I love how you made do with what you had. That is often what I struggle with - I want to have the perfect things. Would love to see what Abby packed 🙂.
Awesome to hear you were happy with the approach overall. I'm a maximalist and hold onto things like I run a museum so it's good to hear you perspective. Carabeaner on my water hooked to my belt wherever I go especially at work, never leave a drink unattended. I laughed loud when you said you get cranky without water because I'm the same way. Nightmares only occur when dehydrated also. Water makes good dreams and a good life, or as they say in Italia, Aqua.
Awesome video! The only extra tip I would offer is to do laundry in your hotel room every night by hand. I got a travel clothesline that I can tie across the hotel bathroom and leave the clothes to hang dry there overnight. Super useful and cheap item that takes almost no space.
Good info. Just sharing...I have a selfie-stick w/ a tripod base & a blue-tooth remote. It folds down compact and you can get shots that you might miss otherwise. It also works great when you have a video call.
This was great for me to see now! Getting ready for a two week trip and I always do carryon but trying to find ways to be even more minimal and you said something in the beginning….”not trying to have the perfect things and just being okay with the things I have as long as they are functional and usable” I usually have a roller suitcase and my Pakt backpack. Which is the perfect combination but after looking at this video, I see where I can minimize the clothing. No one is gonna care if I wore the same pair of pants more than once during the trip. 😂 And ain’t don’t need a lot of shoes…. So thank you. As a woman who wears men clothing, videos like yours helps me a lot. Thank you.
washing is by far the biggest issue with minimal luggage >> once you are ok with washing in a sink (and drying) almost every single day then you are good to go. Oh and one pair of sneakers is also not ideal, depending on the feet they might stink pretty bad if you would not let them dry up a bit
This is really inspiring. One question: how often / how did you do laundry? Did you have to build time for that into your itinerary or think about the places you were staying?
Thanks so much! We did two real loads of laundry over the two weeks. We knew we would want to do laundry around every 4-5 days, so we strategically planned our accommodations to have laundry. We also washed individual pieces in the shower or the sink as needed. Any synthetic fabrics dried easily overnight, cotton took a bit longer depending if the spot we were staying had a dedicated spot for hanging clothes to dry.
Great Video! I have question about the socks 😁 How did you manage to get the dry in time for your next leg of the journey or did you mostly stay in a single accommodation?
I washed a pair in the sink every night, and hung them as close to moving air as I could. We moved accommodations every 2 nights or so. Sometimes it worked great, other times I had a damp pair of socks I was lugging to the next location. Overall, I didn't run into an issue of needing to wear a pair of damp socks.
As a fellow minimal one bag traveler, I only bring 3 merino wool T-shirts and I suggest the same. Merino wool is anti-bacterial, odor-resistant, and temperature-regulating, so you won’t need to wash them on a 1-2 week trip. I also bring two quick-dry running shorts (also works as swimming shorts) and a pair of jeans or chinos based on the destination and weather. If I'm wearing a belt (which I don't) it will be airport security friendly...as in plastic belt bucke with a nylon belt instead of metal and leather. Nano dry towel by a company named Matador which when packed can fit inside your fist. For your jacket, you want to invest in something that will keep you warm and dry as well. So instead of carrying a jacket and a raincoat, get a jacket that is waterproof. I use a jacket called Nomad E by a company called Graphene X that is 3 layer but only weights around 300gms which is negligible. Did I miss anything?
I love how you made do with what you had. That is often what I struggle with - I want to have the perfect things. Would love to see what Abby packed 🙂.
She had quite a few more "should have left at homes" than I did, so I ended up carrying her bag most of the trip!
Yes I would like too c a female version
@@Nick.HouchinHi Nick, does Abby have a channel?
Great video. This is a good example of “good enough” versus trying to find the perfect minimalist packing
Tips? Maybe change all liquid toiletries to solids, add some flip-flops and as you noted always carry an insulating layer. Great setup though.
Awesome to hear you were happy with the approach overall. I'm a maximalist and hold onto things like I run a museum so it's good to hear you perspective. Carabeaner on my water hooked to my belt wherever I go especially at work, never leave a drink unattended. I laughed loud when you said you get cranky without water because I'm the same way. Nightmares only occur when dehydrated also. Water makes good dreams and a good life, or as they say in Italia, Aqua.
