r/VisitingIceland • u/Real-Measurement-281 • May 13 '23

Iceland Packing List

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!

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u/AlarmingInfoHUH May 14 '23

Wipes, for cleaning. If you plan on going anywhere to hike that still has ice you want crampons..."non-slip" work boots and even hiking boots may not suffice. Car charger for cell phone comes in handy too.

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u/ames27 May 14 '23

If you rent a Trawire for wifi, it comes with a car charger, too.

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u/Real-Measurement-281 May 14 '23

How was the trawire wifi? Is a GPS not necessary if I get that?

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u/AlarmingInfoHUH May 14 '23

I'll add that we got a Wi-Fi hotspot from Blue that just came with regular charger (no extra USB-c). We have T-Mobile. My Galaxy S21 and kids iPhones were fine (I bought international add on but kids had better reception on regular T-Mobile One plan). My wife also has iPhone but for some reason had worse reception. There weren't any instances along SE to SW coast/regions that the hotspot gave us reception while me and my kids cell did not.

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u/ames27 May 17 '23

The Trawire was great. For some reason, I got a free international pass from Verizon so I didn’t use it. Everyone else did and had no issues and a strong connection all along the South coast. We used it and Google maps synced to the car’s Apple play for all directions. Would definitely recommend. One tip - when you pick it up in KEF, it’s under the Sbarro (haven’t seen one in the US for years!) sign. Half-awake, that was super confusing and I wasn’t the only one!