If you're heading to a place your friends have never heard of, it can be difficult to find products and tools you take for granted back home. Some of these may already be on your list, but others are easily overlooked — like baby powder to prevent heat rash or a clothesline to dry swimsuits. Here's a complete packing list:
PADI C-card www.padi.com
Passport www.travel.state.gov
Vicencia & Buckley dive insurance card www.diveinsurance.com
Phrasebook www.mediamasters.com.sg/novel.htm (for pidgin) or www.lonelyplanet.com
Lonely Planet guidebook www.lonelyplanet.com
Reef Fish In-a-Pocket ID book www.fishid.com
Cotton shirts and pants/shorts
Sandals, water shoes or flip-flops
Comfortable walking shoes
Light jacket
Umbrella
Poncho
Swimsuit
MicroNet microfiber towel www.mcnett.com
Sarong (can also be purchased in destination country)
Dive44 backpack www.dive44.com
Tilley Endurables LTM6 Airflo hat www.tilley.com
Sewing kit
Netline flexible clothesline & utility cord www.mcnett.com
Cocoon travel pillow www.cocoonusa.com
Pelican 1060 micro case www.pelican.com
Victorinox Swiss Army Traveler Set www.swissarmy.com
Princeton Tec Impact XL Waterproof Flashlight www.princetontec.com
TUMI deluxe modem and adaptor kit www.tumi.com
Nikon Coolpix S3 camera www.nikon.com
iPod www.apple.com
Electric power strip
Batteries (for cameras and music devices)
Lighter
Travel candle
Johnson & Johnson Safe Travels first-aid kit www.jnj.com
Antihistamine
Cold and flu tablets
Loperamide (anti-diarrhea medication)
Lip balm
Antibiotic ointment
Tweezers
Anti-malarial medication
Motion-sickness medicine
Multivitamins
Ear drops
Wipe-Eeze antibacterial wipes www.wipe-eezeusa.com
Ear plugs
Baby powder
Cotton swabs
Waterproof and sweat-proof sunscreen
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus Towelettes with SPF 15 sunscreen www.avon.com
Aloe vera gel
Benadryl Itch Relief stick www.benadryl.com
Toiletries (don't forget your toothbrush!)
Pictures of your family and friends and postcards from home to show the locals
Journal
A good book
All your dive gear, of course
Binoculars
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