Thanks so sharing your perspective! Glad I'm not the only one with the water bottle.
Awesome video! The only extra tip I would offer is to do laundry in your hotel room every night by hand. I got a travel clothesline that I can tie across the hotel bathroom and leave the clothes to hang dry there overnight. Super useful and cheap item that takes almost no space.
Love the quality of your videos! Shots compositions etc.
Thanks so much!
Good info. Just sharing...I have a selfie-stick w/ a tripod base & a blue-tooth remote. It folds down compact and you can get shots that you might miss otherwise. It also works great when you have a video call.
This was great for me to see now! Getting ready for a two week trip and I always do carryon but trying to find ways to be even more minimal and you said something in the beginning….”not trying to have the perfect things and just being okay with the things I have as long as they are functional and usable” I usually have a roller suitcase and my Pakt backpack. Which is the perfect combination but after looking at this video, I see where I can minimize the clothing. No one is gonna care if I wore the same pair of pants more than once during the trip. 😂 And ain’t don’t need a lot of shoes…. So thank you. As a woman who wears men clothing, videos like yours helps me a lot. Thank you.
So glad this was helpful!
washing is by far the biggest issue with minimal luggage >> once you are ok with washing in a sink (and drying) almost every single day then you are good to go. Oh and one pair of sneakers is also not ideal, depending on the feet they might stink pretty bad if you would not let them dry up a bit
Great Video Bro! Keep it up.
Minimizing luggage always brings freedom to every trip
do a full minimalist wardrobe
Did you find you needed both the dress shirt and polo? I feel like one would have served you.
How often did you wash clothes since you had only 4 top-pieces?
This is really inspiring. One question: how often / how did you do laundry? Did you have to build time for that into your itinerary or think about the places you were staying?
Thanks so much! We did two real loads of laundry over the two weeks. We knew we would want to do laundry around every 4-5 days, so we strategically planned our accommodations to have laundry. We also washed individual pieces in the shower or the sink as needed. Any synthetic fabrics dried easily overnight, cotton took a bit longer depending if the spot we were staying had a dedicated spot for hanging clothes to dry.
😎Do you have a link to those specific packing cubes, please?✌️
Do you have your itinerary uploaded somewhere?
Great Video! I have question about the socks 😁
How did you manage to get the dry in time for your next leg of the journey or did you mostly stay in a single accommodation?
I washed a pair in the sink every night, and hung them as close to moving air as I could. We moved accommodations every 2 nights or so. Sometimes it worked great, other times I had a damp pair of socks I was lugging to the next location. Overall, I didn't run into an issue of needing to wear a pair of damp socks.
Love the video! How big is your camera backpack ?
31L!
@@Nick.Houchinpowerbank
Great video, please model of camera and lens, thanks
I brought a Sony a7siii with a Tamron 28-75 because that's the smallest setup I own. Something more compact would have been ideal for saving space.
All that you need is your big wallet...
That's minimalist travel 😅
Contented -1
As a fellow minimal one bag traveler, I only bring 3 merino wool T-shirts and I suggest the same. Merino wool is anti-bacterial, odor-resistant, and temperature-regulating, so you won’t need to wash them on a 1-2 week trip. I also bring two quick-dry running shorts (also works as swimming shorts) and a pair of jeans or chinos based on the destination and weather. If I'm wearing a belt (which I don't) it will be airport security friendly...as in plastic belt bucke with a nylon belt instead of metal and leather. Nano dry towel by a company named Matador which when packed can fit inside your fist. For your jacket, you want to invest in something that will keep you warm and dry as well. So instead of carrying a jacket and a raincoat, get a jacket that is waterproof. I use a jacket called Nomad E by a company called Graphene X that is 3 layer but only weights around 300gms which is negligible. Did I miss anything?
As a fellow traveler and person who might be in your proximity, you need to wash these (or at least a lot of people need to do so)
Copa Airlines accepted wandrd 31L personal item 😮
Now that's impressive!
bro brought a water bottle for a trip through Italy 😂
oh americans...
house tour
Don't worry! Both of these will be coming in the near future.