I’m finally going to Iceland this summer! It will be my first international backpacking trip, and my first hut-based one. Given that I don’t have to pack a shelter or cookset, I’ve have a little more leeway for luxury items (e.g. towel). Starting on my gear list. Three specific questions and one general:
- Windshirt? I know it can get really windy and rainy. Is it every just windy? (Usually I wear Frogg Toggs for rain, which I’m happy to wear for wind as well, but am upgrading to a conventional 2.5 layer WPB shell for this trip.)
- What goes under the quilt in a hut bunk? If I like ample cushioning should I bring an inflatable? Or how about a fitted sheet?
- Seems like I have to buy the maps there. Any way to order good (1:24,000) topo maps in advance? I like to know I’ve got them! And I enjoy looking at them—it’s part of the planning fun.
Any other advice from travelers experienced with this trek or similar?
(Cicerone book: check, hut reservations: check, hiker bus pass/departure reservation: check)
