What to pack for Libya

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Luggage and bags: Visiting the coast, standard hard shelved luggage.
Visiting the desert, as less as possible, just the basics so you do not overload the 4x4 trucks.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: A good pair of walking shoes, some good glasses

Photo Equipment: Spare batteries

Miscellaneous: Charles Wellington Furlong
The Gateway to the Sahara

ISBN: 1-85077-063-8

2nd edition 1985




Tripoli, as the northern focus of three great caravan routes, was a natural gateway to the Sahara.
The America traveller, Charles Wellington Furlong, visited the most native of the Barbery capitals in 1904, begore the advent of modern communications changed the centuries-old pace of life.
His inquirring mind and fluent pen present the reader with most colourful and absorbing account of this pecullarly individual Noth Americn city.
More than that, the author extends his sphere of interest to take in the adjacent dessert and inhabitants.
The reader will find much of interest in this compelling narritive

Miscellaneous: Ibrahim al-Koni
The Bleeding of the Stone

ISBN: 1-84437-015-1

2003




The mouflon, a wild sheep prized for its meat, continues to survive in the remote mountain dessert of southern Libya.
Only Asouf, a lone bedouin who cherishes the desert and identifies with its creatures, know s exactly where it is to be found.
Now he and the mouflon together come under threat from hunters who have already slaughtered the once numerous desert gazelles.
When two visitors arrive one day, demanding that Asouf lead them to the sacred mouflon, Asouf is shaken to his core and must question every tenet of his father's faith.
This story of the confrontation between this bedouin and the two hunters combines pertinent ecological issues with a moving portrayal of traditional desert life and of the power of the human spirit to resist.

Ibrahim al-Koni; Lybians leading novelist, has been called a master of magical realism and the evocation of the desert.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Sensibly conservative dress will take you anywhere in Libya. Light, loose clothing will keep you far more comfortable that tight fitting gear, sleeves and high necks will keep the sun off shoulders and upper arms - and keep disapproving looks at bay. I found a light woollen shawl the ideal thing to carry with me in winter - it covered my head when I went into mosques and draped loosely over a sweater was all I needed to to be both warm and modest when out and about.

Libya's desert climate can be extreme - incredibly hot days cool off very rapidly into very cold nights when you're out in the desert, so be sure to bring something light and warm even if you're travelling in what are generally considered warmer months. Winter can get chilly even on the coast so come prepared for that, as well as for rain.
Sturdy well-fitting shoes are a must. Uneven footings at many sites, desert sand and broken city pavements are all hazards.

Photo Equipment: Bring lots of film if your camera is still steam-driven, and plenty of memory if you've gone digital. Libya is incredibly photogenic.

Miscellaneous: Don't forget to bring a good supply of non-contentious reading material and some other entertainment for yourself. Nightlife is virtually non-existent apart from restaurants, teahouses and the occasional coffee bar in the main cities.
Don't even think of bringing any alcohol - it is forbidden and bags are x-rayed on arrival.

Luggage and bags: Backpack 65l

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Most of the year is hot or extremly hot in Lybia, but nights, especially in a desert, are really chilly. Take some comfortable shirts and trousers. And remember, this is the Muslim world. Dress modest!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: It's better to take any things you may need.

Photo Equipment: Take everything you need with you! I had many problems to buy a film (forget about the slides).

Luggage and bags: Lockable bags and cases. Remember, you might have to carry all your bags if the car breaks down - especially important in the summer when its very hot, so pack light.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Normal warm/hot weather clothes. It can be cold and windy in winter.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Take everything you may need with you before leaving home as you wont find the same thing in Libya.

Photo Equipment: Be very careful with cameras etc. Many builldings and sights are 'sensitive' to the security services. If in doubt, don't try to take a picture.

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: You'll burn rapidly.

Miscellaneous: Pack a universal bath plug. A short-wave radio is nice to keep in touch with home news. And lots of books. But most important of all, slow down and just let yourself go with the flow there.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: The wether can't be expressed in a few words.Those who said it was very dusty spoke about the desert but Libya is not fully a desert.The most comfertable summer in Libya is the green mountain which temperature and the humedity are very low.The average temperature here is 8 ºC during the winter and 30 ºC in the summer ,even though we can distinguish 3 phases of climate in Libya:
The desert climate: very little rain and a large difference between day and night temperature , and between summer and winter temperature.
The coast climate : or mediterranean sea climate which is famus .Non rainy,hot and highly humid summer and rainy ,warm winter.
The mountain climate: The green mountain (Al Jabal Al Akhdar ) has cold winter and very nice spring and summer .
Dust and wind happen sometimes at the end of spring and automn .The best period to visit Libya is from February to May and from september to december.

