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Indefinite Backpack Travel (2023)

by navanchauhan on 7/9/23, 4:43 PM with 1 comments

• by mighmi on 7/9/23, 4:51 PM

  I've been traveling for the last 10-11 years non-stop, with a carry on suitcase and backpack. The main benefit of having so much room are my 15 pairs of socks and underwear, allowing me to last a while without doing the laundry. I also carry olive oil and various cooking ingredients to use when I have a kitchen. This comes to weird dynamic of such minimalism:

  It works when you rely on (read: can pay for) surrounding infrastructure (cafes, restaurants etc.) but quickly collapses otherwise. I'm rather surprised he bothers with the beach towel or sleeping bag, for example.

  That said, I am looking to drop about 1/3 of my own things and might replace my socks with those merino wool ones.