during our previous trips around the world, we have traveled with a Deuter Traveler 70L backpack (Nick’s) as well as a MEC 60L backpack (Dariece’s). They worked fantastic for us at the time. They were reliable, long lasting as well as extremely comfortable. However, why do we requirement such huge backpacks? considering that planning our next experience with Mongolia, Russia, central Asia as well as Iran, we’ve come to recognize that we can really pack bigger, bulkier things into a smaller bag!
Nick’s 70L Deuter luggage entry backpack, with zip-off day bag – method as well big!
We just recently gotten new backpacks! An Osprey Farpoint 55 for Nick as well as an Osprey Kestrel 32 for me. These bags are incredible as well as have great deals of additional features. We still wished to have the clam shell style of opening (as opposed to top loaders), which these bags have. They likewise have great deals of clips, which is best for storing products on the outside of the bag.
*Update: inspect out exactly how this bag stood during such an legendary trip – backpack Review: Osprey Kestrel 32
My new small, lightweight Osprey Kestrel 32 Backpack!
Nick’s bag has a detachable day bag that clips onto the straps of the backpack, when using it as a turtle shell (as opposed to him using it on his front, over his shoulders-very uncomfortable).
Nick’s Osprey Farpoint 55 has a fantastic day bag clip-on feature
I’ve downsized 28 litres as well as Nick has downsized 15 litres. That’s a great deal less area than we had before! So, exactly how are we planning to go trekking, camping, hiking as well as fishing with all of the new gear we requirement as well as have smaller bags?
All of the garments that the 2 of us are bringing is securely packed in these packing cubes
We are packing smarter, compressing whatever as well as getting whatever lightweight. We are actually counting as well as inspecting exactly how lots of kilos or grams each product weighs. Our new backpacks evaluate substantially less than our previous ones, when empty. We’ve likewise realized that we utilized to pack specific “necessities” in our backpacks as well as we made a decision to ask ourselves these questions: Do we truly requirement to bring plastic white wine glasses around the world? Do we requirement to bring books around? Do we requirement so lots of tee shirts as well as pants? Why did we have so lots of chances as well as ends just willy-nilly in our backpacks?
The white bag has a sleeping bag in it, by putting it into a compression bag (the blue one), it shrinks down to the size of a 1L bottle!
We now have whatever organized appropriately into either see-through Zip-Loc bags (these evaluate nothing as well as keep things organized), we’ve bought a Kindle so we won’t requirement to bring around heavy books for reading as well as we’ve truly believed about just exactly how much garments we really need.
No requirement to pack books anymore. Our lightweight Kindle Paperwhites have arrived!
Ultralight travel is the new method of doing things. Gone are the days of heavy backpacks as well as packing unnecessary items. We are going from hot to chilly climates as well as doing a lot more activities than our previous trips, however somehow we are able to pack much less!
Soon we will be putting together our packing listing for our upcoming trip to verify to you that it is possible! (Update: What to pack For a Trekking as well as camping Trip)
We’re truly ecstatic to travel with less gear, less weight as well as not bring around useless junk. When planning your next journey, truly believe about what you absolutely requirement to bring. Make sure that whatever you get is lightweight as well as purchase packing cubes as well as compression bags. These things are indispensable!
What do you think? Are you an ultralight traveler?
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