A Million Mile Flyer’s Tips for Carry-On Travel, Including For Business (Part 2)

Last time we talked about how to travel with maximum efficiency (including how to stay healthy and not bring home unwanted pests), and this week we’re covering part 2: what to pack on your super-efficient travel.

A huge key to traveling efficiently is never checking bags, and instead sticking to carry-on luggage only. This will save you time before and after every flight you take, it will allow you to stand by on another flight if you run into delays or hiccups (you can’t stand by with checked bags), it will make your load manageable when navigating public transportation (or even just when dealing with the rental car shuttle if you’re not the public transport type), it will ensure you never overfill the trunk of your Uber or Lyft and it will avoid you having to put your bags on an upholstered surface (bedbugs!) because you’ve run out of hard surfaces in the hotel room. You’ll rarely see business travelers check a bag because they know how much less efficient it is to travel that way. But what about when we’re traveling for fun?

To cover all the bases, today we’re talking about how to stick to carry-on luggage only even if you’re traveling for work and need to pack a suit, and even if you then tack personal travel on top of that work travel. Even if it’s winter and you need heavy clothes! Because whenever I talk about carry-on travel, someone always says, “Well, you’re not packing a suit.” Which is sort of like when people say, “Well, of course you retired early. You don’t have kids.” You know, because everyone without kids retires early and finds it super easy to do so. But unlike all that financial stuff, packing in carry-on luggage only actually IS easy, if you stick to some core principles.

Let’s talk about what they are.

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Early retirees have flexibility to travel for longer than most people can, and the biggest excuse I hear when I see people schlep multiple suitcases around with them is, “We are gone for three weeks!” But here are two secrets:

1. You don’t need more things for three weeks than you do for one week (or, really, for three or four days), and
2. You can do laundry anywhere in the world.

Accepting those two principles already puts you on the road to never checking a suitcase again, but let’s go even deeper.

See Yourself As a Carry-On-Only Traveler

As those pursuing early retirement or financial independence will understand, the most important step to achieve carry-on only travel is all mental. You need to see yourself as someone who travels light. Someone who never checks a bag. Someone who’d rather be out living life than arriving extra early for every flight to allow time to check your bag and sticking around late to wait for that bag to come out at baggage claim.

Just like when you pay yourself first, you’re creating a set of parameters to make things easier for yourself, in this case that you will stick within your allotted space of a carry-on bag and nothing else. Or if you’re the budgeting type, think of it that way. Your carry-on bag space is your budget, and it’s your job never to exceed that.

Resolve right here and now if you need to that you’re a carry-on only traveler. Say it loud, say it proud!

Contain Your Stuff

If you travel more than never, here’s something that will happen to you: the TSA will see something in your bag that it decides to investigate further. They’ll pull your bag, take it over to a table and proceed to rifle through it, always starting as far as possible from the object that aroused their suspicion. They’ll proceed to take everything out of your bag, find said object, swab it for explosives, give you the all clear and then say, “You want me to put this stuff back in?” Which, of course, you do not want.

If your stuff is not contained within your luggage, you now have a massive mess on your hands, and the big task of repacking in time to catch your flight. But, if your belongings are neatly corralled in some type of containment system, repacking will be a breeze. Nothing will need refolding or risk getting wrinkled in the repacking. That’s one reason why I will never go back to packing without cubes.

The other reason, of course, is that cubes make it so easy to find what you’re looking for so you never waste time rummaging through your bags, and they make it easy to pack. If you assign each cube a purpose, you’ll always know if you forgot to pack something to sleep in, or something to wear outside of work meetings. In my case, each cube has a job:

When I get to a new hotel, I open my bag, toss the PJs and eyemask cubes on the bed, maybe hang up a few things that require hanging, and that’s basically as unpacked as I ever need to be.

You don’t have to use official cubes, and can use whatever bags you have handy, but having specific cubes helps with never unpacking, as we discussed in Part 1, and it means spending zero time looking for things, because you know exactly where everything is. If you decide to spring for cubes, don’t pay full price! Sierra Trading Post (the TJ Maxx of outdoor and travel stuff) virtually always has them at a steep discount, including my favorites which are made by Eagle Creek, and if you sign up for their emails, you can get a 25% coupon any day you need one. The cubes will make another appearance shortly…

You’ll also want a good toiletry bag that will contain anything that spills. I’ve had a number of close calls over the years with oil bottles that have exploded in my bag, but thanks to my Sea to Summit silicone hanging toiletry bag, the mess has never gotten onto anything except other toiletries.

