{"id":103,"date":"2025-03-16T05:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notblag.pixelatedalien.com\/?p=103"},"modified":"2025-03-16T05:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:48:52","slug":"pre-flight-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notblag.pixelatedalien.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/pre-flight-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-flight Check"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/notblag.pixelatedalien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luggage-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notblag.pixelatedalien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luggage-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/notblag.pixelatedalien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luggage-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/notblag.pixelatedalien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luggage-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/notblag.pixelatedalien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luggage-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/notblag.pixelatedalien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luggage-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The question is: when you are going to be out for an extended time, let&#8217;s define it as more than two weeks, how much luggage do you need to bring? Here is a quick breakdown for me on a &#8220;normal&#8221; trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clothing:<\/strong>\u00a0I typically don&#8217;t bring more than 10 days&#8217; worth of clothes. My rationale is that after 10 days, it&#8217;s easier to do a load of laundry than to commit more space, and it&#8217;s really annoying when it becomes necessary to do more than one load of laundry while traveling. In my experience, the laundry machines in self-service places are usually smaller anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shoes:<\/strong>\u00a0One pair, unless absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Camera: Usually just one lens, unless going to some place really nice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computing: An iPad is usually enough.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some sort of mobile console: Steam Deck or Switch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assorted wires and plugs as necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s usually it. Typically, I can go without check-in bags, and I would cut out a few things to avoid checking them in and, more importantly, needing to wait to pick up my luggage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly, this trip will go way beyond my typical traveling parameters. In addition to multi-months\u2019 worth of things for myself, there are family obligations I have to fulfill, and 100 lbs of total luggage is a fixed limit that&#8217;s hard to overcome. After endless measurements and Tetris-like stacking, I managed to fit almost everything within the allocated space and weight limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Double-checking the checklist, then checking it again. Making sure all the documents are ready, the boarding pass is printed, all the essentials are packed, the time is finally here. It&#8217;s finally time to head out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick note about what&#8217;s coming up here are a couple of ideas<br> &#8211; Some sort of &#8220;What&#8217;s in your backpack&#8221; post<br> &#8211; Some sort of &#8220;Contact me&#8221; post<br>I am tagging all my travel posts accordingly (and this is the first one) &#8211; so if you just want to follow my trip and skip out on the other stuff &#8211; just filter by category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The question is: when you are going to be out for an extended time, let&#8217;s define it as more than two weeks, how much luggage do you need to bring? Here is a quick breakdown for me on a &#8220;normal&#8221; trip. Clothing:\u00a0I typically don&#8217;t bring more than 10 days&#8217; worth of clothes. 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