Best One Bag Travel Ultralight Gear & Packing List

A quick airport exit as you breeze past fellow passengers staking out positions around the baggage carousel. A sigh of gratitude from your body that you don’t need to lug a massive suitcase during your travels. A happy flap from your wallet that you saved some moolah on baggage fees. The benefits of one bag travel are undeniably appealing – but the prospect of doing it is likely daunting for the uninitiated. What bag do you use? What do you pack? What do you leave behind? What if unexpected situations crop up that you haven’t planned for?

One bag travel packing lists need to be tailored to each trip, but seeing someone else’s list can be a great source of inspiration for your own bag contents. As a filmmaker and the owner of Aviator Camera Gear, our new contributor Zeke Kamm is no stranger to travel. However, for a nine-day trip to England with his family he decided for the first time to embrace the one bag travel challenge. Turns out, it was a pretty liberating experience. Journey into the world of one-bagging and unpack his carry contents in this helpful video…

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If you have the time you can watch the whole 30min video in one sitting, or watch it in chunks via the links below:

One Bag Basics

The Bag

Apparel

Accessories

Next Time

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Packing List

Worn On The Plane

Bags:

Tom Bihn – Synapse 25

Tom Bihn Stuff Sacks used inside for organization.

T-Shirt:

Ministry of Supply – Core T

Button Down Shirt:

Wool&Prince – Blue Oxford

Shorts:

Billabong – Crossfire PX

Underpants:

Woolx – Daily Boxer

Socks:

Icebreaker – Multisport Ultra Light Cushion Micro Socks

Shoes:

New Balance – Minimus MX20v4

Packed

Shirt:

Woolly Clothing – Long Sleeve V Neck

Pants:

Thunderbolt – Original Jeans Mark II

Underpants:

Woolx – Daily Boxer

Socks:

Woolly – Ankle Air Sock

Shoes:

VIVOBAREFOOT – Ra II Hopewell

Earth Runners – Circadian X with inserts

Sunglasses:

Spy+ – Fold

Layers:

Woolly Clothing – Hoodie

Outdoor Research – Helium II

Patagonia – Nano Puff Jacket

Electronics (in Tom Bihn – Side Effect):

Panasonic – LX100 w/ extra battery & charger

3x 64GB SanDisk Extreme Pro

Small tabletop tripod

RØDE – smartLav+

Tiffen – Water White IRND Filters 0.9, 2.1

Samsung – Note 4 w/ charger

In addition Tom Bihn – Side Effect

Kindle

Kikkerland Universal Power Adapter

Earphones

Other:

Big Idea Design – XTS Raw Titanium & XTS in Black Travel Pens

Hydro Flask – 21 oz standard mouth w/ insulated sports cap

Toiletries – bar shampoo, tooth powder, crystal deodorant, q-tips, floss and a toothbrush

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Tom Bihn Synapse 19, Pilot

Osprey 20L dry sack

Sunday Afternoons Sun Tripper Cap

Solid Cologne – Alfred Lane, Fulton & Roark

Travel Towels – Journey Towel set from Ecodept, Youphoria Sport Towels

Bluetooth Earphones – Jaybird Sport X2

Bluetooth Speaker – UE MEGABOOM

TSA Friendly Multi Tool – Leatherman Style PS

Travel Wallet – SPIBelt, SPIBand