2 bags: Carryon backpack
large suitcase

Carryon backpack

Writing/reading materials
**Documents** (birth cert, maps, itinerary)
Waterbottle
Playing cards
Sunglasses
Cell Phone/Charger
Film Camera
Toothpaste / Brush / Floss /Mouthwash
One change of clothes
DAT (see checklist, including DAT manual, bill of sale, literature (PDF, etc)

Things I brought, but didn't use:

Umbrella
Film camera & film
Guitar implements (capo, picks, slide)
Several DAT cables & adaptors
AAA directions
Digital Camera Software & USB cable
Gig magazine articles (these would have been more useful earlier in the planning stages if I was involved)
Manual shaver/shaving cream
Zip disk, floppy
Car charger for cell phone
Cell phone manual
Playing cards
Stain remover

Misc

Umbrella
CDs for sale/trade
Leatherman/Flashlight - checked luggage
Bus. Cards
Wrinkle releaser
Songbook
Rosin
Tuner
Change purse
Hat
Technology
Port CD Player
CDs
Headphones
Digital Camera - carryon backpack
Smart cards
USB cable
Software (copy)
Batteries & Charger

My new Kelty backpack from Gander Mountain in Williamsport was perfect for this trip (thanks Trevor!). It performed extremely well considering the constant movement and load it carried. It functioned as a carryon for the plane and as a daypack. It did triple duty as a DAT carry case. (I have mixed feelings about bringing the DAT. See my recording notes for more comments.)

Individually wrapped/sanitized hand wipes (aka baby wipes) were indispensable on the mountain in OR and other places where paper towels were not available. Gas-X and Immodium were very comforting at times. A small Maglight flashlight was useful on the mountain and at gigs.

Of course, documenting this trip with photos would not have been as easy without the FujiPix 2600 Digital Camera, and it was a good thing I brought extra NiMh and NiCa batteries and a charger.

I upgraded to an SCH-A310 Samsung cell phone before the tour. It performed well in most cases, but there were times when it failed miserably. Perhaps it wasn't so much the phone, but the Verizon wireless service, but in Bellvue, WA we lost signal completely, causing much confusion. Of course there was no signal on "The Land" which was somewhat fitting, so I had to use my calling card.

I knew I was probably not going to have an audience as a solo performer during the tour. I was focused on the Bodó Band for the shows, but I thought it would be a good idea to bring some CDs of my own just in case. I had helped the Bodó Band package their CDs for the tour, and they brought around 80. I knew that I didn't need to bring that many of mine, so I brought 10 of each. They came in handy for trades with other bands throughout the tour.

Wrinkle-out spray, originally brought to counteract the wrinkles from packing my clothes, had the additional benefit of being scented, cutting down on the number of times I absolutely had to do laundry. I was also glad I brought a towel because we were usually not provided with them.

Trip tip: If you already use a database for phone numbers and addresses for friends, create a query that pulls the addresses of people you want to send postcard to. Before I left for the trip, I pulled a list of addresses out of my database to use for writing postcards.

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