I hate to sound like one of those elitist travel snobs (I promise, I’m not), but when I see people lugging around one or more full-size suitcases, I cringe. I just can’t imagine enjoying my time on the road when I have a heavy mess of unnecessary luggage to drag around. I also hate to generalize, because I’m sure there are some times when using a suitcase or three makes more sense than, say, a backpack or a carry-on-sized wheeler, but it’s safe to assume that 90% of suitcase-toters could easily get away with using a piece of luggage half the size. But everyone is different, and I realize that. Which is why I thought it might be interesting to to poll different travelers and ask, “What’s in your pack?”
The image above shows just about everything I pack on a typical trip that lasts a week or longer. (Be sure and click through to read the details.) All of this fits snugly into my 2350 cubic-inch Jansport backpack, with a little room to spare for things I pick up on the road.
Want to show Gadling readers how you pack for the road? Send me an email (justinglow at gmail dot com) with a full description and pictures — similar to what I’ve done here — and we’ll feature it on the site!
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Backpack: Jansport Odyssey
- Capacity: 2350 cu in / 38.5L
- Weight: 3 lbs. 12 oz. / 1.7 kg
- Dimensions: 19.5″h x 13.5″w x 12″d
Clothing (1)
- 6 shirts (wearing one)
- 2 pants (wearing one)
- 6 pairs of socks (wearing one)
- 6 pairs of boxers (wearing one)
- Flip-flops
- 1 pair of shoes (wearing)
- Jacket
- Mesh packing cube
Electronics
- Dell Inspiron 640m (2)
- Laptop charger (3)
- Extra laptop battery (4)
- Logitech VX Revolution wireless laptop mouse (6)
- Waterfield laptop sleeve (6)
- Canon PowerShot SD600 digital camera
- Camera charger (7)
- 2 power plug adapters (8)
- 2-foot length of Ethernet cable (9)
- AA batteries
Toiletries (10)
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Deodorant
- Shampoo/soap
Misc.
- Bic lighter
- Padlock
- Backpack lock (11)
- Roll of duct tape (12)
- Packing cube
- Rain cover (13)