How to Pack Alaska Luggage and Avoid Excess Baggage Costs
We’ve traveled to spectacular Alaska a number of times and learned the hard way about how to be selective when packing our Alaska luggage. This is our list of core essentials that we’ve found accommodates space and weight for Alaskan purchases on our journey home.
Alaska Luggage Packing List
2 prs jeans
1 pr shorts
4 long sleeved t-shirts
2 short sleeved t-shirts
5 prs socks
Underwear
Sweater
Sunglasses
Warm jacket, scarf, gloves and woolen cap (for glacier cruises)
Water proof jacket and pants (for off shore fishing trips)
Cotton sun hat
Leather walking shoes/Runners
Walking sandals
Toiletries
Small Hairdryer
PJ’s
camera
Buy on Arrival
Mosquito repellent
Sun cream
Overseas travelers can buy a cheap hairdryer or bring an adapter with their own
Take a camera that you’ve has plenty of practice using. Alaska is a photographers paradise but ‘photo opportunities’ come and go quickly so you don’t want to be caught trying to focus a new camera as a moose heads across the road and out of sight!
Buy bear repellent (pepper spray is popular) when you arrive in Alaska if you plan an extensive walking and camping vacation. Make sure you get a copy of the National Parks and Wildlife’s excellent bear safety pamphlet as well and be well prepared for every aspect of your safety.
Take light weight rainproof pants and top if you plan to visit southern Alaska where it rains frequently in summer or even if you take a fishing trip off the coast when it may rain.
Buy a bottle of Mosquito repellent when you travel to Alaska in summer. Mosquitoes thrive in the wet or receding snow in warm Alaskan summers and they’re big! Alaskans call the mosquito their ‘state bird’. We were surprised at how they were so silent so include repellent in our luggage as soon as you arrive.
Err on the side of taking less rather than more clothes or other gear if you are uncertain about the best luggage to take. Clothes are generally inexpensive and easy to locate in supermarkets and other outlets in Alaska . Anchorage stores have a wide selection of sports gear for hunting and fishing. Better to take less Alaska luggage than get stuck lugging around its dead weight for your whole trip.
Always take an equivalent to our trusty 'blue bag' as carry on luggage during long planes journeys or for the many day cruises, rail trips or short plane flights you can take during your Alaska vacation. Our blue bag is the most used of all our luggage and travels everywhere with us!
Warm regards
Rowena French
For theteam@MightyDigitalDownloads.com
Transforming Lives, One Person at a Time
If you’d like more information about how to keep your Alaskan luggage light with plenty of room for reminders of your Alaskan vacation, read How to Pack Alaska Luggage and Avoid Excess Baggage Costs Part 1 on my website at www.alaskatravel4U
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