I’m also a big fan of bags that hang because you don’t always have much counter space in hotel bathrooms, and if you’re in a hostel or pension with a shared bathroom, you might have to bring your stuff back and forth every time. So nice if it’s contained and can easily hang up on a hook. (Your toiletry bag doesn’t need to devote a big portion of its space to pain patches and KT tape like mine does, of course! But it should contain dry shampoo, which is a modern miracle.)

Choose the Right Bags

The next choice is what to use to contain all those cubes, as well as your regular stuff. If you’re baller enough to fit everything into a solitary bag, as Mark usually does, you may not need both a full-size carry-on and a “small personal item,” but I assume most of us need both. If for no better reason than your main bag will be overhead, and it’s handy to have things you want on the flight accessible at your feet. Let’s talk main bag first.

You have two main choices: a structured rolling suitcase of some sort, or a non-rolling bag like a backpack or duffel. I used to be in camp rolling bag, and when I was on that team, I would have told you to make sure your rolling bag had spinner wheels so you can push it instead of always dragging it:

Now, however, I’m firmly in camp backpack, for a whole bunch of reasons:

1. It sounds counterintuitive, but carrying a backpack has hurt my back far less than pushing/pulling a rolling bag, I suspect because it’s more symmetrical, and because taking it off my back and putting it into the overhead bin is less of a lift than picking it up off the ground to do so. Other travelers have told me this as well.

2. Backpacks fit more easily in overhead bins of small planes like regional jets, so you never need to cabin check the bag and get stuck waiting on the jet bridge on the other end. My backpack usually fits in the personal item bin, unless it is packed to the gills.

3. Backpacks fit more easily in all bins, for that matter. So you’re more likely to be able to squish it in the bin somewhere instead of being forced to check it. You can’t squish a rolling bag.

4. Backpacks weigh less, so there’s less total weight to heave up and down.

5. Backpacks hold more. Way more. Don’t believe me? Read on.

As for which backpack you want, I’ve tried nearly all of the bags called “travel packs,” which are generally between 40 and 45 liters, and the Gregory Compass 40 is my favorite by far:

I love that it’s tidy on the outside (nothing for pickpockets to get into), the laptop compartment is the easiest to get into when the bag is fully packed of any pack I’ve seen, the compression straps keep the load strapped down but aren’t too technical looking, and it has an expandable foot locker should you accidentally lug home more stuff than you meant to bring. You might not love this pack if you need a water bottle pocket on the main pack (I always have my water bottle in my personal item bag), if you need a hip belt (it has a sternum strap but isn’t built for hiking miles), or if you want tuckaway straps (I’ve had them and never actually tucked them away, so decided that’s a gimmicky feature for me anyway).

But more generally, here’s what you want in a travel backpack:

• Suitcase-style opening, so it unzips fully
• 40-45L size (any bigger and you’ll make it miserably heavy, and might be told it’s too big to carry on)
• Max dimensions of 22″ x 14″ x 9″ (carrier rules differ, but you’re mostly safe with those, especially because a backpack can squish if need be, unlike a suitcase)
• Good solutions for the things you might need to access on the plane (like water bottle pocket not behind compression straps, as it is on most Osprey packs, and the laptop sleeve not impossible to use when the bag is full, as it is in an alarming majority of “traveler-designed” packs, because apparently these travelers never need to use a laptop while in flight?!). I’m partial to laptop against the back instead of in a front pocket, for security and for load balance.

Next up is the question of a small personal item, and this is something in the size range of a purse, laptop bag or smaller backpack. I’ve used several over time, and my three favorites are:

What you use for your small personal item is up to you, but make sure it fits your needs, and is at least big enough to carry a water bottle, your tech equipment, the comfy things you might need on the plane like a travel pillow or jacket and some snacks. Ideally it’s also something you’ll be comfortable carrying as a day bag on your travels so you won’t need another item. No unitaskers when it comes to travel! And bonus points if it lets you be hands-free when you’re walking around, by going across your body rather than needing a hand to stay on your shoulder.

