Earlier this year, as DW and I were starting to seriously plan for our upcoming vacation, which starts this Friday, I gave myself a challenge. I usually travel with one carry-on suitcase and one personal item, but for this trip, I only wanted to have one carry-on backpack, which would hold all of my clothes and all of my camera equipment, including my new drone and its accessories.
I was going to squeeze all of that into one bag and was going to add an empty day bag, that would carry necessities for the day while we are exploring the countryside.
This weekend, DW and I started packing for the trip. I started by laying the day pack at the bottom of the larger pack, adding my tripod, my 200–500 zoom lens, shower shoes, and an electronics bag, which carries spare batteries, data cards, cables, power chargers, and more. With all of that in the backpack, I only had room left for my compression cube, which holds three pairs of underwear and four pairs of socks.
There was no room for any other clothes. Or the drone.
So much for that challenge. I realized that I'd have to use the day bag, as well, and even at that, I'd have to make serious changes to get everything in the two packs.
I removed everything from the large backpack and started over. The tripod went in first, followed by the large zoom lens, which is protected in bubble wrap. Next, my packing cube with my pajamas and two pairs of pants. Then, a packing cube with four long-sleeved shirts, followed by the pack with my socks and underwear.
With all of that in the bag, I only had room for my shower shoes. There's also a top pouch, into which I've placed my toothbrush, paste, hair brush, razor, travel towel, and meds. A side pouch holds a monopod and one of my 360-degree cameras.
In the day bag, I have my electronics bag, a mini tripod, drone and RC, and my rain jacket. A clip on one of the shoulder straps will allow me to clip my D-SLR to it, as well as a water bottle.
And that should be it.
The day bag can clip to the outside of the larger backpack but it's a lot of weight to carry on my back.
It should be interesting to see how I get around the country, this laden, but everything I have with me, I need.
Stay tuned.
No comments:
Post a Comment