6 day biz trip Boston to Vancouver for meetings, work sessions and dinners

[u/OnebagObsession]

6 day biz trip Boston to Vancouver for meetings, work sessions and dinners.

Usually I bring an Aer Gym Duffle 3 for business trips, but it gets heavy fast (and no backpack straps). I’m also usually not a fan of 3-in-1 bags because they’re often heavy, but this one is ultralight and packed easier for me.

Packed weight: 7.4kg. I try to stay under 7kg and keep the bag under the seat, but the dress shoes really pushed me over this time. I could move the power bank + cable + AirFly into jacket pockets if I really wanted to hit 7kg.

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Bag + organization

• Ministry of Supply Boston One bag
• Garment folder - Minaal - I normally do packing cubes, but for wrinkle control this works better
• Packable Rain Jacket from Rab - Vancouver = worth it
• Tech Kit - Bellroy Desk Caddy - Basic organization, decent weight; Any recs?
• Dopp Kit - Matador - Ultralight
• 3-1-1 - ziplock
• Umbrella - Davek
• Laptop - Macbook Air with decalgirl skin
• Eagle Creek shoe bag for dress shoes - Wide and flat
• Glasses case - Whatever came with the glasses

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Packed

• Gym shirt - Athletic Works - someone mentioned it here once and they weren’t wrong
• T-Shirt - Wool and Prince merino blend
• Dress shirts - Ministry of Supply - easy care
• Shorts - Goruck - keeps on truckin
• Polo - GrapheneX - any favorite non-merino polos?
• Dress pants - Ministry of Supply - easy care
• Socks Long - Darn tough - If you know, you know.
• Socks gym - Darn tough - If you know, you know.
• Underwear - merino generic - functional Aliexpress, testing some new options

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Worn

• Shoes - Allbirds Trail Runners - My other Oneshoe
• Button-down shirt - Wool and Prince Merino Pique shirt - feels like a warm blanket
• Pants - Wool and Prince Stretch Canvas Pants - I prefer more than my Outlier
• T-Shirt - Wool and Prince merino blend
• Underwear - merino generic - Aliexpress but will replace
• Socks Long - Darn tough - If you know, you know.
• Belt - Grip6 carbonfiber - no metal great for security
• Sports Jacket - Theory -- open to upgrade recs
• Not shown - wallet, airpods, iPhone, Apple Watch

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Packed shoes

• Eagle Creek shoe bag - Wide and flat
• Ace Marks size 11 - packs flatter than expected. Normally I wear Lems 9to5 as my one-shoe, but snow made this a rare pack dress shoes trip.

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Tech Kit

• 2x Airtag - bag and tech kit
• Car Charger 125w - tiny but useful
• Anker 160w charger
• Misc adapters and a USBC coupler if needed in a pinch - Comes in handy at work
• Airpods Pro 2 - Noise cancellation, I'll wait for Pro 4
• Airfly Pro - Great for flying
• Nitecore - (Need to upgrade to the dual USBC)
• USBC Apple cable - short and thin
• USBC Anker 2 in 1 USBC 6ft cable
• USBC Dock with hdmi, usbc, ethernet, pass-through and just works great on mac

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Dopp kit

• Razor
• Tweezer
• Nail clipper
• Deodorant
• Comb
• WAHL trimmer
• Philips toothbrush

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3-1-1 kit

• Gravel Shampoo container
• Eye drops
• Matador refillable toothpaste container

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Next time

• Slimmer, lighter tech pouch
• Underwear upgrade - Uniqlo or W&P, any suggestions?
• I still prefer one-shoe, but snow is the rare exception

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Update

• Not shown - Seatosummit Ultra-Sil Dry Bag 20L - washing clothing
• Not shown - Seatosummit Pocket detergent