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Can you help me in this challenge?

On several weeks overseas trips, pretty consistently my check in bag is a couple of pounds or more heavier than allowed. Thankfully I have my overpacked carry on and laptop backpack to stuff the extra things in or I carry an extra duffle bag to create a second check in if it comes with my booking for free.

I am giving myself a challenge 👀 fuck me.

I am about to make a drastic move and I have no idea how that's gonna work. Someone help me.

I am about to travel one way international with no idea what my next destination may be or what climate... with just a carry on and my laptop backpack 🎒 don't know if the backpqck can pass since the airline only lists one carry on that comes with my ticket and they all have gotten so fucking millitant.

OMFG, how do I fit into a carry on?(let me get packing and let's see 😬) My new one is so much smaller than the Samsonite one I've used for many years and gotten so so deeply attached to (it had all these extra pockets and compartments that had me organized and made any essential easily accesible with just an unzip away for long overseas trips). Man I wished it hadn't be this hard loved up. But it would questionable if they'd even actually let me take it on the plane nowadays. Have you noticed how all carry on luggage is significantly shrunk in size. You can't find old school carry on sizes anywhere. Even with nice size carry on, I always still had an overpacked check in bag. You gotta have shoes for every occasion and all my toiletries, supplements, outfit for various types of scenarios.

Any advice from minimalist packers?

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Bitcoin Samurai 11mo ago

Dump the gold bars and only carry bitcoin!!!

deimos 11mo ago

https://minimalist.travel/packing/minimalist-packing-list/

I've travelled minimalist for years. This list and ideas are the closest to what I bring. I skip the tablet/ereader and just buy a book, read it, drop it off at local library when done. I also skip most of the insurance because from experience every insurance is a scam whenl you need it. And it takes 6-12 months to get reimbursed, if ever.

You can find whatever you need, forgot, or want, almost anywhere you are. If you cannot take it with you, take a photo, and donate it before the next place.

Trust in yourself.

Also have a plan if you lose most things, like your phone, laptop, full bag, or whatever. Have some way to get at anything electronic from a local library or borrowed computer (like printing copies of passport from a photo, or proof of ID) if you find yourself stranded somewhere and need to prove identity to a consulate to get passport reissued.

Also, trust in yourself. Trust your intuition about people and situations. The world is generally kind.