Luggage and bags: Ortlieb Wassersäcke 5 L
Ortlieb Wassersäcke 2 L
Leatherman
Milchpulver
Leinentaschen
Tagesrucksack

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Endurohose mit Fütterung
Endurojacke mit Fütterung
Feldschuhe leicht (BH)
Fleece Pullover
Handschuhe dick
Handschuhe dünn
Leibwäsche
Neckwarmer
Regenkombi
Rückenprotektor
Socken dick
Socken dünn
Sonnenbrille
Sturmhaube
T-Shirt
Unterhose lang
VollvisierhelmSocken
Socken dick
Studentenausweis
Sweatshirt
T Shirt
Turnschuhe
Unterhose lang
Unterhosen
Vollmacht
wasserfeste Stifte
Zulassung + Kopie

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Alu Rettungsdecke
Amoxilan (Magen/Darm)
Aspirin
Avalone (Schmerzen/Fieber/Schwellung)
Cansten (Hautpilz)
Certisil (Wasserdesinfikat)
Ciloprin (Ohrinfekt)
Dianabalsam (Verspannungen)
Duostick (Schnupfen)
Holzkohle (Vergiftung/Übelkeit)
Immodium (Durchfall)
Kamillentee
Latycin
Lippenbalsam
Livostin (Augeninfektion)
Miranax
Multivitamin
Neoangin
Normolyt
Oropax
Ospanox (HNO)
Ospen (Schmerzen)
Otalgan (Ohrenschmerzen)
Pinzettenset
Pyralvex (Mundinfektion)
Supradyn
Thermoreumon (Verspannungen)
Vibrocil Gel (Schnupfen)
Vitamin C
Wundesin (Desinfikat)Badeschlapfen
Duschgel
feuchte Tücher
Handtuch
Hüfttasche
Klopapier
Linsenaufbewahrungsfüssigkeit
Linsenbehälter
Nähset
Naßrasierer
Nivea
opt. Brille
Paar Reservelinsen
Rasierschaum
Reisewecker
Reservebrille alt
Seife
Shampoo
Sonnencreme
Waschlappen
Wattestäbchen
Zahnbürste
Zahnpasta

Photo Equipment: 28 - 80
70 -300
Bleistift
Bonito Kamerapflege
Canon EOS 300
Fotobuch
Fuji Velvia ISO 50
Kabelauslöser
Kompaktkamera
Objektivputzset
Pelicase am Motorrad montiert
Polflter
Provia ISO 100
Reserverbatterien
Sensia ISO 100
Skylightfilter
Stativ Manfrotto

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Batterie Taschenlampe
Besteckset
Edelstahlbecher
Gaskartuschen (Reserve)
Gaskocher (Reserve)
Geschirrtücher
Geschrirrspülmittel
Glühbirne Taschenlampe
Griffzange
Hüttenschlafsack
Inoxaltopf 2L
Kerzen für Northern light
Northern light
Sandheringe
Schlafsack bis -4C
Standfüße für Kocher
Taschenlampe
Therm a Rest Isomatte
Thermosflasche
große Plastiksäcke
Halterung Benzinkanister
Handwaschpaste
Handy
Kette
Ladegerät Handy
PM Zeitschriften
Putzfetzen
Vorhängeschloß
Zurrgurt leicht
Zurrgurt schwer
Visierreinigungtücher
Klarpilot
Schuhputzmittel

Miscellaneous: Adressammlung
Arabisch Reisewörterbuch
Bleistift
Blutspenderausweis
Deutsche Mark
Dollar (100 $ Scheine)
EC Bankomatkarte
Fährticket
Führerschein + Kopie
Gürtel
Impfpaß
Jean
Kontaktadresse Tunesien
Lire
Notizheft als Logbuch
ÖAMTC Reiseroutenbeschreibung
Paßkopie
Passphoto
Reiseführer Libyen
Reisepaß
Reserveschlüssel
SchillingBleistift
Geodreieck
Geoprojektskarten
Spitzer
US Fliegerkarte
Magellan GPS Gerät als Reserve
Gebrauchsanweisung zu GPS
Antriebssatz gebraucht kompl.
div Flachsicherungen
Felgenschützer
Feuerzeuge
Gaslötkolben
Glühbirne hinten
Honda Reperaturanleitung
Klammerschloß
Lötzinn
Luftpumpe mit Bodenplatte
Reservegas für Lötkolben
Ständerplatte
Therm A Rest Reparaturset
Zündkerze
Pirelli Rally Cross
Kettenspray
original Bordwerkzeug