I just found a
Flickr set called
Lightweight Travel. On it people post photos of the contents of their "one bag" as it will be packed for a trip of 3 days or longer. On top of the photo, many people attach notes regarding what each item is/is for, which is very helpful/generous/anal-retentive. I love this!
I have not gone through every photo, but I learned so much from this one person, I just had to post his strategies and a link to his heavily annotated photo. This Flickr pool is brilliant, because it is theory put into action.
Please follow the link to his photo on Flick to complete this packing light lesson.
Comments  | This is most of what I took in the Airboss. There was a 1 bag 7kg limit on carry on so I wore the vest and put heavy items in the pockets at check in. I wore Craghopper cargo pants and the laptop fitted into the leg pocket. (If you were behind me when I was walking along loaded up you may have thought I was trying to mix a coctail!).
I wore the camera kit seperately. All essentials for the filght were packed in the day sack ready to pull if I was forced to check the bag in. (Liquids, Laptop, Ipod etc.) Once into departures I put it back in the Airboss and just had the camera seperate.
6 flights on this trip - got asked to put the bag thru sizing frame once and got it weighed once out of Doha (11 .5kg! - the guy asked if I had a laptop in there, I said yes and he waved me thru). Airlines: Qatar Airways, Oman Airways, Emirates.
Clothes all synthetic type that wash thru and dry overnight in hotel sink.
Not shown because I was wearing them: Nikon D50 & Tamron lens, Blackberry Pearl, CH cargo pants, CH long sleeved shirt, synthetic webbing belt with hidden pocket containing $100, sandals, socks, wallet. Also 1 short sleeved shirt and 2 pairs socks on clothes line drying over bath.
This arrangement works well for travel to Middle East. Total weight of carry items approx 13kg so its a bit cumbersome when transiting or duty free shopping etc. I use Priority Pass lounges to help with this.
The choice of clothes gives the ability to look smart - business casual style - and enough flexibiity to hike, do the tourist thing etc.
Never been challenged about the Utilikey (which has a blade) on any flight including Far East, North America, Europe. Once they pulled my keys at the XRAY and asked "whats this?" It was the USB drive I explained, the utilikey was right by it! |
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