Wear Your Bulkiest Shoes and Clothes on the Plane

A big thing to consider when deciding what to pack is also what you can avoid packing, namely by wearing it on the plane. So though I often bring hiking boots when Mark and I travel to nature-y places, those things are bulky and I have zero desire to make backpack space for them. So I don’t. Instead, I wear them on travel days. Same goes for bulky clothes like jeans or the rare instances when we bring hoodies. Yeah, it might be a pain to take the boots off at security when flying back home to the U.S. (because I can keep them on when flying out and on any domestic travel thanks to Global Entry and Precheck), but it’s worth it not to have to pack them. And lots of countries aren’t even making you take your shoes off anymore.

Pack the Right Clothes

The bulk of what most of us pack for travel is clothing, so this one warrants some detail. Here is my core belief for clothing: everything you pack should be wearable multiple times in different ways for different occasions.

If you stick to that core rule, you’ll always be able to pack less than someone else might for the same length trip. For me, that means packing only black, white, gray and black-and-white clothing (which is 90% of my home wardrobe anyway), so everything goes with everything else. And if you can’t live without color, consider adding it in space-efficient ways, like with scarves, ties, jewelry or other small details rather than with your big items.

Here are some guiding principles to use when choosing what clothing to pack:

• Monochrome is your friend
• Pack only clothes that fold up to a small size (Sorry, snuggly sweaters. You’re for home and road trips only.)
• Pack only clothes that don’t wrinkle much and don’t need ironing
• Reversible and convertible items are your friends
• Pack as few clothes that require dry cleaning as possible
• Pack clothes that dry quickly
• Bonus points if your clothes have travel-friendly properties like fibers that resist odor and let you wear them multiple times between washings

Just as I don’t recommend you go out and buy a bunch of stuff to start car camping, I don’t recommend you buy a whole bunch of new clothes for travel. But also… travel-specific clothes are great, and if you find yourself traveling a lot, you may find it worthwhile to purchase a few pieces specifically for this purpose. I have quite a few pieces from Eddie Bauer’s Travex line which can go several wears without a wash (Eddie Bauer stuff goes on 50% off sale around all the big holidays), Mark and I both pack underwear from Ex Officio’s Give-N-Go line which is easy to wash in a sink and dries in like five seconds, and most of my non-travel-specific clothing has some stretch to it, both because that resists wrinkles better and because it’s more comfortable to wear on a plane or train.

And one more tip: in the U.S., we tend to dress more casually than people do elsewhere in the world. You will never go wrong dressing slightly more nicely than you would at home. I’m not talking prom nice. Just pants when you might have worn shorts, black jeans instead of blue denim, a button-down shirt or polo instead of a t-shirt — that sort of thing. Dressing a little nicer than you do at home reduces how much you need to pack because you then only need one type of clothing instead of nicer plus casual. So it’s all in the interest of max efficiency.

The biggest thing we focus on when packing is clothes that multitasks, and here are some of our favorites:

Following from only packing things that fold up small, focus on layers instead of big jackets when traveling to cold places. If you have a flannel or cardigan, a light down jacket with a rain jacket worn over it will take care of you in all but the coldest weather.

If you’re traveling in the winter and feel compelled to add other bulky clothing, think layers there, too. Silk-weight long underwear will work under the other pants and shirts you packed, it will significantly add to your warmth and it takes up almost no space in your bag. Tights or leggings serve a similar purpose and look cute. And lightweight ski socks are warm without taking up tons of room in your bag.

Pack the Right Shoes

Shoes are another big ticket item in terms of space in your bag, so it’s worth being intentional about them. Here’s the deal: there’s almost no scenario in which you need more than three total pairs of shoes, including the ones you wear on the plane. So strive to figure out combos of three or fewer pairs that will work for any place you might travel. And if you can find a pair of shoes that takes up almost no space, then you can have a bonus pair.

I always have my ballet flats with me, because they fold up to almost nothing and will make me look decently dressed up in any setting. They are my bonus pair. So then it’s a question of what other pair or two to bring along. (Always in bags. Because you do not want shoe dirtiness to get on all your other stuff. Think about how airplane lavatories smell. All that funk is on your shoes.)

