion is very formal. I've got countless examples of being better treated by local customs officials, waiters, police and ladies than my fellow travellers - wearing my faithful black jacket.

I use a basic duffel (backpacks again mark you as a tourist and hey, if you have to tramp you aren't doing it in style).

Small day pack and satchel, SAK or LM (or both)

Significant literature on the place of visit (better for getting the flavour of a place than a guidebook).

Guidebook.

Thermal top, lightwieght goretex, thin wool jumper (these 3 will cover most climactic contingencies), shorts, polo shirt, long sleeved hemp shirt.

Good leather walking shoes (Rockports are my favourite) TEVA's.

Damn......I'm getting itchy feet again.
 
I would most definitely take a GPS - most likely the tiny Garmin Geko 201.

I was in Taiwan once - in Taipei - and went for a walk in the evening. I almost couldn't find my way back to my hotel. The streets were angled all over the place and all the signs were the same white-green-and-red, and of course they didn't have the common courtesy to have them in English :D

It was pretty darn frightening.

If I'd only had my GPS I could have easily marked a waypoint and used the GPS to find my way back.

I'd probably bring a Suunto M3 global compass too.
 
kenk said:
I would most definitely take a GPS - most likely the tiny Garmin Geko 201.
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Great little no nonsense GPS. It kicks the crap out my buddies garmin legend in satelight reception under cover too. ;) .

Skam
 
I would take a Petzl Headlamp, one of their newer LED Models. Comes in very handy for hands free work. Also some Zip ties to add with the Duck Tape for repairs.
 
Be discrete with the gps. It can get you in trouble in some countries. Paranoia, I guess. Yeah, Jackknife, I'm pretty lucky!
 
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