Try these recommendations for size @mars
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We travelled India with just carryon. Granted, didnāt need clothing for multiple climates, and warm-weather clothes take up less space than cool-weather clothing.
We each had one of these: The Pakt One | Carry-On Travel Bag
We googled some āminimalist packagingā blogs and lists, etc. and created our own packing lists from those PLUS bought a couple of specific items (Patagonia nanopuft jackets (bang for buck for warmth and compressibility; Bluffworks travel (I.e. hidden zippered pockets) trousers/shorts))).
Like buying a new car we made a ābase packageā-list, a ācold weather packageā-list, āhot weatherā-list, a āwater packageā-list etc. Something like this:
Hot weather Package - above-80F
Everything in the Base Package with the following adjustments:
Switch or add 2x Linen shirts? Guayabera?
Switch or add 2x no-show wool socks?
Add 1x dress shorts
Hat/s: 1x wide brim boonie sun hat
Add 1x sandals
And base package something like:
Luggage: PAKT One
Cable+lock, TSA locks, big-ass combination lock
Wear on the plane Package
Black dress Docs/Helm Chukka boots, compression socks, boxer briefs, travel trews, (white?) dress shirt, sports jacket, black belt, watch. Coat?
Carry-on personal item
ID/passports, wallet, sunglasses, iPhone, Apple-lightning-USB charging cable, pen, ā¦
Base Package - 45-85F
Packing cube (small):
- 3x boxer briefs
- 3x socks (2x midweight merino wool socks; 1x heavier weight merino wool socks). Add 4th pair: DeFeet running socks that can double as dress socks.
Packing cube (medium):
- 1x wool undershirts
- 1x Ten Thousand liner shorts (that I can run & swim in; that I can wear down to hotel lobby)
- 1x tech T-shirt (that I can run in; that I can wear down to hotel lobby)
Packing cube (large):
- 4-6x mixānāmatch of Untuckit and Thomas Pink shirts
- long sleeve shirts + short sleeve shirts
1x trews/jeans
1x dress shorts
1x quarter-zip wool sweater
1x Patagonia Torrentshell rain shell
1x Patagonia nano puff vest
1x Clarkās Desert boots ā something to wear with shorts and longs
1x flip-flops
1x lightweight beanie; 1x $1 gloves; 1x baseball cap.
dopp kit: tooth-brush & -paste; savlon, soap, 12x dental floss stick thingies; razor-handle (?& -blades if not going through TSA?); nail file; nail clippers; tweezers; little safety scissors, 2x4 safety pins, ā¦
Medical kit: Band-Aids? Allergy pills? Aleve? Anti-diarrheals? Antimalarials?
Electronics kit: power adapters/converters; cables; ā¦?
3x Ziplock baggies, different sizes, S/M/L
A (stupidly lightweight) daypack (argh, surely this can double as a laundry bag?)
Packable grocery bag
Silk mummy sleeping bag liner
Plastic universal sink plug
Break-proof whistle
Write-on-able tape + sharpie
Aerobie
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hi AussieGail
Thanks for your message. Funnily enough I do most of what you suggested and I use some recyclable ziplock bags and squeeze the air out of them and things take up less space. Have used these for a while now especially good if using rucksack/backpack. I label them with the items inside so I donāt have to open them to find out what is inside.
I did think about using charity/thrift shops for anything I might find I need once I get to destination.
thanks again
F.
When we walked the Camino, I had a packing list like that (although even less stuff) and everything was weighed in grams to try to be as lightweight as possible.
Hey Mars, when I was flying to Austria, I was warned that the carry-on baggage policy may vary by company, I solved this problem by going to the website of the airline which makes business class flights to Austria and looking at their baggage policy. He answered for all my questions, I would not want to overpay just because I did not know their rules.
Excellent! Thank you for the great details - itās very much appreciated!
The Tumi intl size carryon that Iāve been using since Delta Airlines gifted it to me in 2010 when I hit 2 million lifetime miles is shot now, I think. The extendable handle broke once before and Tumi put a new handle on. It broke again and Tumi has told me it canāt be repaired (I think theyāve changed the part a few years ago and have finally run out of replacements.)
I donāt think I want to spend what Tumi charges to replace it with the same thing (although their customer service is great - when the first on broke on a trip, I brought it to the local Tumi store at the sit for repair), they provided a loaner to get me home and shipped my repaired bag to the local Tumi store at my home. I needed to return the loaner. But replacing with another Tumi would be at least $600 on sale.
Iām amazed at the number of hardside spinner carryons in the market, every one of them claiming to be the best.
I found an all aluminum spinner on Amazon that was on sale the day I bought it for less than $200 (now the price is back up to about $300). You have to read the descriptions carefully with āaluminumā spinners - some have aluminum frames but polycarbonate bodies. A Tumi aluminum is $1200 and a Rimowa is $1500!
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Iāve been happy with the Cotopaxi 35, which incorporates packing cube-like pockets; some can be accessed from the exterior, which is helpful in flight or anytime you need quick access.
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