<p> Pocket knife (must be in checked bag) Packing List Field guide(s) and Travel Guide Books Maps (optional) One carry-on bag, DEET (mosquito repellent) One personal carry-on item (purse, Sunblock camera bag, or small bag), Water bottle One checked bag of less than 50 pounds. Clothespins Could be wheeled suitcase or backpack Tripod and/or monopod (optional) stuffed inside a large duffel bag for Umbrella (optional) airport baggage handling. Sunglasses Head lamp (preferable) or Flashlight Clothing: Lightweight Sleeping bag (optional) Wear your nicest clothes (for dinners Detergent in a bag or small bottle and church services) during the flights. Extra batteries Sandals Walking shoes Socks and liners (not all cotton) Shorts/pants (zipoffs are nice) Bold = put in carry-on bag or money Skirt (optional for Joseph) pouch Undies T shirts (2-4, not all cotton) Fleece or light jacket Passport*** Rain Jackets (crucial) Airline ticket*** Hat with wide brim Yellow fever certificate*** Long Sleeve Shirt (lightweight) Flight Clothes = going-out-to-eat clothes Bank cards call re travel plans Bathing suit Pencils/pens Bandanas (2) Paper journal/notebook Towel Medications in original bottles Belt (if needed) Antimalaria, pepto-bismol asprin/naproxen/ibuprophen Personal toiletries Something to read on the flights Toilet paper (can get once in country.) Binoculars Deodorant Camera(s) Razor Batteries Washcloth Chargers Shampoo Digital storage media with your name Soap camera cable to connect to computer Comb/brush AC adaptor(s) Toothbrush and toothpaste Photocopies of passport Chapstick with sunblock Photocopies of bank cards Sunblock lotion Small Pillow (suitable for airline and tent camping) Other Gear Toothbrush & paste Notepad and pencils Cash (US$ ones, fives, tens, & Garbage bags twenties) in money pouch Ziplock bags Watch/alarm clock</p>