What Are the Three Items That Should Be on Your Backpacker's List?

If you are a backpacker who is ready to get packed up and start seeing Europe, you probably have a checklist that you are very diligently consulting. Clothes, basic toiletries, rechargeable batteries, adapters, and travelers' checks are all part of it, and when you think about all the details that you have to handle, your checklist is a very handy tool indeed.

If you are thinking about heading to Europe there are definitely a few things that you are going to need, so make sure that you have taken a look at the items below. They might have gotten left off your list, so be sure that they are there.

Sleep Sack

When you are looking to go backpacking in Europe, make sure that you check out the sleep sack and what it can do for you. Essentially, it is simply a bag of light cloth that you can get inside.

Even though it is meant to be very light, a good sleep sack can keep you warm in cold rooms. You can also use it when you are sleeping in a hostel with not so fresh sheets. Remember that a sleeping sack takes up only a very small space and that the benefits can be immense.

Travel Alarm Clock

Whether you are enjoying a warm hostel room or you have decided to take your chances in the great outdoors, remember that you still need to make the train on time. Some people can set themselves to wake up whenever they want to, but if you don't have this ability, make sure that you bring along a travel alarm clock.

You might want to meet up with new friends or to catch a tour of city, but make sure that you wake up in time for you. Some people decide that they are fine with the alarm clock in their phones, while other people use the on in their wristwatches, but a small battery powered alarm clock that you will remember to set can be more reliable by far.

A Good Guide Book

Always remember that you are going to need information to fully enjoy the places that you travel, and hat a guide book can be your best friend. Always look for the most current edition and make sure that you keep your guide book with you.

Depending on what it has, it can teach you the right phrases to use as well as the history of the places that you are going. A good guide book will take you places that you never thought about going. Take some time and browse; look for the right guide book for you.

By Matt Blaschuk