Packing list for the w trek in Patagonia

As a vegan trekking in Torres Del Paine, I wanted to share our food and gear list. All items are easily available in the chain supermarket called Unimarc. Since the W trek is a completely independent trek, you are responsible for carrying everything in and cooking for yourself.

Food list for W-trek, patagonia:

1. Candy
2. Trail Mix
3. Dried Fruit
4. Spicy peanuts
5. Oat cereal bars
6. Cereal mix oat cookies
7. Costa muesli cookies
8. Energy bars from Peru - found vegan energy bars in Lima!
9. Soya cookies
10. Dark chocolate
11. Maggi stock cubes - checked ingredient list multiple times
12. Soup packets
13. Dried noodles
14. Rice primavera instant food
15. Tea bags
16. Hot chocolate - 1 bar
17. Hot breakfast drink pack from Cuzco containing local grains - excellent buy!
18. Raisins
19. Oats
20. Jam (sold in blocks)
21. Instant juice packets. Mix water to make juice.

Clothes list for one person, male or female

1. Quick dry pant, 1
2. T-shirt for hiking, 1
3. Fleece pant for sleeping, 1
4. Synthetic base layer shirt, 1
5. Synthetic base layer pant, 1 - available at REI
6. Rain pant
7. Rain jacket
8. Fleece shirt
9. One extra t-shirt - optional
10. Innerwear - as required

Gear:

• Tent
• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping pad
• Stove
• One pot for cooking. Utensils. Plastic cups for drinking hot/cold.
• Gas canisters
• Matches

Other very helpful items to have:

• Large plastic bag to cover the tent fly as it gets wet in the rain
• Hooks/carabiners outside the pack to strap things
• Camp slippers
• Fingerless gloves
• Minimum toiletries
• Spare camera battery
• Candy is great to carry handy
• Small empty water bottle. The water in TDP is amazingly tasty and refreshes immediately, so no need to carry water.
• No need for plates - can eat from pot directly.
• Many plastic bags for rain proofing
• Hiking poles
• At least one pair of quick dry clothes