Comments on: 18 Things You Don’t Need on Your Packing List

By: Anita

Anita — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:24:10 +0000

I teach ESL overseas and I agree with the person who said “If you want it at home, you will want it overseas.” Having a job ia a bit different. You will have money for things that you need along the way but not so much in the beginning. The techie things are a must for me. Crazy layovers and delays in a big, noisy airport? Plug into the Ipod and put on a sleep mask so that the rest of the world goes away!

By: Summer travels

Summer travels — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:14:38 +0000

I totally agree. I like the article very much because most of my friends do the opposite of what it says it is unnecessary. It is very annoying when you go 3 or 4 day trip and some of your friends brings his entire wardrobe. There are so many garments that use them all to be dressing every minute.

By: dana

dana — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:05:44 +0000

Very useful this article. I always recognize that excessive luggage when I went on vacation. Not in so I get my water filter, but I took a lot of clothes and unnecessary. So you give up jackets and many many other clothes.

By: RJ Ulbricht

RJ Ulbricht — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:26:36 +0000

I can’t believe I have to leave my levi’s at home! I wear them 7 days a week. Sounds like I will need to detox.

By: Federico

Federico — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:57:09 +0000

Plenty of silly recommendations in this list…why not take a book to make those long bus trips less annoying? Or the zip off pants? Beacuse they make you look silly? Who cares, I thought it is about being practical and traveling light. And to think that this post has over 30k stumbles…

By: Kristie Dean

Kristie Dean — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:23:24 +0000

I ALWAYS bring books, and I’ve ALWAYS been glad I did. However, now with an ereader, it makes more sense to bring it – 100s of books at my fingertips but only one small device. Before, I’d bring books that I was willing to ditch as I went along. I also make my own travel guide and bind it up with my itinerary and confirmations – it makes a GREAT souvenir.

By: Jacki

Jacki — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:30:24 +0000

You can consolidate 4, 9, & 10 if you have an iPhone… You can download a few eBooks and travel guides onto it, download a language translator into it, you can use it as a mini-laptop for emails and blog updates (if that’s your shtick), have it for emergency phone calls, make dogital copies of all travel documents, traveller’s cheques and credit cards, and only requires one tiny charger. For bonus points, iPhones now have really good cameras built in so you could also ditch the fancy digital cameras and all the crap you have to lug along with them.

By: Raym

Raym — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:16:32 +0000

Every destination and every type of travel has it’s own bare minimum I guess. But in the end, 3 pairs of underwear is the bare minimum no matter where you go…

By: AdventureRob

AdventureRob — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:48:30 +0000

Everyone is different, I think that’s the thing to take from this list. iPod is essential to some, but a lot manage without any form of music if it’s not important.

Lightweight travel towel is important though.

By: lee

lee — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:14:32 +0000

firstly johns comments gave me a laugh – thanks for telling it how it is !

This list is an epic fail. The ipod is probably the greatest invention for backpackers ever. It passes bordem, drowns out “the sounds of travel”, is a conversation starter – you can introduce others to artists from your home and vice versa (i’ve actually discovered a number of bands thanks to fellow travellers.

As for zip off pants there light weight, quick drying, practical, and if you get dark colours they can be worn anywhere. (tip; just get a pair where the zip off is at or below the knee and not at the mid to upper thigh)

I dont understand why people take laptops/phones when they backpack, the idea of travel is to forget about home and experience something new or different. Plus there are internet cafes everywhere – how many of us have ended up in a conversation with the person next to us ? Plus these items are usually a magnet for theives.

Money belt is great for emergency cash, passports credit card. if its strapped to you and you dont use it in public its safe.