The Bare Essentials

**Kerr the Walker** · 19th November 09, 09:00 AM

To reduce vehicular weight, they limited their cargo to the bare essentials such as gin, tea-making equipment, tweed three-piece suits, cravats, suitable headwear for various terrains, a gramophone player and a supply of evening wear in case they were invited to any formal balls.

Saw this in an article on "The Chap" and got a good chuckle. Then I thought that perhaps Panache was moonlighting as a writer for The Chap, so long as you picture a tweed kilt suit of course!

It being a slow day at work, I got to thinking....what would I absolutely NEED to bring with me on an extended trip and figured I'd drop the question to you all. So, how about it? What essentials can you simply not live without?

~Alex

**ccga3359** · 19th November 09, 09:47 AM

I don't know if Jamie enjoys a spot of tea.

**Jock Scot** · 19th November 09, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

I don't know if Jamie enjoys a spot of tea.

Oh I expect so. He is, after all, quite a civilized chap really.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 19th November 09, 02:24 PM

THE SURVIVAL KIT
Box of Twinings Earl Grey Tea (bags); stainless steel tea pot pinched from a THF Hotel and filled with packets of sugar; thermal mug; shoe shine kit; umbrella and raincoat.

For everything else, there's MasterCard.

**MacBubba45** · 19th November 09, 02:50 PM

We've been laughed at a lot because we don't travel light.

Always essential is a large cooler.

I'll have to read the article and try to figure out what "suitable headwear for various terrains" means.

**MacKay71** · 19th November 09, 11:38 PM

* First Aid kit
* Knife
* Flashlight
* Food
* Extra clothes
* Rain gear
* Fire! (matches, etc)
* Sun protection
* Map and compass
* Water
(I work with the Boy Scouts)

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 20th November 09, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by MacKay71

* First Aid kit
* Knife
* Flashlight
* Food
* Extra clothes
* Rain gear
* Fire! (matches, etc)
* Sun protection
* Map and compass
* Water
(I work with the Boy Scouts)

Well, my idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service after midnight.

**Bugbear** · 20th November 09, 08:42 AM

Never leave home without a trebuchet...

**escherblacksmith** · 20th November 09, 09:04 AM

5 shots of espresso. per day of travel.

I can fake everything else.

**Jack Daw** · 20th November 09, 09:27 AM

In my 26 years of traveling for business and pleasure, I've packed light and I've packed heavy.

Don't mess with Mr. In-Between.

(Happy 100th to the late Johnny Mercer!)