Thousands of hours of research and planning has come down to the last few days. Here's big tip number one for any other families planning on taking an extended international backpacking trip: Talk to someone who has already done it. Kathryn Young, Bill Davies and family of Kanata, Ontario were the friends of friends who were our experts. They answered all our questions and even gave us their packing list! You can read all the travel books you want (and we have) but there really is nothing better than having the revised packing list from a family who has already experienced it (with 3 kids for 8 months). Knowing what not to bring is at least as important as knowing what to bring. Of course the backpacking law of everyone having to carry all their own
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