Backpacking South America checklist

All of the items below I was able to fit in my Redwing 50 Liter Backpack with room to spare for gifts and other fun stuff. I also could get away with bringing my Backpack on board flights as a carry on. Now that’s nice. Check out what I brought below. The combination of these items afforded me the ability to go Clubbing in Buenos Aires, Work as a Horse Outfitter in Patagonia, attend a Music Festival in Santiago and trek up to the Fitz Roy and across the Andes Mountains among many other things. Each ticked item I highly recommend you include in your travel backpacking checklist- I used them all the time or they were lifesavers in the clutch.

Ticked: highly recommended. And the story of the most useful item on the list: why a tarp is the only tent you’ll ever need.