We ventured to every travel gear store in Shanghai. For those seeking camping, climbing, trekking or other outdoor wear and gear we fully recommend Decathlon. This store has literally everything an outdoor enthusiast could want and expect to find in Shanghai. Since we’ve been to every outdoor store in the city we can safely say this is the cheapest, with the best quality goods, the widest selection (by far) and the friendliest staff. Other outdoor stores in Shanghai have been found lacking. They are usually one-room shops with overpriced fake North Face packs and a few flashlights. Check out Decathlon if you’re in town. We ended up spending around $100USD there and walked away with several quick-dry clothing sets, compression bags, quick-dry towels and other necessities for a backpacker on the road. We’re heading back this weekend to buy a two-man tent (400RMB) and two sleeping bags. With modern technology, these combined could fit into a small backpack and be assembled in less than 5 minutes.
Our packing list (for each person):
- 2 pairs quick-dry khakis
Compresion bag
- 1 pair sweatpants/work-out clothes
- 4 shirts (all quick-dry, anti-wrinkle, one dressier)
- 1 pair shower shoes/ sandals
- 1 paid hiking shoes/boots
- 1 fleece
- 1 windbreaker
- 1 swimsuit
- Undergarments and hiking socks
- Small medical kit, including first aid and medicine for various on-road ailments
- Books and writing materials
- I-pods
- Laptop
- Plastic bags (for dirty clothes, separating wet things, etc)
- 1 two-man tent
- 2 sleeping bags
We packed everything in one large backpack using one compression bag each (black back shown above in left of image). The compression bags collapse everything to manageable size. In one small backpack we will carry the medicine and laptop in a heat controlled bag (as we’re going into the desert and don’t want a giant paper weight made out of the laptop if it gets too hot). This way we’ll be able to travel with one small bag and one large backpacking ruscksack in case one of us gets injured or is sore from hiking, etc. We will add the sleeping bags and tent as well as the additional small bag and my camera and we’ll be off on our trip in less than a week!
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April 24th, 2009 at 4:22 PM
How times change. Now a laptop is essential travel gear…
Also, you forgot TP! You are going to be on the road so long through areas with no TP that you will need a ton of the stuff. You could use it to pad your laptop.
April 26th, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Travel TP = all important. Thanks for the reminder!
The 21st century traveler can’t be away from his journal for too long — its just that the journal is electronic and weighs a lot more than a notebook. Its been so long since I’ve written without a keyboard I’m not sure my script is still legible.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Hi, I was traveling for long time and now I am working on work and travel guide.
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If you are going to travel and need some work to support your travel just send message to me.
If you are interesting in travel and need work.
June 1st, 2009 at 3:06 PM
that store is one of the worst outdoor gear stores ive been to in my life.