The Essentials Bag
Hello Friends! Today we thought it would be a great idea to share what we pack during our international flights. Its so important to be health conscious and prepare for a flight thats more than 4 hours. A lot of people don't think twice about it but the 3 of us think about it all the time! Here are some of the essentials you should pack.
1. Oral Hygiene: mini toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and mouthwash are necessary to maintain your oral health and to keep your mouth fresh. No one likes to smell stinky morning breath before they have had their peanuts. Pictured here is a toothbrush that has a case to keep your tooth brush clean, also glide offers individual flosses for easy carrying on the go, mini mouthwashes are perfect for freshening up.
Pro tip- save your dental goody bags from your six month cleanings for your travels.
Pro tip 2: After eating, wait 20 min before you brush and floss.
Pro tip- save your dental goody bags from your six month cleanings for your travels.
Pro tip 2: After eating, wait 20 min before you brush and floss.
For those that have had braces or grind their teeth: We love our straight teeth, theres no shame in wearing your retainer or night guard in public.
2. Eye hygiene: Contact cases, mini contact solution, eyeglasses. Keep your eyes healthy by removing your contacts during those overnight trips.
Pro tip- add clean solution in the contact cases so you don't have to pack a mini solution bottle.
Pro tip- add clean solution in the contact cases so you don't have to pack a mini solution bottle.
For those that wear makeup: pictured is an eye makeup remover to keep those eyelashes fresh!
3. Skin: Spf lotion, night rejuvenation lotion and chapstick. Your skin is your best friend, take good care of it!!!! The damage only gets worse when you neglect it. Keep your lips hydrated as well, they also love pampering :)
4. Hand sanitizer: mini hand sanitizer and wipes. Do you know how many doors, rails, and other miscellaneous objects you've been touching all throughout your trip? And you wanna eat after that?? Yuck! Don't forget your mini-hand sanitizer, perfect to use before you want to eat snacks.
Pro tip - if you don't have any wipes - put hand sanitizer on a tissue paper and wipe down the table and touch screen on the plane. Who knows who use them before you
5. Other: Ibuprofen, antacids, and bandaids. Coach is notorious for no leg room and screaming children kicking the back of your seat. Some ibuprofen to ease that headache is just one essential bag away!
4. Hand sanitizer: mini hand sanitizer and wipes. Do you know how many doors, rails, and other miscellaneous objects you've been touching all throughout your trip? And you wanna eat after that?? Yuck! Don't forget your mini-hand sanitizer, perfect to use before you want to eat snacks.
Pro tip - if you don't have any wipes - put hand sanitizer on a tissue paper and wipe down the table and touch screen on the plane. Who knows who use them before you
5. Other: Ibuprofen, antacids, and bandaids. Coach is notorious for no leg room and screaming children kicking the back of your seat. Some ibuprofen to ease that headache is just one essential bag away!
Our Alaskan make-sure-you-pack List!
1. Bug Spray!!!
For sure you will need it. I bought 2 different types. I was experimenting with non-Deet sprays for this trip. The first one, which I love, is the Sawyer Permethrin Clothing Insect Repellent. Beware though! I didn't read the labels when I bought it, but luckily enough I liked it the most. This bug spray SHOULD NOT be sprayed on your skin...ever. It's poisonous! You spray it on your clothes. So I sprayed it on all my jackets I took with me to Alaska. However, do not make the mistake I made. Spray the jackets/boots a few days before you leave on your trip. You want to spray them OUTSIDE. I didn't have a choice when I arrived in Alaska and had to spray my jackets in my hotel room and that was a big mistake because you're breathing in poison. So I had to open the windows up to have fresh air while spraying my jackets. The best thing about the spray is that it lasts on your jacket for weeks, and it lasts for 6 washes, which was perfect because it rained the entire time I was in Alaska. Because of this spray I never had any problems with bugs. It's amazing.
I also bought (as a backup) Sawyer Picaridin Insect Repellent Lotion. When I realized the first Spray couldn't be put on your skin, I thought for sure I would run out of this. However, I used it only the first day. With the Sawyer spray it just was necessary.
2. Boots, Boots, BOOTS!
I honestly didn't wear anything but boots the entire time there. I had my Wellington boots for rain and separate hiking boots for wilderness adventures. The only shoes I took that were not boots were my tennis shoes, and only because I wore those on the plane. Make sure you have at least one pair of waterproof boots. It's very important. Thankfully my hiking boots were both waterproof and insulated!
3. Waterproof jacket!
Again, it rained most of the time we were there. We had a few lucky days, maybe 3 out of the 12 days we were there. It's very important to pack a waterproof, not water-resistant, jacket. My sister brought a water-resistant jacket and it didn't hold up well. Water-resistant is for when you are in the rain for a quick second. Waterproof is when you're going to be in rain for 8 hours, which is exactly what's going to happen when you're in Alaska.
4. Pack lots of layers.
Even if the weather tells you it'll be 70 degrees, you might be that unlucky soul that gets to Alaska and now the weather is 55. AKA that happened to us. If you're tiny, or if you're tall and bulky, it's better to be prepared than to be cold and then have to wear everything that's in your suitcase at once. You can always take off your sweater, you can't put one on if it's not there.
5. External Batteries
This was the smartest thing I ever did. I packed 2 external batteries which can charge our phones. You never know when you're going to be by an outlet and it seemed like we never were.
6. Waterproof backpack.
Mine was water resistant and water did go through. I was getting worried that it would ruin my batteries and electronics, etc. I had to wrap them in a plastic bag for protection. Do pack a backpack even if it's not waterproof cause you're gonna need to put the small things you need to carry with you. I packed my batteries, my water bottle, gloves, binoculars, camera lenses, and maps.
7. GPS
The cell signal in Alaska is essentially non-existent unless you're in a huge city. Packing a GPS helps if you decide to drive around instead of hiring a tour company to take you around. My family loves to adventure off and get lost as we go so we picked renting a car and touring ourselves. Thankfully Alaska basically has one highway, so it's very hard to get lost unless you're on foot on an unmarked hiking trail. So even if your phone service isn't working and you're dependent on GPS, bring one of your Garmins with you, otherwise it's time to take out that dusty map you've had hidden a way for years.
A blog about our trip will soon be posted. Check out our instagram: thetravelingdocs
Also check out Our Alaskan Trip
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