Here are some potential combos:

We’ll talk a little later about a worst case shoe scenario, but just like with clothing, think about multi-tasking. Any pair of shoes that causes even the tiniest bit of pain has no place in your bag, because you won’t wear them enough to make them earn their spot. Any pair that can’t be worn to multiple types of functions has no place. And if you need different colors — say, black and brown — then your actual problem is the clothing you’ve packed, and if you can streamline your color scheme, you can eliminate shoes and other accessories like multiple belts.

When You Need to Pack Work Clothes

So here’s the big “Yeah but” sticking point. Sometimes you need to pack work clothes, and work clothes are so big and bulky, right? They can be, but they don’t have to be. And just like you pack the other clothes on the basis of what packs smallest, it’s entirely possible to do the same thing with work clothes.

For men who need to wear suits, the biggest thing to remember is that no one can tell one neutral suit from another, and if they can, that person seriously needs to get a hobby. So just pack one neutral gray suit that goes with any tie and black shoes (to avoid also having to bring brown shoes), pack a white shirt and then toss in a few ties. You’re set for multiple days of meetings, so long as you have a few undershirts. Or toss in another shirt to mix it up, perhaps a striped one you can wear without a tie. All of this will easily fit in a garment folder and won’t take up your whole bag.

For women, it’s even easier, because we have a lot more options than a suit jacket or blazer. If it’s appropriate to your job, you might pack a stretch blazer or two that won’t wrinkle and can go with all your separates. (I usually wear this blazer on the plane if I’m packing it to avoid needing an extra warm piece.) Or you can pack a cardigan and blazer that will go with all of your other pieces so you aren’t bringing any whole outfits with you. Packing full outfits is how you end up needing to check a bag, but going modular works for business apparel, too.

As for pants for work, life is a lot easier now that stretch is in most things. The assortment of work-appropriate stretch slacks is enormous these days (I’ve picked up several pairs at TJ Maxx), which will spare you time spent ironing in your hotel room. The black slacks in the upper left corner of the pants image above are nice enough to wear in formal client meetings but are comfortable enough to wear sightseeing. Perfect multitaskers that earned their spot in my bag. And they can be washed in a hotel sink and dry fairly quickly, which is a nice bonus.

If you’re looking at pants that market themselves as “yoga pants you can wear to work,” beware that those are often magnets for every bit of fuzz and lint you encounter, and your best bet is a pair with a slight sheen to them. That tiny bit of shine will make them look more formal, and it generally makes them less clingy, which is good for repelling lint. (I like this line for flattering, economically priced pants and skirts with stretch.) I also do the “work appropriate yoga pants” for flying and sightseeing, but I don’t recommend them for actual work settings. And they can definitely sneak into a nice dinner if need be.

So let’s say I have a work trip plus personal trip that adds up to three weeks total, and I need to be dressed pretty formally for the work portion, but can then kick back for the remainder. What do I pack? It’s a pretty short list:

• Black suit jacket
• 2 black and white dresses
• Long black cardigan
• Long sleeve black top
• Sleeveless black top
• Black and white sleeveless top
• Black jeans
• Black and white striped shirt
• 1 t-shirt for hiking
• Black skort for hiking and sightseeing
• Black heels
• Ballet flats
• Sandals that can get wet
• T-shirt and shorts for sleeping and hotel gym workouts
• 4 pairs of underwear
• 2 pairs of socks
• Sports bra

And then I’d wear on the plane: jeans, gray technical top, stretch blazer, bra that goes with everything, warm socks (planes are cold!) and sneakers or hiking boots.

That’s 23 pieces of apparel packed, and seven items I’m wearing. 30 total pieces that cover all my bases, and which can all, with the exception of the suit jacket, be washed anywhere. Maybe add a bathing suit if you’re going somewhere beachy, or silk-weight long underwear and a lightweight down jacket if you’re going somewhere cold, but regardless, it’s still a short list of things that will get you through all scenarios.

For Mark, the list would be even shorter because he’d pack a suit jacket and slacks, a few dress shirts and ties, a pair of shorts, a few long and short-sleeve polo shirts, a t-shirt or two, a pair of work shoes and a pair of flip flops, and then wear a pair of jeans, a flannel shirt and his sneakers on the plane along with his jacket if it’s a cold time of year.

Other Things to Pack

Aside from clothing, there are a lot of other things folks will tell you you should pack, only some of which you actually need.

