🌎✈️ I Traveled for 2.5 YEARS with THIS Minimalist Backpack (30L) 🎒UNPACKING Nomatic

UNPACKING my Nomatic 30L Minimalist Travel Bag (Everything I Own)

Minimalism saves you money, time, and energy for what really matters.

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A common-sense approach to lightweight travel. How to Pack Right & Travel Light.
Be honest with yourself. Be realistic about what you are actually going to do.

Never pack for more than 3-4 days. No matter where you are going, you can wash clothes in a sink or even buy clothes locally. It takes 5 minutes.

How to NOT Overpack (or pack your fears)?
The Golden Rule of Minimalist Packing
What’s the worst situation I could find myself in if I didn’t have this item?

If it’s not too bad, do not take the item.

As I said before: Be honest with yourself. Be realistic about what you are actually going to do.

Many people pack for What if… scenarios that absolutely never happen.

Please, don’t make that mistake.

The 6 Silver rules of packing (nobody else?) talks about
Is this item an ego desire or a soul desire?
E.g., Am I buying this watch because it will make my life easier or to show off?

Would I buy it or do it if nobody could ever know about it?
If you only do it for the picture or to tell your circle, it is an ego desire.

What’s the emotional space this item is fulfilling in my life?
I talk about this one in my book Travel Without Working. How to get the same fulfillment without relying on the physical item.

What single item could cover the needs of multiple objects?
E.g., the Swiss Knife, an Extraordinary phone (Pro camera, flashlight, map, etc.)

Is this item easy to find, buy, borrow, rent in my new location?
E.g., I won’t buy, own, and carry surf gear or climbing shoes if I can rent them everywhere I go (and I do it sporadically)

How often do I use it? How many “copies” do I need?
Can I live with 25% fewer t-shirts, underwear, socks, formal dresses, and shirts without severely impacting my quality of life, happiness, or meaning?

Minimalist ITEM High-Five Checklist:
Durable

Excellent quality

Multi-functional

Light-weight

Compact

The following phrase in Spanish sums it up: “Lo barato sale caro” (What is cheap turns out to be expensive). My favorite Minimalism version is to own a few essential items of the highest quality.

EXCEPTION: Special, non-optimized Items
I allow 5-10% of my backpack to contain objects that are not essential, but:

Make me happy
Add comfort
Have meaning to me
Like a wooden bracelet, some little rocks from different parts of the world, an essential oil.

What about my hobbies and activities in new destinations?
Motorbike helmets, thick snow jackets, surfboards, hiking shoes and sticks, climbing gear, a toaster, a parachute…

You don’t need to own and carry with you everything you will use in your long-term traveling. When you get to a country or stay, you can always borrow, rent or buy—and then gift/donate/sell—what you need for certain activities.

Don’t worry about that now. You will solve it every step of the way. I’ve been there a million times, and I never faced any problem.

The BACKPACK I’ve been Using for +1,000 Days Traveling Full-Time (I bought it twice!)
What I love about The Nomatic 20L (expandable to 30L) Travel backpack:
The laptop sleeve.
The secret pocket (I’ve carried dry mushrooms there. Zero problems on TSA).
The magnetic lateral pockets.
It fits in every over-head carry-on compartment on planes.

Things I don’t carry on my Extraordinary 30L Backpack
Because I am sure you will miss some stuff on my list, let me address this first: what I don’t own. As I said, every Extraordinary that reads this is different, so take this article as inspiration and make your adaptations.

I don’t travel with:

Shampoo (I use the stay one, or I buy it once I arrive), body gel, conditioner
Deodorant
Blade razor (I go to the barber when I want a sharp cut)
Nail file
Skincare products (moisturizer, facewash)
Wallet (because I have pockets)
Reusable water bottle (although I used to carry a foldable one)
Sunglasses. I got used to not using them, and I like that people can see my eyes—as I want to see theirs—when connecting.
(Did you know that the first commercial sunglasses hit stores in 1929? If travelers could live without them for millennia, you might too)
Towel(s) (I always have them at my stay. Otherwise, it is easy to rent or buy)
Laundry bag
Eye mask
Neck pillow
Thermos or solid bottles (I carried foldable bottles for some time)
Hard drive (I use the cloud)
Tripods (I use what I find to support my camera)
Medicines
First aid kit

The Minimalism Lifestyle
Being a minimalist is not only about what you carry but also about your actions and habits.

In conclusion, the benefits of minimalist living are valuable for long-term travelers; it makes life simpler and helps you focus on what is most important to you.