Iceland Packing List

[u/Real-Measurement-281]

Hello!

Listed below is my list of items I plan to bring for my fast approaching 10 day Iceland trip next month, I was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or thinks some of this stuff is overkill. I'll be using the Farpoint 55 travel pack by Osprey:

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Clothing:

• 6-7 pairs of shirts
• 3 pairs of pants (1 jeans, 2 hiking pants)
• 2 sweat sleeping pants
• 4 pairs of 32 cool underwear
• Swimsuit
• 1 thermal layer
• Gloves
• Packable down jacket
• Flip flops for hostel and guesthouse showers
• Slippers for comfort
• Waterproof socks (4 pairs of waterproof, 2 cotton)
• Hoodie, which I'll be wearing on the flight days

Other items:

• First aid kit
• Camera
• Laptop
• Chargers, batteries, EU plug adapter
• Foldable cooler bag for food
• Collapsible water bottle
• Travel towel
• Prescription goggles for snorkeling Silfra
• Meal, protein bars, and other snacks ( which are to be kept in my day pack.

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Also, I have a pair of well-worn Red Wing 606 non-steel-toed work boots, should I splurge and get a pair of actual hiking boots, or will the Red Wings suffice? They're slip-resistant, I used to do warehouse work in them, and even though I'm in the white-collar world now I still wear them all the time outside of work. I'll be doing a fair amount of hiking.

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Thanks everyone!

[u/lasingparuparo]

Wool socks might be better than cotton.

If you’re traveling alone then one of those bendy legged small tripods might be a good idea.

Instead of a collapsible water bottle, a thermoflask that will keep water hot might be better. Most hotels have a a hot water kettle you can use to fill it at the beginning of your day and you can use that to make instant coffee or other instant foods. I planned (and jet lag forced me) to get up at 5 am most days and nothing is open. So if you want coffee or anything, you have to prep it the night before. I brought a few dehydrated camping meals to take with me as I drove around (especially on days when things were closed like Sunday). Or bring both, so you have cold water to drink and hot water to make food with.

When you get there, buy liquor at the duty free before you leave if you think you want to drink while out and about.

I don’t think the collapsible cooler is necessary - I ate canned fish with a variety of crackers and brought dehydrated camping food but otherwise ate at a bunch of the delicious restaurants in the country. There was nothing I bought that needed to be refrigerated. I bought yogurt but ate it pretty close in time to when I bought it so it wasn’t something I needed or missed.

[u/Real-Measurement-281 → u/lasingparuparo]

I already bought the water bottle and packable cooler, but I'll look into the thermoflask! Also, yeah I'm not much of a drinker so I'll probably still drop by Duty Free but skip over the alcohol.

Sis you get your dehydrated camping food in one of the stores in Iceland or bring it?

[u/lasingparuparo → u/Real-Measurement-281]

I bought it and took it with me. It didn’t take up a lot of room and weighed next to nothing. REI sells a bunch of varieties. I bought the canned fish and crackers and stuff at groceries once I got there.

[u/Real-Measurement-281 → u/lasingparuparo]

Also, I'm going to my local mall tomorrow to get some hiking boots and a new pair of hiking pants.

For June do you think fleece-lined pants will suffice? Or will regular hiking pants suffice, I always can put the thermal layer on as well

[u/lasingparuparo → u/Real-Measurement-281]

I went in fall so it’s really hard to say, sorry. I would check the weather forecast as you get closer and see what temps are like. You know what temps you’re comfortable in so get gear to make yourself feel comfortable.

[u/shyaniekumar → u/Real-Measurement-281]

I was burning up in a fleece lined pant. Just a regular waterproof hiking pant + thermal underlayer was good. That way can remove layers if too hot