Going on a multi-week vacation? Worried about what to carry and what to leave? You can literally say sayonara to airline baggage fee with the right travel gear. Irrespective of where you are travelling, it is important to have the essential stuff with you. Sunscreen, sunglasses, first-aid kit is something we should never forget.
We need to pay attention to important things like luggage, batteries. We don’t want to come back tired and cranky from the trip. The idea of a holiday is to reboot your spirit. Go for gear that can do double duty, in simple words, have multi-function purpose and also makes your travel comfortable. We have listed ten points for you to keep in mind, which will help you carry more stuff and at the same time not increase the weight of your baggage.The key lies in super-organized packing. Multiple pockets and designated compartments make life easy.
Prefer buying hard-sided luggage as it offers added protection. Also, make usre it comes with exterior pockets so that you can easily access the exterior compartments which can be used to keep important stuff like laptop or other gear.
Carry ziplock bags with you. You can have three different sizes of these. They are very useful in putting wet clothes, protecting your books from rain, put your pocket stuff when going through airport security or when going for swimming.
Always carry a collapsible daypack for your daytrip. It is not a good idea to carry your big backpack, leave it at the hotel. A small backpack for your guidebook, water sipper, sandwich, and camera in super-light material will make your trip super comfortable.
If you like to carry your own towel, grab a microfiber towel, made of the same stuff car washing clothes are made of. It dries fast; is super-light; and easy to fold.
Carry comfortable and light weight clothes.
A snooze pack can some handy if you are on a long flight. It contains sleep mask, socks, earplugs, inflatable neck rest) for catching those zzz’s.
Travellers should always carry USB power bank. Not too bulky, or too short on storage.
There is no harm carrying a space blanket. It is light in weight and comes in a compact size and provides exceptional warmth.
Carry your own power adapter if you are travelling to a foreign country so that you don’t have beg the hotel front desk for it.