What to pack for 15 countries and over 5 months?

From speaking to other travelers and from what I read in many travel forums, the theme is "less is more". Someone even told me to take out what you want to bring and then eliminate it by 50%. So my final inventory consists of: 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of cargo pants (cuts off into shorts), 1 pair of basketball shorts, 1 pair of swimming trunks, 4 tops, 2 long sleeves, 1 windbreaker, 1 beanie, flipflops, 2 pairs of shoes, and socks/boxers

The goal is to stuff everything I want to bring with me into a 50 liter backpack. Thank you Joy for letting me borrow your backpack :)


I found this cool invention online called a "Hobo Roll" made my Gobi Gear (http://mygobigear.com/sustainability). It has 5 compartments for you to stuff your clothing in and then you pull the straps to shrink everything by almost 50%. I went ahead and bought two and they fit perfectly in the backpack!









In this backpack, I have my 2 hobo rolls, medicine bag, electronics bag, documents, sleepliner (recommend Cocoon silk sleep liner...I slept in for a week on my floor after I sold my bed and it felt amazing inside the liner!), quick dry towel and a couple of locks.