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What to pack for The Smoky Mountains in January
Typical January, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 36°F, lows 19°F, rain 14 of 31 days
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Sunset lands around 6:40pm. Wind averages 11 mph. No border paperwork on this one.
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Packing for
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Essentials
15 items
14 rain days a month finds every seam. A real shell, not a windbreaker.
Lows around 19°F. Goes under the shell when the wind picks up.
Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.
Dark by 6:40pm. Every campsite chore after that is a two-hands job.
For the passport, the chargers, and the one dry pair of socks.
Before you go
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Recommended
10 items
For the mornings and the nights.
Treat the clothes once and it lasts weeks.
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
Lows around 19°F. One blanket that packs small covers the car, the campsite and the beach at sunset.
Nice to have
9 items you could skip
Basics
16 things you probably own already