Thursday, May 31, 2012
More Travel Stuff....The packing list
I love the first 20 minutes of the movie Up in the Air. Clearly written by someone who truly understands business travel in the 21st century, the education provided by the George Clooney character in how to travel is both hilarious and right-on.
I travel something in the neighborhood of 40 weeks a year (some years more or less). It takes me less than half an hour to pack for a week... Here's how it is done.
There are 5 categories of things in my luggage:
I travel something in the neighborhood of 40 weeks a year (some years more or less). It takes me less than half an hour to pack for a week... Here's how it is done.
There are 5 categories of things in my luggage:
- Duplicate items I keep in the bag at all times. These are highlighted in yellow below. I periodically check these to make sure they don't need to be laundered/replaced.
- My camera bag-- I am an avid photographer, and frequently carry a DSLR, several lenses and other equipment with me. These are in a daypack that I add to the mix as needed. When added to the mix, my handbag and all contents goes into the daypack to keep the airlines happy. These items are highlighted in green below.
- Digital Assets--A new category: I used to carry a lot of printed material with me. Today, I have converted a great deal of this to digital format and carry it electronically on one place) Keep in mind, most of my travel is not to the outback....so I can always produce a printed copy if needed)
- Necessities in my handbag- ID, Money, Kindle, phone,etc. Stuff that goes everywhere I do. No packing necessary.
- Then there's the actual clothes and stuff I pack each week. I rotate the wardrobe in shifts, according to the ACCESSORIES and SHOES to be packed: (Why? this stuff takes up a lot of space, and can be rotated between outfits painlessly. I have a "pack bag" assembled for each of these color groups. It contains a belt, dress shoes and flats, a couple of necklaces, a couple of scarves, some earrings and whatever strikes my fancy, as long as it fits in the bag.)
- Clothes for which I need black and gray/silver accessories
- Clothes for which I need cream and taupe accessories
- Clothes for which I need fun accessories, often red or some other offbeat color
- Clothes for which I need brown and beige/bronze/gold accessories.
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Dressy jacket
4 shirts/blouses/tops
4 pairs trousers/skirts
Warm weather destination:
2 pr shorts and
2 xtra t-shirts
Cold weather destination:
Gloves, heavy
socks, warm hat
4 pairs dress socks
4 pairs undergarments
Swimsuit
Cardigan sweater
Sweatshirt
Rainwear (umbrella)
Lounge pants and t-shirt
Scarf, shawl
1 pair dress shoes
1 pair walking shoes
Flip-flops or
sandals
Belt
Costume jewelry bag
Lightweight travel pack or
shoulder bag
Camera (lenses flash extra
cards & batteries, charger, download adapter)
Insect repellent
Sunscreen
Hat
Sun glasses
Kindle (uses
same charger as phone)
Cellular telephone (charger)
Laptop (flash
drive, power cord/adapters, network cable(s))
Detergent, spot remover, fabric softener sheets
Skin Care items
LEGEND
XXX-
Duplicates always packed in my bag
XXX-
Separate bag added to larger bag as required
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Antibacterial wipes/Purell
The “Doctor Feelgood Kit”
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Analgesic
of choice
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Diarrhea
treatment of choice
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Anthistamine
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Pepto
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Sleep
aid
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Mucinex
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Skin rash
cream
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Necessary
medications
Bandages
Spare glasses
Pen(s), small notebook,
glue stick
Personal address book (stamps)
Maps, guidebooks, phrase
books, post-it®
notes, restaurant
lists, membership cards, business/calling cards, telephone access numbers
Large manila envelopes
Passport, visas,
Copies of important documents
Driver's license,
Car and health insurance
information
Travel tickets
Charge & ATM cards, cash
2 personal checks
Safety pins,
Sewing kit,
Ziploc® bags
Rubber bands
Tape
Toothbrush, paste, floss
Comb and hairbrush
Deodorant
Manicure tools
Carabiners
XXX- carried digitally on
Kindle, Phone, Laptop
XXX – the only things I pack individually for each trip
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# posted by jpk 
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Hi jpk,
Just happened to stumble upon this blog-post and thought you might find something I created useful which encapsulates what you have outlined here! Its a handy packing checklist in a downloadable, printable format (available here (on the right hand side) that anyone can simply print off and take with them. Feel free to share it with your audience, that's what its there for! :)
Rick
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Just happened to stumble upon this blog-post and thought you might find something I created useful which encapsulates what you have outlined here! Its a handy packing checklist in a downloadable, printable format (available here (on the right hand side) that anyone can simply print off and take with them. Feel free to share it with your audience, that's what its there for! :)
Rick
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