Packing essentials - as voted by you!

We asked our Facebook fans to tell us the one thing they can't travel without. So next time you're packing for a trip, take a look through this list and make sure you've covered all bases!

• Cendrine Saville: Duct tape!
• Alex Dockrill: Eye sleeping mask
• Leroy Stanley: Clean(-ISH!) underwear. Oh yeah, and a box of condoms. And maybe a toothbrush...• 
• Brendan 'max' Van Son: Goldbond powder!
• Christina Firth: Journal and pen
• Louise Benson: Baby wipes and hand sanitiser
• Halina Milligan: A towel - and don't panic!
• Leanne Shepherd: Sarong - it can be used as a towel, piece of clothing, head over, scarf, tie things up in, hang things off your bag... the list is endless. 
• Jenna Sue-Wong: Earplugs
• Gail McBride: Hot water bottle 
• Rowena Williams: Sunscreen and repellent 
• Pam Longe: Sarong!
• Kel McGill: ‎A 3 or 4 powerboard to charge all my devices. Handy in a place like Nepal where electricity supply isn't 24/7.
• Leearne Hill: A garbage bag to protect my pack in the rain.
• Jenna Riediger: Q-Tips
• Lee Holroyd: Money and passport
• Leisa Wahlin: Hand sanitiser 
• Ellie Donnan: Zip lock bags in 3 different sizes.
• Prue Pete Smith: A powerboard was invaluable through Africa, you could charge phones and cameras together when there was only one power point
• Kim Hartley: Nail clippers
• David Melman Armstrong: Plane ticket
• Danelle Wright: Baby wipes for sure
• Nicola Kiri Smith: Face wipes. So handy for a variety of situations
• Kellyann Armstrong: Mini packets of tissues.
• Huia Edwards: Dettol
• Marita Regan: Earplugs
• Gavin Hughes: A book
• Gina Browse: Toilet paper!
• Guarin Angie Dorange: Belt bag
• Alicia Geldenhuys: Extra clothes in my backpack when I fly- I've had that horrible missing bag experience!
• Wanda Craswell: ‎3 pairs of travel undies - easy to wash, quick to dry and more room in my pack for other more exciting thing
• Wanda Craswell: ‎Oh, and here's my tip for travelling with someone else: split all your stuff in half and give your partner half of your stuff, and take half of his. went to Galapagos in June and LAN lost all my BF's luggage, he was without for a week. not happy!

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