For example, sleep is critical, so pack whatever you need to sleep well in strange places. An eye mask and earplugs are essential in my view, so they warrant their own mini cube. (Despite my general disdain for the pink tax, these pink earplugs actually work way better for me than the default men’s version.)

Electronics are also crucial for most of us, so the key is to bring only what you truly need. I always have some combo of the items below with me, but I usually bring only earbuds and not the bigger can headphones (I only bring those if I’m editing podcasts while traveling), and only bring the Zoom audio recorder in the upper left if I know I’ll need it. Otherwise it’s just the laptop brick, the multi-pronged charging cord (because plugs are in short supply and you can charge all your handheld devices off one plug or USB that way), my laptop, my backup power source, my Kindle Fire and my earbuds. All of that is remarkably compact and light.

Aside from electronics, most of my small backpack space is consumed by everyday carry items, what the cool kids call “EDC.” And let’s get a little voyeuristic on this one, because what’s the fun of talking about what’s in my bag and not actually showing what’s in there? While I’m fairly minimalist in what I pack in the big pack, I’m anything but when it comes to my everyday items. I love paper and pens, probably too much, and I carry multiple different forms. Most of the small stuff around the periphery I’d carry regardless of my paper love, but all the big items are thoroughly unnecessary. There’s the big paper planner. The separate notebook with a pen and pencil clipped to it, the case of three additional fountain pens and the bottle of fountain pen ink. Oh, plus the small purple notepad and pen below the wallet on the right side. You could subtract all of that and be fine, maybe minus a pen. But I always carry with me a set of bamboo cutlery so I can avoid disposables, a microfiber hand towel for the same reason (and because bathroom hand dryers are as gross as airplane water) and a small slew of personal items and snacks.

For air travel, I add a few things, namely a pashmina (fake, obviously) which can be a pillow, blanket or wrap, an inflatable pillow that weighs next to nothing and also comes backpacking with me, and a second water bottle, because we’ve already talked about airplane water and a liter might not be enough for a long flight.

For international travel, I lose the big planner and extra pens and swap out my usual wallet for an RFID-blocking passport wallet.

And then depending on the trip, I might bring a few other odds and ends as well, like the small convertible purse that I often prefer over a big bag for non-travel days, the pointing picture book for countries where we have zero grasp of the language and need to be able to convey things like dietary needs, a headlamp and water purifier for backcountry travel (or just sketchy lodging, like one place in Taiwan), a folding backpack to use for hikes, bamboo odor absorbers to stick in shoes for more active trips, a money-hiding belt, an immersion water boiler, a sink sealer and clothesline for laundry, a multi-plug adapter, a voltage adapter (and maybe a grounding adapter, for countries like Japan with our two plugs but no bottom ground plug), an umbrella, a full-size travel towel for hostel travel (or when I don’t want to stain someone’s white towels red from my hair), shade sleeves for sunny hikes (lighter and cooler than carrying a long sleeve shirt), a paracord bracelet and a mini duct tape roll. There’s virtually no trip in which I’d bring all of this stuff, but a few items generally come with me on any given trip.

If you travel enough, you might find it worthwhile to have mini versions of key items you use for travel. You have to buy toothbrushes anyway, so buying a folding travel version is no big deal. A mini hairbrush is awfully nice to have given how bulky brushes can be. And that tiny soap box saves me from having to lug a full-size one but eliminates wasting all those bars of soap you use once or twice at a hotel and then toss.

And, of course, if you take any medications, pack those and bring extra, preferably in your original prescription bottle. I generally pack at least three extra days, just in case, and by keeping it in the original bottle, you will have an easier time should security or customs questions arise, or should you need to get more at a foreign pharmacy.

Don’t Pack the Wrong Things

We’re 5000 words deep on what you should bring, but there are also some things that should absolutely stay at home. Including:

Clothes that need dry-cleaning. Suits don’t count because they can be worn many times, but you also should only bring a suit if you truly need it. Otherwise, lean heavily on clothes that can be laundered normally.

Big noise-canceling headphones. Are they nice to have? Sure. Are they expensive? Yep. Do they take up way too much space in your limited carry-on space to justify their existence? You bet. Expensive space hogs don’t deserve a spot in your bags. If you’re a business traveler doing mostly trips to a single destination, then bring them if you like them. But if you’re switching locations multiple times on your trip, you’ll be annoyed at having extra bulky stuff to lug.

