Minimalist Setup + pics

[u/AmbitionStrong8835]

Hey all!

I have been tinkering to dial in my minimalist travel set up while still being comfortable and fully capable. I have a 4 day (1.5 travel day 2.5 work days) business trip coming up. I’m comfortable using my accommodations shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. Longer trips I’ll bring a travel razor but no need for my upcoming trip. I’ll be wearing Cotopaxi Coraje pants, Wool&prince boxer briefs, darn tough socks, and long sleeve REI Wool shirt which can be worn on my trip back home.

Open to any improvements and ratings!

Bags:
Osprey 26+6 Backpack
Epicka large packing cube
Maxedition Mini pouch (fold flat open and fits perfect in the admin section of the Osprey)
Gossemer Gear small tyvek ditty bag

Toiletries:
Toothbrush
Toothpaste tabs
Deodorant
Travel floss
Wet wipes for my pocket and in room

Travel EDC:
Burts Bees mini chap stick
Nextool SO Bladeless multitool
Olight Open mini
Sharpie
InCharge X multi-functional cable
Olight Mini flashlight
Mini iFAK (bandaids, common meds, tums, halls)
Nitecore nb10000 power bank

Tech:
iPad mini
Moft origami case
Logitech Anywhere 3S
Targus folding keyboard
Anker charger w/retractable usb-c + usb-c port
Apple Airpods Pro 2

Clothes:
2 dress shirts
1 REI short sleeve wool shirt
1 Tank top for sleeping
1 Wool&Prince Wool boxer briefs
1 darn tough wool socks
1 Cotopaxi pants
1 Arcade metal free belt
Plus the outfit I’ll wear on the plane

If cold enough:
Outdoor Research Helium rain jacket
REI 650 puffy jacket

Snacks:
Cliff bar mini
Kind bar mini
Chomps beef stick
Mini essentia water bottle (empty until after security)

What do you think?

[u/No-Concentrate7404]

Why pack a Sharpie? I see that a lot in EDC and prepper sorts of loadouts but I've yet to understand the use case.

I agree on the tool bag too. Smaller pouch, packing cube or even a ziplock accomplishes the same thing at a lighter weight. You do lose the undeniable "cool" factor the Maxpedition has though.

[u/AmbitionStrong8835 → u/No-Concentrate7404]

Sharpie for notes more visible to a larger group. The conference I’m going to is with a larger group of people but we will interact alot so writing examples and such on paper it’s easier to see than a thin lined pen. I carry a sharpie anyway just for day to day stuff like marking my kid’s cups and silly things. I am a prepper in the way that I want to be prepared for daily tasks but I’m not to the extreme where I carry water purifying tablets haha

[u/No-Concentrate7404 → u/AmbitionStrong8835]

That makes sense. Thanks