Antarctica Packing List Tips by globetrott Top 5 Page for this destination

Gloves

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Dont forget to bring gloves to Antarctica !!! My best ones were really cheap gloves, ment for sports like Nordic Walking, they were thin and they were getting dry rather fast, I could wear them also while making my photos and even in heavy rain- or snowfall they kept my fingers warm, although they had been totally wet.
Also for the rides in the Zodiak gloves are essential, because the speed and the wind will otherwise make you feel terrible without any protection for your fingers.

Watertight gear

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Riding a Zodiak is a lot of fun in sunny weather. In Antarctica there will be rough seas and in each ride you might get totally wet, when you dont have a really good weather-gear ! Forget about Goretex and similar things that might be recommended in your shop at home, these people have no idea about getting wet in the Antarctic and what it feels like to walk in such clothings, while a really icy antarctical wind is blowing...

Wellies / Wellingtons / Gummistiefel

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Wellies are the best solution for using the Zodiak. The beaches will never be totally flat and in 95% of all landing-places you will not find a pier, but you rather have to step into the water and that is best when wearing wellies, AND make sure they are as high as possible, mine were around 50 cm high, that was sufficient.
Unfortunately Wellies will have an important disadvantage : you will feel cold all the time, even with 3 pairs of socks.
Some of the most expensive ships will provide all passengers with complimentary wellies,but on the Bark Europa we had to bring our own.
Renting the Wellies in Ushuaia is possible for 40 ARG.$ (=10 euros for 22 days), while bying them in another shop is just a bit more expensive like 60 ARG.$ (=15 euros) that I had to pay for mine - see my shopping-tips.