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Oh wonderful! I am a Capricorn, an "organizer" by DNA... I love this entire blog entry. I have not used cubes, as they have come along since I did most of my serious traveling, but I plan to try some now for my short, one or two night adventures. You have also given me some super tips on other items, and a lot of reading pleasure. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI am going to Indonesia for 3 weeks in early November 2013 and I'm beginning my packing process now. We are making several stops all over the area and organization in my bags is going to be key. We're trying to travel very, very lightly because of the necessity for a lot of walking as well as boat, bus and car trips. Your blog is going to prove invaluable to me and I am bookmarking it in my browser right now. On order I have cubes, small bags, goo tubes, AND the Houdini Patagonia jacket you recommended. (We'll be there during the start of 'the wet' season.) I am so grateful I read your review on the packing cubes that led me here so that I can benefit from your extensive knowledge and experience! Thank you for taking the time! Warmest regards - Alicia York
ReplyDeleteVery helpful advice! Now I can better use my cubes. I started with the Ebags brand and found the large is too large, medium and small are just right, too. (Thermos makes kids lunch boxes the same size as the little cubes, however they do not have a mesh open face on one side. I got a few for $4 each on sale.) I'm finding off brand mesh-faced brand cubes at discount stores for $4-8 each, dunno how long they will last, but seem good enough...I have a Campmor $30 22" bag that is great for a true light carry on, weighing under 2 lbs. This is best when I'm limited more by weight as well as size and squooshiness on some 4 and 10 seater aircraft. I also have the Ebags convertible Junior that weights almost twice as much, but more sturdy. My girlfriend has Rich Steves wheeled 20" or so. We love em, each to his/her own. I've a tiny one pound or so metal carrier to wheel my bags in an airport...May use that more as I get older!
ReplyDeleteI am packing lighter and lighter the older I get!
CPAPs can be bulky. I'm considering getting a Transcend II because it weighs a pound (then add the tubing and power converter, of course.)
Any recommendations on a CPAP that's small and light for travel?
I am considering getting a Z1 CPAP http://www.cpapxchange.com/z1-travel-cpap-machine-human-design-medical.html for upcoming 2+ month trip to England.
DeleteThis summer I used http://www.cpapxchange.com/hme-universal-inline-cpap-humidification-filter-z1.html when in campgrounds where we did not have power and I had to use battery to run my old travel machine. It worked fine there; I do not know how it work if you were in a very dry climate.
Thank you Nana-B for sharing your wisdom. This is the most comprehensive packing tips. As I get older, still love to travel, packing is the most important part of of travel experience.
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Thank you so much for this detailed post. It's very helpful. I just recently experimented with packing cubes, even though I had heard about them for yrs (only through online sources, not from anyone I know). I love Eagle Creek's cubes.
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