Comments on: Photo comparison: 3 Red Oxx bags

By: Worldwide Travel Ideas

Worldwide Travel Ideas — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:13:27 +0000

I’ve been doing 2-week business trips to Europe lately, carrying only a bag very similar to the PR4 plus a small laptop case.

This has worked out fine for business: I bring about 4 no-iron shirts, two pair pants, and one pair shoes in addition to whatever I wear on the plane.

As Ian mentioned in a comment, there’s some risk of weight issues…I usually fly Lufthansa and my bag is right at the carry-on weight limit. I also recently had to take a London-Munich flight on EasyJet, and they required that the bag be checked-in…and nailed me with baggage fees.

Though above works fine for business, it would be a stretch to make this approach work for a vacation trip to Europe. Key issue is my DSLR camera, which needs to be in separate bag (i.e., that I can also carry while on the ground.) If you’re only carrying a small point & shoot, then you could probably make it work with just one carry-on bag.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:37:26 +0000

Lots of European airlines have an eight inch max for the smallest dimension of your carry-on so even the PR4 is too fat to meet this requirement.

You also have to watch out for the low weight limits – many airlines have limits as low as 7kg (15.4 lbs).

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:59:03 +0000

Mike,

Thanks for the reminder – the plastic bag idea is a great one – and you’re right: you can usually improvise something for drying clothing.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:21:22 +0000

I don’t bring a sink stopper or clothesline either. I usually put a plastic bag in the sink, like you get anytime you buy anything, and wash my clothes in that. Usually with a little ingenuity you can find places to hang the clothes: the backs of chairs, on open cabinet or bathroom doors, or in the worst case, flat on the bed.

By: Till

Till — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:45:35 +0000

Awesome. I am looking forward to seeing your packing list and especially to read your debriefing afterwards. By the way, I think your itinerary sounds really good. That will be one sweet trip.