The most important things to look for in travel containers are: 1) Size. No larger than 3.4 oz if you're flying in the United States 2) Leak proof. You don't want to arrive at your destination and open your bag to find your clothes and electronics covered in Woolite. My personal preference is Nalgene. They … Continue reading Containers for your liquids
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How to pack light
The secret to packing light? It comes down to one very basic concept: Pack only what you need; not what you think you might need. And if an emergency comes up, you can usually buy yourself out of the problem in real time wherever you happen to be. This comes up surprisingly less often than … Continue reading How to pack light
The best travel pants
This advice will sound odd given what I've recommended for everything else: The best travel pants are a pair of regular cotton jeans. “What? Regular cotton jeans? I thought you said no cotton”? you protest. Yes, cotton jeans. Not the most ideal piece of clothing for travel, I know, but unfortunately I have yet to … Continue reading The best travel pants
The best travel shorts
Since I overwhelmingly prefer to vacation in warmer weather, shorts are a key part of my daily wardrobe. My favorite travel shorts are these: Patagonia Stretch Wavefarer Walk Shorts These shorts are a recent addition to my bag, and They. Are. Awesome. They're comfortable, they look good, and they dry quickly. All boxes checked. … Continue reading The best travel shorts
How to wash clothes while traveling
We've got our quick dry clothes, and we've got our Woolite. Now it's time to wash our clothes. The ideal goal is to carry around as few dirty items as possible while traveling so that one soiled shirt doesn't stink up our entire bag. Whenever we are able to, we're going to do a small … Continue reading How to wash clothes while traveling
The best travel underwear
This one is easy: Ex Officio Give-N-Go boxers. They're comfortable, lightweight, and dry very quickly. They're also durable. Up until just a few days ago, I was still on my very first pair of Ex Officio boxers bought in 2005; one of the very first articles of quick dry clothing I bought when starting … Continue reading The best travel underwear
The best travel shirt
[Editor's note 9-21-17: Since publishing this post, I have found a new favorite t-shirt. Follow this link to read about it. My recommendation for the Lacoste Sport Polo still stands though.] What's the best travel shirt for the ultra light packer? Let's begin with the worst travel shirt: anything made of cotton. It dries slowly, … Continue reading The best travel shirt
Why pack ultra light?
What's the purpose of doing this? Why even bother packing light when you can simply check a big bag and take any and every item that may be of some theoretical use on your vacation? You know; just in case. Fellow adventurers, if you've ever experienced both sides of the coin and have both traveled … Continue reading Why pack ultra light?
What’s in my bag?
The following is a complete list of everything I have taken on my vacations for the past several years. A few things may change from time to time, but this list has more or less remained unchanged. All of this easily fits into a single, normal sized backpack. Click on the red links for my personal … Continue reading What’s in my bag?
Welcome!
Welcome! If you’ve found your way here with the hopes of learning how to travel anywhere in the world with nothing more than a small backpack and the clothes on your back, then you're in the right place! My goal with this website is to help people pack more efficiently to minimize the amount of stuff … Continue reading Welcome!
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