Packing

Packing for this trip is much more challenging than you might think!  I can only check 80 pounds of luggage total, which may seem like a lot, but it's not when you're dealing with a chronic overpacker.  I've slowly been gathering items over the past couple months and decided to lay everything out last night.  Here's what i'm dealing with...

And that's not even all of it!  I wish I could know exactly what my living situation was going to be, because it would make packing for it much easier.  The unknown is the reason I have to pack for so many different scenarios.  I don't know what area of the country my site will be in, so I don't know how conservatively I'll need to dress, and I won't know what my running water/electricity situation will be until I get there.  I think I'll try to do a test run with my packing tonight and see how much it weighs so far...wish me luck!