30 liter backpack. Wearing one outfit and carrying two outfits in the pack. A little hand laundry every day or two.

Less stuff, fewer worries. This is as pared down as I want to go, and I can travel indefinitely with it.

Everyone needs to work out the best system for them, and they are all going to be different.

For me it’s generally one large pack (30-45l) and a small sling bag (maybe 10l.) I generally also carry a very small packable backpack for beach trips, day trips etc. And occasionally for food transport between hostels.

@hsl I never heard about this term until now, but I can give an insight on what do I usually take in my backpack whenever I leave the house for a longer trip:

• a compact umbrella
• some tissues
• a powerbank for my phone (despite nowadays my phone battery lasting more than a day and being replaceable)
• a pen
• a 0,75-1l bottle of water

All these usually fit in a small backpack like mine just right.