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What to pack for The Black Forest in October
Typical October, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 59°F, lows 46°F, rain 12 of 31 days
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Sunset lands around 6:35pm. Wind averages 10 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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12 rain days a month finds every seam. A real shell, not a windbreaker.
Lows around 46°F. Goes under the shell when the wind picks up.
Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.
The layer you'll wear more than any other.
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.
This country runs on Type C or F. Get one with USB-C so you're not fighting over the single outlet.
Set it up before you land. Signal drops for long stretches outside cities.
Dark by 6:35pm. Every campsite chore after that is a two-hands job.
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
7 to sort
SafetyWing Nomad Insurance, Month-to-month cover you can start after you leave
Going, Cheap cash fares, emailed when they droppoint.me, Finds the flight your points will actually book
AllTrails, Download your trails before you lose signal.
Recommended
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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 46°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
16 things you probably own already