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[andrea]

I wish I had more self control! I´ve been buying too much stuff in Bolivia and I am at a hefty 17 kgs! Ahhh!

Andrea

[Incrediblelife]

I have pretty much every piece of travel gear out there, and don't use hardly any of it to be completely honest. I use my packing cubes which helps me to limit what I bring for clothes, but I've also got the compression bags which I've never used. I tried them once while packing, and never again. Even a large Eagle Creek one doesn't fit all that much in it, then you work up a sweat trying to get all the air out of it, then it takes up a lot of room still due to all the plastic surrounding it. Drove me crazy. Like Jessica mentioned - Ziploc bags are the way to go. They compress things easily, are cheap, and don't take up all that extra room with extra plastic. I use ziploc bags every trip - the usual ones for liquids, but I also have one for dirty laundry (keeps the smell out of the rest of my bag!), one for my sarong/swimsuit (the saltwater smell starts to stink after a while) etc. Simple is definitely the way to go!

[bskray]

We are new to this light travel, went to local outdoor place for backpack, guy said,"people don't really do that anymore" . They had packs that I think I could have carried. Left the store and went on line, bought Tom Bihn bag called Aeronaut. (2700 cubic inches) It does not have a waist belt, does have back pack straps and shoulder strap. I believe I can live out of it for 2 months, hope so anyway. Going to Japan next week for short trip, will try it out. If it does not work well as a carry on or I cannot handle it in town and airport , I will come home and get backpack. The backpack at the store felt better on my back than the one I have here. Also bought The Buzz bag for day bag, not sure of it either. I only have 2 days between getting home from Tokyo and leaving for 2 months in Europe, but will have 18hr. flight to Atlanta to figure it out ha hhhaa. Notice someone using cubes from eagle , I have some of them and just returned from Florida,(regular bags) but they did make it easier to keep things straight. Advice welcome
Beverly

[Jessica_CDN]

I think it's important to have peace of mind. Jen, I also get really cold sometimes, and will be bringing some warm stuff with me! I was reading about Bolivia the other day, and it seems they get quite the cool weather!

Mostly I'm bringing layers - that can be worn independently when it's warmer, but all together I should be good to about -10!

Here's my <A HREFhttp://www.travelpod.com/cgi-bin/guest.pl?tweb_tripID=la06-07&tweb_UID=jessica_cdn&tweb_entryID=1150631520&tweb_guest_password=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709&tweb_PID=tpod#ENTRY_START>packing list. </A>

Grrrr....<A HREF=http://www.travelpod.com/cgi-bin/guest.pl?tweb_tripID=la06-07&tweb_UID=jessica_cdn&tweb_entryID=1150631520&tweb_guest_password=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709&tweb_PID=tpod#ENTRY_START>Packing List </A>

[kris]

wrong coding..

jess packing list

[sarichka10]

Hello-

I have a question for this forum: Do you think a pack is absolutely necessary for tibet/south china, or could I suitcase it?
I'm working in Beijing now for the summer, so I have suitcases, not a pack. I can buy one and leave my cases at a friends house for the 2 weeks I'm traveling.
Suitcase= more cab fares, less walking. What are some other considerations?
Thanks y'all