{"id":429,"date":"2023-01-09T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/?p=429"},"modified":"2023-02-11T00:44:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T00:44:19","slug":"packing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/?p=429","title":{"rendered":"Packing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have never agonized over packing for a trip like I did for this adventure. I don&#8217;t get cold as easily as some, but if I realized in Antarctica that I needed more clothes, it would be too late! I looked at many articles online and talked to friends who had made this same trip in previous years. Everything on my list below was used except I never ended up using the fleece pants (my thermal underwear was lined and cozy enough), I never ended up using my swimsuit (too busy for the hot tub), and I used my normal (hiking) socks instead of the merino wool ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Everyday clothes\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 t-shirts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 casual pants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 capris (for Buenos Aires)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Underwear &amp; socks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sneakers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sandals for Buenos Aires<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bathing suit (for the hot tub)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light jacket (mostly for the plane)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Landing clothes\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 fleece jackets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 fleece pants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 pairs thermal underwear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 pairs merino socks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 thick hats + 1 thin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 neck\/face covers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ski gloves + mittens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light gloves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waterproof pants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GoPro + accessories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tablet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earbuds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Standard toiletries, with emphasis on good lotion, lip balm, and sunscreen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masks (yes, I was in the minority wearing them)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Albert Penguinton IV (Bertie to his friends)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/original_b27aad97-7a09-4f64-98d0-f673e73ec410_PXL_20221226_201625593-1-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/original_b27aad97-7a09-4f64-98d0-f673e73ec410_PXL_20221226_201625593-1-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/original_b27aad97-7a09-4f64-98d0-f673e73ec410_PXL_20221226_201625593-1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/original_b27aad97-7a09-4f64-98d0-f673e73ec410_PXL_20221226_201625593-1-1.jpg?resize=768%2C535&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/original_b27aad97-7a09-4f64-98d0-f673e73ec410_PXL_20221226_201625593-1-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1069&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/original_b27aad97-7a09-4f64-98d0-f673e73ec410_PXL_20221226_201625593-1-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1426&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have never agonized over packing for a trip like I did for this adventure. I don&#8217;t get cold as easily as some, but if I realized in Antarctica that I needed more clothes, it would be too late! I looked at many articles online and talked to friends who had made this same trip [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures","category-antarctica"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=429"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":449,"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions\/449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerdmeetsworld.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}