Unitasking equipment. Sometimes it bears repeating, but hiking is walking. Unless you’re cramponing up a glacier, you can probably wear the same shoes and clothes to go for a hike as you’d wear to walk around a city. (I wear hiking boots because my feet are messed up and need more support, not because I think you need hiking boots for all hikes.) You also don’t need a technical backpack just because you step off pavement. And you don’t need to reserve work clothes for work only. Wear those work clothes for sightseeing and meals, and watch how much nicer your treatment is than if you were wearing shorts and a t-shirt.

More underwear than you can wear in a laundry cycle. If you bring enough clothing to get you through five or six days before having to do laundry, then there’s no point in bringing 10 pairs of underwear. Match your underwear to your laundry needs.

Anything a luxury magazine or travel site says “all savvy travelers need.” They’re just trying to sell you stuff. Ignore them. All travel pillows are crappy, suitcases that charge your devices are just suitcases with a $30 power brick attached that somehow makes the price double, and that magical face spray that Gwyneth swears by at the end of a long flight will get used once. You don’t need any of that stuff.

Anything you don’t use for two consecutive trips. If you bring something with you and consistently don’t use it, then toss it out of your bag. Decluttering is not only for your home, but also for your luggage.

Anything you can’t bear to lose. Though the world is generally safe, things happen. Don’t bring keepsake jewelry with you that you can’t bear to be without. Or a laptop that isn’t backed up anywhere. Everything that comes with you should be something you could replace or live without.

If you’re worried you might miss something, remind yourself: you can buy almost anything anywhere. Though it took half a day to find it, we even managed to procure deodorant in Taiwan. Better to travel light than to bring everything you might possibly need. Being without a few things forces us to be resourceful, which builds character and might also build some MacGyver skills. Pretty great side effect.

Plan for Food Fails

While you can buy food everywhere, you can also have a food fail everywhere, so be sure to plan accordingly. First, always have snacks on you. If I’m traveling domestically, I always carry at least one full meal’s worth of food, preferably non-sugary things that won’t just make me hungry again in five minutes. If I’m traveling long-haul, I bring two full meals’ worth. Because remember: even if you request a special meal on a long-haul flight, that’s no guarantee it will be there. I’ve been in first class on flights that promised breakfast only to have them say, “We don’t have catering at this airport.” Mistakes happen. Plan for the mistakes so you’re never hungry. Of course, if you’re hard to feed, as I can be, then bring extra. And pull it out of your bag before you go through security so they don’t rip your bag apart.

The Great Carry-On Luggage Experiment

For years I was skeptical that a backpack could possibly carry more than a suitcase, so I decided to put it to the test. Let’s settle this once and for all…

In our suitcase vs. backpack battle, we have the worst case scenario for packing: work and non-work clothes, a suit, four pairs of shoes, gear for hiking and international travel, a hair straightener because you gotta look fly for your meetings, and a big camera. That’s a lot of stuff! And we have two standard-sized carry-on bags that both just about max out the carry-on item sizer in their capacity.

In this worst case scenario, you just need a lot of shoes, because you’re going to formal work meetings, casual work meetings, the beach and the mountains. Totally likely, right?

Let’s see how much the backpack holds.

The backpack is big and heavy at this point, but it still closes and it will still fit in an overhead bin. Maybe not the overhead bin of a regional jet, but still a regular mainline aircraft bin.

Now let’s look at the suitcase.

With the suitcase, we’re at capacity before the underwear, folding backpack, voltage adapter or camera have even made it in. That’s a lot of stuff we now have to find room for in our small personal item!

So now it’s clear: the backpack wins by a long shot. 

Of course, you won’t usually need to carry that much stuff, and with a more reasonable amount, your pack will be lighter and the rolling bag will work just fine.

But if you’re in the market for a new travel bag, and you’re able to carry a pack, consider joining team backpack.

Your Turn!

Okay friends! Share your thoughts! What did I miss? What do you disagree about? What’s one thing you can’t live without while traveling that I didn’t mention here? Or a travel strategy I haven’t covered in this post or Part 1? Let’s dig into all of it in the comments!