Start by defining your wardrobe and laundry routine, these two things go hand-in-hand. Commit to either weekly laundry service or daily/fortnightly hand-washing - once you know your routine, fill out at your wardrobe at home and do a test run, try wearing only the clothes you plan on bringing for a week and make adjustments as necessary.
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While we can’t tell you exactly what to pack, we can give you some guidelines for minimizing your pack. At a high-level:
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1. Pack one weeks worth of clothes (or less). 2. Pack the right clothes. 3. If you’re unsure on something, don’t bring it. Best case you don’t need it, worse case you buy it while traveling (good examples, rain jackets, umbrellas, fancy shoes, any extra “maybe I’ll wear it” clothes,
If you’re just getting started with one-bag travel, the short and quick answer is to pack what you already own, using a bag you already have.
It may not be what you want to hear, but so many people new to the onebag community start their journey by searching for the perfect backpack, perfect travel pants, or perfect travel hoodie, then getting overwhelmed and dropping $500 on travel gear that may or may not be ideal - though they won't know that until after they've started traveling.
So before you go crazy trying to find the perfect backpack or perfect travel clothes or perfect X for Y destination, let's take a step back and talk about how to approach one-bag travel for the first time.
Getting Started
The perfect travel clothes are comfortable; that means you probably already have a closet full of clothes that are great for travel, you just need to choose a few of your favorite outfits that fit your destination's climate.
If you have the time and money for a little prep work, then it may be worth looking into travel-specific clothing.
One of the simplest approaches to packing is to start with one outfit per activity; one beach outfit, one hiking outfit, one gym outfit, one "going out" outfit, etc. Once you have each outfit planned, see if you can combine some items, ex. hiking and workout shorts, a top that you can dress up or dress down, casual shoes that can be worn with shorts or pants, etc.
All the above being
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