Kilimanjaro climbing packing equipment

Packing List

Trekking gears for each person going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro are important to bring comfort, and make a hiker safe. Each Kilimanjaro climber need warm clothes, mountain boots, head torch, goggles, and trekking poles. In addition to personal hiking gears, a Mountain climbing Tour Operator provide best alpine tents, mattresses, table, chairs, first aid kit and most safety gears. Basically, Kili Tanzanite Safaris make sure a Kilimanjaro expedition is safe. Essentially, as you approach summit you are in a 5th climatic ecological Alpine desert zone, and wind breaker jacket helps keep you warm. And in the night, especially at Barafu camp or Crater camp, a warm sleeping bag that covers up to -22 Celcius provide comfort. </p>

Our Kilimanjaro climbing packing equipment is a necessary preparaton for Kilimanjaro trek. Our Mountain guides provide useful tips for the booking of Kilimanjaro tours. Kilimanjaro tips include choosing Kilimanjaro routes, how to acclimatize, and doing a proper Kilimanjaro packing list.  Kilimanjaro climbing is one of the adventurous tour activities that one shouldn’t miss. However, to make it more entertaining, it’s required to pack the right and necessary equipment. Hiking gears are available in categories of clothes, trekking equipment, accessories, electronic devices, and personal things. Now, you can also get free advice on how to acclimatize, and trek successfully to the Uhuru peak.</strong> Here are tips for successful booking Kilimanjaro trips. 

Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris DMC have a store of modern rental gears to rent at fair prices. We provide fair hiking gears rental price at our store in Moshi. Although it is rare, sometimes some airlines may avoid overload and leave some passengers back behind, and then bags can be brought in next arrival plan, it make take 12 hours. So, idea of rental important trekking gears like trekking poles and sleeping bags is important. Additionally, the Kilimanjaro backpack size ranges from 20 -35 litres, suitable to carry water, snacks, rain gears, and Camera. Samewise, the duffel bag size ranges from 80 – 120 litres. Recommend waterproof duffel bags are from The North Face, Patagonia black hole, REI co-op road tripper, etc

As a matter of fact, after climbing to the Alpine desert zone and arctic zone in Mount Kilimanjaro, we advise trekkers to add a wind breaker layer jacket. And make sure you have up to 5 layers clothes such as warm tshirt, sleeve, warm jacket, wind breaker jacket, buff, gloves, goggles, Hat and balaclava. The same applies to summit day, that mostly begin between 12 am to 2 am, depending Kilimanjaro weather, and condition of hikers. We have mountain equipment rental service in Moshi Kilimanjaro, and hence avoid heavy luggage during flight to Kilimanjaro.

(1)Day pack

(2)Water duffle bag

(3)Trekking poles

(4)Water bottles 3 ltrs

(5) Sleeping bags – 18 C

(6)Warm hat

(7)Sun hut

(8)Head lump

(9)Sun glasses

(10)Warm gloves

(11) Trekking boots

(12)Socks 4-5 pairs

(13)Gaiter

(14)Thermal base

(15)Short sleeves

(16)Long sleeves

(17)Flees or soft shell jacket

(18)Insulated Jacket

(19)Hard shell trousers

(20) Trekking trousers

(21)Hard shell trousers

(22)Sun screem

(23) Toothpaste and tooth brash

(24) Personal snacks

(25)Wet wipes and hand Suntizer

(26)Rain poncho

(27)Rain trouser

(28)2 or 3 long yoga paints ( tight)

Below is HIKING GEARS LIST AND RENTAL COST

RENTAL GEARCOST in US $ All neededPer Trip
Mountain boots pair15Yes
Mud gaiters pair15Yes
Warm trouser15Yes
Rain trouser15Yes
Rain coat/Poncho15Yes
Warm jacket15Yes
Sleeping bag30Very warm (-16 centigrade)
Goggles /glasses10Yes
Head torch15Yes
Pair of Gloves15Yes
Balaclava15Yes
Crampons30June, July, December, January
Walking poles/trekking sticks20Yes
Duffel bag (waterproof)25For porters to carry your clothes
Portable mobile toilet for your personal private use, with its housing tent, wash hands, and hygienic washing soaps..plus extra porter   280 US $ can be shared for 2 to 4 people per entire trip 

Accessories

  1. Backpack cover
  2. Water bottle
  3. Sunglasses

Electronic devices

  1. Camera/Smartphone
  2. Extra batteries/Power bank

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