I was often asked if I could provide the links to the products that I used to travel with hand luggage only, so I created this packing list. I hope it helps. 🙂
My packing list (paid links)
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Bags
- Osprey Arcane Duffel Pack (30 liters) – can be carried as a backpack or as a duffel
- Bellroy Lite Sling – Comfortable to carry together with a backpack
- Side by Side Ultralight Passport holder – flat organizer that fits perfectly into the Bellroy sling
- Peak Design Packable Tote – Packable tote bag with a zipper. Many uses: As a personal item, a grocery bag, beach bag …
Clothes
- Peak Design Packing Cubes (Small) – This is how many clothes I allow myself to bring
I create a capsule wardrobe for four days + sleeping + activities.
Ideally, every item in my travel capsule wardrobe is multifunctional, quick-drying, easy to layer and matches everything else.
My go-to are usually hiking clothes. Every once in a while, they have „normal looking“ clothes that are great for traveling. My favorite brands are Arcterxy, Dynafit, Houdini and Salewa.
Some of my favorite clothes for traveling
Most of my clothes are older and not available anymore, but here are a few examples:
- Arcteryx Kyanite LT Hoodie – Lightweight, dries fast, serves me well since a few years
- Vans Ultrarange sneakers – Look like sneaker but have a decent enough sole for easy hikes
Toiletries
- PGYTech Hanging Toiletry Bag
- Osprey Clear Toiletry Bag – fits inside the larger toiletry bag
- Matador soap pouch
- Soap saver – pair with a suction hook and hang it in the shower
- Wetbrush Pop and Go hairbrush
- Small refillable spray bottles – Love them! Cheap and never leaked so far.
A few of my favorite solid toiletries:
- Solid shampoo – There are tons of options now!
- Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen powder
- Neutrogena sunscreen stick
- Olay water-activated cleaning cloths
- Olay serum stick
- Toothpaste tablets – I use the german brand Denttabs, but there are many options available now
Other favorites:
- Cattier dry oil
Comfort items
- Nitecore Tini 2 flashlight – Perfect as a nightlight and charges with USB-C
- Wine opener – So far, never had any problems flying with it! 😉
- Osprey Desk Caddy – My nightstand organizer
- JBL mini speaker
- Sea to Summit Spork
- Rummikub (Travel edition)
- Sea to Summit pillow
- Howard Leight Lite Max – The only earplugs I can tolerate
- S-Biner Microlock – I use them to lock the zippers of my bag
- Fiskars Scissors – Blade is less than 6 cm and rounded tip – never had a problem with them in my handluggage
- Sea to Summit Airlite Towel (XL) – Great to take to the beach & clean the feet afterwards, dries superfast
Laundry gear
- Sea to Summit dry bag (13 liters)
- Sea to Summit travel clothes line
- Laundry detergent sheets
- Sink Stopper – I cut mine out of a silicone baking sheets
Tech gear
- ESR 3-in-1 Magnetic Travel Charger
- iPad Pro (11 inch)
- iPad Mini
- Apple pencil
- Paperlike Screen Protector
- ESR magnetic case with pencil protection
- Logitech Keys to go Keyboard
- Tomtoc iPad Case
- Airpod Pros (1st generation)
- Sony ZV-1
- Rode Wirless Go II microphones
- Rode charging case
- Anker 47W charger
- Multicable
- Sandisk SSD
- PGYTech Mini tech pouch
- Maktar Qubii – automatically creates a backup of my photos everytime I charge my phone
- Anker powerbank
