Wondering what to pack for your gap year? Want the very best kit for hostel hopping or jungle trekking? Then you need the ultimate gap year starter kit from Craghoppers! This exclusive collection of premier Craghoppers kit is everything any budding backpacker needs to get them started and make their around the world adventures that little bit easier.
Please note this competition is now closed.
I’ve partnered up with the awesome team at Craghoppers to bring you one of the biggest and best competitions Bemused Backpacker has ever run!
Competition Time.
The ultimate gap year starter kit from Craghoppers consists of everything you will need to get your gap year off to a roaring start. This includes:
- A Craghoppers 65 litre rucksack.
- An adjustable webbing money belt.
- A Nosilife insect repellent sleep liner.
- A pair of dry bags.
- A packing Cube.
- A super large microfibre towel.
- A Craghoppers corey fleece.
- A pair of Bear Grylls survivor trousers. (For any female entrants this prize will be changed to a pair of Kiwi Pro Stretch Trousers).
- A Bear Grylls core waterproof jacket.
This entire awesome haul is worth over £300, and it can be all yours!
Runner Up Prizes!
10 runners up will each win a copy of my book Backpacking: The Ultimate Guide To First Time Around The World Travel! So even if you don’t have the equipment to help you start your gap year, you’ll have all the information, advice and inspiration you need!
How To Enter.
Entering could not be simpler.
Simply enter your email and subscribe to Bemused Backpacker in the sidebar box to your right and leave a comment in the section below saying what one item you can’t live without when you travel. It can be something useful, something practical or something you like just for fun. It doesn’t matter. There is no right or wrong answer.
Subscribing is ESSENTIAL to win as this will be the email I contact you on.
Want MORE chances to enter? That’s easy too.
- Follow Bemused Backpacker on Facebook
- Follow Bemused Backpacker on Twitter
- Follow Craghoppers on Facebook
- Follow Craghoppers on Twitter
Each one of these counts as one extra entry, so you have up to 5 chances to enter!
(If you are already signed up or following Bemused Backpacker or Craghoppers, then thank you! You can still be counted.
All you have to do is mention that in the comment and answer the question.
The competition will run until midnight on Wednesday 30th September and the lucky winners will be picked out completely at random and notified by Saturday 3rd October 2015.
My decision is final and I reserve the right to change the competition at any time. No cash alternatives can be offered.
Don’t forget the email sign up box is on the sidebar to the right, and you have to leave a comment AND sign up to be eligible to enter.
Good Luck!
Michael Huxley is a published author, professional adventurer and founder of the travel website, Bemused Backpacker. He has spent the last twenty years travelling to over 100 countries on almost every continent, slowly building Bemused Backpacker into a successful business after leaving a former career in emergency nursing and travel medicine, and continues to travel the world on numerous adventures every year.
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baby wipes!
book
Pointy tweezers (they’re my multi-tool!).
I can’t live without my blanket when I travel, it goes everywhere with me.
Eyemask. no question! what’s more important than sleep when you need it most?
my phone
my waterproofs!
Looking forward to learning from you. Just started to follow you on Twitter and already following Cragshopper.
Socks and kindle
Opps forgot to say I’m already subscribed to your blog!!
My mobile phone for photos and keeping in touch
my ipad
good walking socks
My walking boots, can use them on the hills or in the city and my feet are always comfy.
My hot water bottle 🙂 so I’m always nice and snug.
Plenty of Socks
I wouldn’t be without my hot water bottle (yep, even in warm places). Followed both you & Craghoppers on FB/Twitter.
My hot water bottle (yep. even in warm places). Followed you & Craghoppers in FB/Twitter.
My thermals!
Smartphone.
Comfy shoes
Actually a microfibre towel. I use one all the time for the gym so a fresh one barely leaves my side.
I need my dry shampoo. So useful and handy!
Good quality socks that are warm and comfortable. Followed you & Craghoppers in FB/Twitter
Baby wipes because they are so useful
insect repellant. no matter where I go there is always midges or mozzies!!
insect repellant. no matter where I go there’s midges or mozzies
clothes 🙂
Waterproofs. Don’t mind being cold or dirty but cannot abide being soaked, cold and dirty!
Paperback book!
Torches! A little hand held one and one that straps on my head! Because I keep on being over ambitious with what I try to cram into a day and with these in my rucksack or pocket I don’t need to worry about still being out on the moors when it goes dark, I can still get safely back!
comfortable shoes. Have followed & liked on all counts
Am following, RTing, liking, etc : and my essential is clean dry socks
Signed up to all via FB / TW & Subscribed!
Has to be decent walking / hiking shoes – nothing is worse then blisters – enjoyment killers!
phone
Pot Noodles !
antiperspirant
Baby wipes
Coconut Oil, I can use it for so many things …
bottle opener
Pocket Tissues – they have very many uses!
a Camera to remember all those wonderful sights
my glasses – would be lost without them
Water bottle
Smartphone
My Camera
Vaseline
Smartphone
Portable battery pack. Can’t do without phone and go pro on adventures
Earplugs – for public transport and noisy hotels / hostels!
earplugs – for travelling and a decent night’s sleep in hotels / hostels