A few of the advantages of traveling light
Links further down lists more.

Drawbacks of Traveling Ultra Compact

Unsolved and solved Ultra Compact Travel problems.
  Any MacGyver, "the makeshift gadget god", types out there?

Check the weather along your planned route!


Links to my travel pages

 

Seven trips, 10 months in 14 countries.
India, Ethiopia, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine, France, Dubai, Yemen, Djibouti, Madagascar.

From tropical climate down to some 10 C, 50 F.


  Traveling super light, without a bag. A bold experiment?

   My trip with all the gear in a multi pocket vest - no bag.

 

What is it they carry in their back packs that I don't have? 

  When I was testing my "Tropical Travel Ultra Light Gear, 250 grams. No bag!" I traveled with a friend and took the opportunity to compare some parts of our luggage. His medical kit weighed 800 grams, 29 oz, mine, 10 grams, .3 oz, two items, disinfectant and aspirin. His photo kit weighed...



Links to some related sites I liked


Baggage of nomads

Clark Wissler. A fantastic article about the luggage of nomads. When we are traveling we are "nomads". Excerpts: Man alone of all the creatures of the world carries baggage. The aboriginal natives... carry the least.  ...champion light travelers. no need for packing reserve clothing.   baggage load carried....12 pounds plus the baby ..by an Australian woman.

One Bag

  Doug Dyment, a very good site. The Art and Science of Traveling Light.  Listed advantages: Security Economy, Mobility and Serenity.


What to Pack

is very good, lots of experience behind it and lots of sound advice - I have little to add except when it comes to travel ultra compact.  Lists e g  good reasons for traveling light. Also Avoiding theft

 

 Light weight trekking

Ray Jardine. Book: Trail Life. Creative thinking! Moving this art forward! A very inspiring site, for some body into the related field of Ultra Compact Travel.

 

Packing & Traveling Light Recommendations

by Mark Veber.  A nice and extensive travel light site. Many links. List advantages of traveling light - but he doesn't suggest carrying all in the trouser pockets. 

  

Peter Cochrane's Blog

Published: Tuesday 27 September 2005.

"In my wilder moments I dream of a 'no bag' future where I travel wearing everything including all my technology in a fly fishing style jacket including all my extra clothing neatly hidden inside my top coat. The basis being that the airlines measure and weigh bags but not people. But that is something for the future."
  I think the future is here now.  If not, I think my "Unorthodox way of reducing volume of gear like camera, phone, computers etc." can make the difference.

 

The human Swiss Army Knife, Eric

"carrying permanently about his body more than 1,000 useful objects."  No bag! Sure a colleague! 

 

An-apartments-worth-of-furniture-in-a-box
 A bit related - many pieces of furniture goes into a quite small box.

What is new in wearables - Engadget

Wearables fits the concept of traveling Ultra Compact as long as they are small



To my  Skate sailing in wings, an article, which can be of common interest. Also building plans are for sale.


Top speed is around 75 mph,120 km/h.


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This is a Google Site. I have some problems completely saving changes. I can't (yet) control tables widths and line spacing. And a bit more.

That said, Google Sites is excellent! I can work on home pages in Internet cafes on the road. I just open the page and edit.
Previously I needed an Internet cafe computer with MS Front Page installed. That is rare. Sometimes I managed to get it installed before I moved on. Then I had to transfer the page to a friend who put it on my homepage.


Customer comments and reactions


 I was fascinated by you approach. Markus, Germany.

EXCELLENT VALUE.  Really impressed with the content and ideas within.  Just a query on you nano case (I'm starting to pack mine now!).....  Anyhow, so really appreciate the work and thought that went into your publication. Many thanks, Eliz - North Australia, Torres Straights.


Thanks for the reports which I find very interesting.   I’m delighted to have had your reports which will give me much food for thought. Gerry, England.


Very satisfied-Thank you! Don't mind paying for experience/good advice- may  save me time/money/discomfort later.  I think your reactions/solutions to muggers and their techniques was extremely helpful. I foresee changing the order of some things I place on my person & in my bag, particularly with the razor artist in mind. Laurie- Bay Area, United States.


IT IS MORE THAN WHAT I  EXPECTED. .....  I BOUGHT IT FOR A BACK PACK TRAVEL THIS TIME.  NEXT ALL IN A VEST. Lau, Singapore.


Buyers range from young Newbie backpackers, traveling families, flying businessmen who want to shave of some pounds,
a Hollywood film co-producer and a band player who wonders if he can take it all in the trombone case on a three weeks European tour (no problem of course), to couples who fly to the other side of the planet for a two weeks cruise.



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