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What to pack for Ecuador in September
Typical September, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 66°F, lows 45°F, rain 14 of 30 days
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Sunset lands around 6:10pm. Wind averages 9 mph. There is paperwork on this one, so start with Before you go.
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Packing for
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Essentials
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14 rain days a month finds every seam. A real shell, not a windbreaker.
Lows around 45°F. Goes under the shell when the wind picks up.
Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.
Tap water isn't safe here. A filter bottle beats buying plastic twice a day.
Set it up before you land. Signal drops for long stretches outside cities.
Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely.
For the passport, the chargers, and the one dry pair of socks.
Before you go
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SafetyWing Nomad Insurance, Month-to-month cover you can start after you leave
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AllTrails, Download your trails before you lose signal.
Recommended
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UV hits 11.4 here. Long sleeves beat reapplying sunscreen every hour.
Treat the clothes once and it lasts weeks.
Above 2,500 m most people feel it. Go slow the first two days.
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
Hotel and cafe wifi is shared with everyone else in the building. A VPN keeps your banking and email to yourself.
Lows around 45°F. One blanket that packs small covers the car, the campsite and the beach at sunset.
Nice to have
10 items you could skip
A few phrases go a long way. Ten minutes a day before you leave is plenty.
Basics
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