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Ultra Compact Luggage, 1 oz, 30 g. Walk around Town Gear. Manage without 30 items.
Master the art of packing light!
Step by step instructions with many illustrations
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Weight some 1 oz, 30 g. Lightest item .0014 oz, .04 g! A fully functional....
Any check in luggage Sir? No
I have it all here in the pocket. - It's just a 3 months tour to the tropics.
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The luggage that goes into an iPod Nano case or a matchbox. And more.
1 oz, 30 grams is enough! All in the pockets!
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The gear I carry on my body and in the pockets when I walk around town. Where to buy, how to make etc.
10 oz, 280 g, enough!
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How I manage without some 30 items in luggage and when I walk around town
Why I always carry certain items in the pockets.
Travel lite is about managing without a lot. From towel to nail trimmer. From day pack to wallet.
If you are not into traveling light these techniques enables you to ad many nice items/functions to your gear. Just as an example, I can add 34 light long sleeve shirts and still stay below 11 lbs, 5 kg!
21 pages, 15 photos.
I don't suggest you go that far. It looked possible so I tried. But with little sacrifice in functions you can make your luggage much, much lighter.
Thinking outside the "only a carry-on bag"? What to buy, how to modify etc.
20 pages, 24 photos.
The some 14 items I carry, travel guide, camera, sun glasses, wrist watch etc. are mostly compact and weigh 10 oz, 280 g. (Wind breaker not included.) Volume is 12 fl oz, 336 ml. All in the pockets - no day pack.
13 pages, 12 photos.
Clothes and accessories to keep you cooler
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Really compact electronic gear
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Camera, phone, etc. I reduced volume 50% with selection! Then another 50% with a method I don't find on the Internet.
Compact Warming Clothes
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In the shops you mostly find Light Warming clothes.
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With a Super Cool Dress.
If it gets warmer soon a "must have" except for Everest? :)
Gives an advantage in sports
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With umbrellas and hand fans
For travel, home, sport* or heatwaves.
If you are cooler you also look and smell more fresh.
At least 12 important features are listed to look for when buying ready made or ordering from a tailor. Do you know all of them? (Tailors are inexpensive in inexpensive countries.) Goes far beyond the common (partly bad) advice: "loosely fitted clothing and a hat."
Special Super Cool Umbrella
About twice as cool as the good umbrellas for which claimed decrease in temperature is some 12 F, 6 C, degrees.
An effective Hand Fan.
Also makeshift solutions.
I list some 7 advantages of a slim point and shoot camera compared to a bigger one. How many do you suggest?
They go into the pockets of the Super Cool Dress. And you are prepared for temperatures from very hot to freezing! One Holy Grail of Travel Light?
Also makeshift solutions - instead of "bringing a sweater just in case". When buying or ordering e.g. a windbreaker there are some 14 features for warmth and compactness to look for. How many can you suggest?
"...Australian Open ...On-court ...50 degrees C...Janko Tipsarevic retired ..due to the intensity of the heat."
I say: They can dress cooler in sports and win more!
A scene from the tropics
I came back to my accommodation around noon. In the air conditioned reception sat two foreigners. They asked, "Have you been out in this heat and sunshine? It's 100 F, 38 F!" Yes, no problem. I walked 20 minutes along the river to a restaurant. They had a stand fan, otherwise I had been too hot there. On the way back I did some shopping. All the time I was perfectly comfortable, only wet from transpiration on the lower back.
I checked their clothes. Wrong quality, colors, design and they way they wore them. I said: Buy my reports guys ! They haven't yet. They still spend the days indoors!
Last time i got the heap to the right down to what is on the left. An inch and cm tape in between.
18 miscellaneous Tips and Tricks
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Basic pickpocket protection. Most travelers don’t have it???
Loud makeshift "Door Knob Alarm". Make instantly from room content.
Two quite simple zip modifications is a challenge for pick pockets. Use on back pack, day pack, fly fish type vests, bags, trousers etc.
An extremely compact/light substitute for the Mosquito killing electric racket. Weight some .2 oz, 5 g.
How to wash and dry clothes in an hour even in many small villages without electricity in the third world. And more on washing clothes.
Maybe you already know: Don’t trust combination locks. Use Base Camps.
How to make a makeshift around-cupboard-locking-wire.
How to carry hand fan and other long objects non visible/visible on your body.
Razor blade artist pocket guard. My unexpected encounter with a razor blade artist.
How I compress clothes. Several methods.
Hidden zip opener, mainly for bags. No need for lock or key – lighter and more compact than the smallest pad lock.
Carry valuables low on body – out of normal pick pocket reach?
A 1 oz, 30 g, compact addition to your ...... makes it a good rain protector for hot climates.
A wind break sock that doubles as a ........
Ultra light DIY luggage tag.
How to make makeshift ear plugs.
Reversible clothes with different colors or designs on opposite sides. Four pieces gives 16 combination.
Are you about to discard clothes? Think again if you want to travel compact.
Also. My want list for clothes of the future.
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