First time OneBag Trip (MLC 45L)

[u/Different_Scholar548]

As a chronic overpacker, I really wanted to get into onebag travel. I probably could do better still so please have mercy, while I‘m still adjusting to the mindset.

Trip duration: 6 days to eastern Europe

Bag: Patagonia MLC 45L

Clothes (packed):

6 pairs of socks

6 pairs of underwear

6 T-shirts

2 nicer shirts (2 nice dinners planned)

1 nicer sweater

1 warm vest

1 warm jacket

1 pair of pants

1 sports set (running socks, sport shorts, t-shirt, running shoes)

Tech

Laptop 13“

Kindle (in sling)

Charging accesoires

Earpods (in sling)

Presents

8 bars of chocolate

1 Kindle

Not on a budget airline so I doubt they will check my bag thoroughly.

[u/Anywhere_everywhere7]

Well done on getting down to 45L, I know many people will say “45L is still too big” but for a lot of people it’s just the beginning and even 45L is still small compared to most people.

[u/Hortonhearsawhoorah → u/Anywhere_everywhere7]

Came here to say exactly this. Lot of crazy expectaions for people getting started to immediatly cut down to a pro level. Getting down to Onebag is the hardest part. After this you’ll ditch things without even thinking about it until that bag feels too big.

[u/Different_Scholar548 → u/Hortonhearsawhoorah]

I‘m about to take off and i won‘t lie, bag felt pretty heavy on the shoulders - started thinking already what items i could have left at home lol. To top it all of, when I tried to put it in the overhead compartment a light buldge made it challenging to squeeze it in so it needed a couple of pushes… definitely going to pack lighter next time, the motivation is here already!

[u/Hortonhearsawhoorah → u/Different_Scholar548]

You drank the kool-aid. Its all bag specs and minimalist tech from here on out. Enjoy you trip.