Packing looms!

So everything is bought and now needs to be packed as I leave for London on Saturday. I've allocated tomorrow as 'packing day' so I can pack and then repack with the intention of having a nice relaxing day before I leave...ha! I've dug out the rucksack and now everything needs to fit in it. 80L. It shouldn't be a problem, right?!

Due to the nature of this trip I'm effectively needing to pack for all climates. I have a rough packing list for a guide and I'm ensured that washing clothes will be an easy task enroute, therefore the minimal clothing is being taken. I've bought lots of new clothes as I want to leave my favourites at home and I needed some more appropriate clothing for Muslim countries and I'm also hoping that I'll see the benefits of some new microfibre fleeces :).

As we will be going over high altitude in possibly freezing temperatures in Central Asia to the humid South East Asia I've hunted around for the most suitable sleeping bag. Ive gone for a comfort range of -2 to 22 degrees so I'm hoping that will keep me cosy most nights. In addition I've a roll mat which I've yet to check whether it self inflates (I will soon find out when i go to use it) and a silk sleeping bag.

So with sleeping and clothing sorted to the minimal, I 'should' have some room for the rather large selection of shoes I've decided are necessary (walking boots, pumps, flip flops and some rather unflattering grandad sandals)and the entirety of Boots! I've decided that my Herbal Essences shampoo is a must and I've a first aid kit to cover all problems...hopefully!

Electrical stuff wise, I'm hoping my cheap and cheerful camera will survive the trip but I'm not expecting the mobile phone and it's dodgy charger to last long! Also bought a wind up head torch which will be interesting. Winding it up will keep me occupied when there's not much going on!

In my head all my stuff fits in one bag so I won't have items dangling from the outside(I'll leave that to later in the trip!), in practise though things will probably be a little more difficult. I'll soon see...