Travelling Moscow - Beijing in Winter then backpacking the way down to Indonesia - Packing Advice
I will be travelling on board the Trans Siberian Railway throughout February, understandably, i'll need warm clothes & snow boots. Once I arrive to Beijing, I plan on using trains and buses to make my way to Indonesia. Along this journey, I cant imagine I would need boots and coats, rather t shirts, shorts & trainers.
Does anyone have any advice? Ideally I'll only be taking a 55L rucksack. Would the best thing to be pack everything and mail all my cold weather gear back to an address in the UK?
Best Answer
Rather than bringing single purpose winter gear consider equipping yourself with multi-purpose gear:
Rather than snow boots bring a good set of hiking boots instead. For me those work well enough in both winter and warmer conditions. (But then I don't like carrying my backpack and hiking on flipflops.)
Layer up: rather than a thick winter coat get a (gore-tex or similar) hard shell. That doubles as a raincoat and windbreaker in many other conditions, on mountain treks, ferry crossings etc. Combine that hard-shell with a mid layer such as a soft-shell or down jacket (which compress and travel really well) that are individually also quite versatile.
A merino wool T-shirt is good thermal base layer in colder conditions and something you can wear on it's own even in the tropics.
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