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Anyone - going on a 3+ day vacation - having something unwieldy to transport - going on a 3+ day business trip that needs shirts, fancy pants and shoes (or a

Anyone - going on a 3+ day vacation - having something unwieldy to transport - going on a 3+ day business trip that needs shirts, fancy pants and shoes (or a suit) For me, carry-on is for a bag with my electronics (laptop, Kindle, headphones) and necessities for the flight if any. Being able to travel with nothing but a carry-on bag is a luxury and quite rare for me.

tallanvor 9y ago
Agreed. I know it takes time to wait and get my bag, but especially if I'll have a multi-hour layover in an airport, the last thing I want is to be lugging a heavy bag around! I keep my carry-on as light as possible.
- KozmoNau7 9y ago
  There's a weight limit for carry-on, generally somewhere between 7 and 10kg. Don't see it as a limitation, see it as a challenge to optimize your packing.
KozmoNau7 9y ago
How much clothing do you seriously need for a 3-day vacation? Anything less than a week is firmly in carry-on only territory, even with a few shirts, an extra pair of pants and a spare pair of shoes. For longer trips (especially business trips), it's very likely you're going to be staying in a place with a good laundry service. It really pays off to optimize packing a bit (for instance rolling instead of folding, and to simply take a long hard look at what you actually need, all in the name of avoiding checked luggage hassles. You laptop and other flight essentials can go in your "personal item", which is generally specified as a handbag or slim laptop bag. Most airlines don't advertise that you're allowed to take an additional personal item, but take a look at how many handbags and so on are allowed in addition to cabin luggage, the next time you travel.
ghaff 9y ago
Most people really don't need to though. I just got back from a 2 1/2 week trip with just (fully compliant) carryon. Yes, once you get into suits (or a lot of recreational/camera/etc. gear) it gets harder, but I suspect most people could packa lot lighter.
- KozmoNau7 9y ago
  I saw people repacking bags at Copenhagen airport the last time I went to Germany (start of September), so they could fit everything while still barely scraping in below the weight limit. Multiple heavy jackets and winter boots. For southern Germany in the late summer. It was 30 degrees C in Stuttgart when we landed. Some people...
  - whamlastxmas 9y ago
    To be fair, you don't know when they left, or how long they were gone.
    - KozmoNau7 9y ago
      No, of course not. To my untrained eye, they looked like tourists.

tallanvor 9y ago

Agreed. I know it takes time to wait and get my bag, but especially if I'll have a multi-hour layover in an airport, the last thing I want is to be lugging a heavy bag around! I keep my carry-on as light as possible.

KozmoNau7 9y ago
There's a weight limit for carry-on, generally somewhere between 7 and 10kg. Don't see it as a limitation, see it as a challenge to optimize your packing.

KozmoNau7 9y ago

How much clothing do you seriously need for a 3-day vacation? Anything less than a week is firmly in carry-on only territory, even with a few shirts, an extra pair of pants and a spare pair of shoes. For longer trips (especially business trips), it's very likely you're going to be staying in a place with a good laundry service. It really pays off to optimize packing a bit (for instance rolling instead of folding, and to simply take a long hard look at what you actually need, all in the name of avoiding checked luggage hassles. You laptop and other flight essentials can go in your "personal item", which is generally specified as a handbag or slim laptop bag. Most airlines don't advertise that you're allowed to take an additional personal item, but take a look at how many handbags and so on are allowed in addition to cabin luggage, the next time you travel.

ghaff 9y ago

Most people really don't need to though. I just got back from a 2 1/2 week trip with just (fully compliant) carryon. Yes, once you get into suits (or a lot of recreational/camera/etc. gear) it gets harder, but I suspect most people could packa lot lighter.

KozmoNau7 9y ago
I saw people repacking bags at Copenhagen airport the last time I went to Germany (start of September), so they could fit everything while still barely scraping in below the weight limit. Multiple heavy jackets and winter boots. For southern Germany in the late summer. It was 30 degrees C in Stuttgart when we landed. Some people...
- whamlastxmas 9y ago
  To be fair, you don't know when they left, or how long they were gone.
  - KozmoNau7 9y ago
    No, of course not. To my untrained eye, they looked like tourists.