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- During the Europe Trip Spring 2023, I understood the value of reducing luggage (blu3mo)
- Lighter weight simply increases mobility
- Being able to move without having to store items in lockers reduces dependency, which is beneficial
- Planning routes becomes easier as well
- I have two main goals in mind
- Reduce volume/mass
- This is somewhat obvious
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It’s like frugality, but for cm^3 instead of dollars - My 40-liter Backpack Travel Guide (Vitalik)
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- Since volume and mass are roughly correlated, it’s okay to combine them
- This is somewhat obvious
- Reduce complexity
- As the number of items increases, versatility decreases, and it becomes more cumbersome to retrieve items from the backpack
- For example, different types of cables
- If there are three different types of cables, you need to distinguish between them when taking them out
- If you need all types, losing even one cable can be troublesome
- With three cables of the same type, it doesn’t matter which one you take out
- You can manage even if one is missing
- USB-C Maximalist
- If there are three different types of cables, you need to distinguish between them when taking them out
- Similar to the cable scenario, the same applies to socks
- Versatile Small Features are important for packing as well (blu3mo)
- For example, different types of cables
- This could be considered as Entropy..? (blu3mo)
- As the number of items increases, versatility decreases, and it becomes more cumbersome to retrieve items from the backpack
- Reduce volume/mass
- Other points
- Using a Compressed Packing Cube to quickly separate the bulky “clothing” that makes up most of the weight is convenient
- For instance, leaving the pack of clothes on the hostel bed when going to the hostel lounge or taking a stroll in the neighborhood
- Keeping valuables and a PC in the backpack and carrying the lighter load around enables such movements
- Using a Compressed Packing Cube to quickly separate the bulky “clothing” that makes up most of the weight is convenient
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Lately, with increased travel, dealing with bulky luggage has become challenging
- Despite returning to Japan and moving to the US, having a large suitcase and a backpack during my stay in Boston for MIT Reality Hack 2023 was quite tough
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Perhaps this task can be divided into:
- Initially wanting to reduce the amount of luggage
- Wanting to easily switch between the state of unpacked items in the room and packed items
- Such as electrical items and clothes
- I feel this is quite important (blu3mo)
- Making daily essentials modular, for example
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I don’t want to go to the extreme of cutting down on clothes to the point of doing laundry every day
- It would be counterproductive to increase the effort
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I think the mindset of “If there’s extra space, let’s just put something in it” is the main issue
- For example, during the Japan return packing 2022, I could have reduced one bag without much effort, but since I had two bags, I ended up stuffing clothes from both bags into one
- As a result, the return trip was troublesome, so this aspect is crucial
- For example, during the Japan return packing 2022, I could have reduced one bag without much effort, but since I had two bags, I ended up stuffing clothes from both bags into one
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I want to explore specific tools and products that can be useful