Packing light
One of the big concerns in my mind is - how are we going to fit everything we need into the car / trailer / whatever we end up travelling in? Even if we just go for an overnighter the car is packed to the gills - boot full, kids in the back seat with their legs sticking straight out because all of the foot space is full up, passenger in the front with their legs all twisted sideways to fit in between the bags there…
So it was with more than a little interest and a slight glimmer of hope that I stumbled across Doug Dyment’s site OneBag.com. As he says,
There’s no question: overpacking tops the list of biggest travel mistakes.
Thus this Web site, offering exhaustive (some might say exhausting!) detail on the art and science of travelling light, going pretty much anywhere, for an indefinite length of time, with nothing more than a single (carryon-sized) bag.
I have always travelled a great deal, for both business and pleasure, and — like most seasoned travellers — found that the lighter my burden, the more pleasant my journey. Consequently (and unsurprisingly, given my engineering background), I have thought a lot about the subject, read extensively on the issues, even attended seminars on packing techniques. Most important (and unlike a lot of the well-meant travel advice you can read on the Internet), I’ve actually tried all this stuff out, experimenting with a variety of solutions in many cases. This Web site affords me an opportunity to share the resulting opinions (and, I hope, save you from repeating my mistakes).
Read more at OneBag.com.
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