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You Only Need One Bag To Travel

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Minimalist travel approach focusing on travelling light with just one bag for maximum mobility.

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stop taking so much stuff with you and you don't need it you pick up your bag you walk off the plane nothing to declare out the airport you're gone hey just before the video starts i've written a little guide on remote working uh it's free you can check it out in the description just talks about why you'd want to do this what to look for in a job a couple of recommendations for platforms so you can find one i think it's the best way to live so if i can help more people do it amazing enjoy the video one of the main benefits of only taking one bag with you is that it can slot underneath the seat on the plane you don't need to check anything in as soon as the plane lands and everyone stops crowding in the aisle you pick up your bag you walk off the plane nothing to declare out the airport you're gone other people they have to stand by the carousel with the luggage going around everyone's bumping into each other you pay extra on the plane to check that baggage they have to wait an extra 20 minutes half an hour sometimes longer if you're in a big airport like heathrow one bag the one i have now is a 35 liter north face i'll put a picture on the screen fits on my back real easy it never gets heavy especially if you are traveling with limited items you really don't need that much you see people they have a huge hiking rucksack on their back and then a full smaller normal sized rucksack on their front and they end up looking really ridiculous actually not to mention they have to check these bags in every time and i know it's probably not going to happen it's probably not going to happen but i'm always scared when i check a bag in that someone's going to put something in my bag whereas if you have it on you constantly you can keep an eye on it you know where it is it can't get lost if you lose it it's because you are the fool not there's an error with their logistics systems no one's gonna put something in your bag because if you let it out your site you're a fool because if you leave your bag in an airport people get freaked out so why would you even do this 35 liters i can fit running shoes in there changes of clothes i have clothes for a full week my laptop kindle really you're traveling you're here to like see the place what more do you need essentially one of the benefits of being comfortable with a little bit of a minimalist setup for traveling it's it's all fits in one bag so you don't pay some of the flights checking in a bag is 35 quid one thing i also do is i have the laptop bag which is just a small thin cover for the laptop but it's got enough space in the front pocket that i can keep all the other electrical stuff that i have and anything that i'd want to do on the flight like journaling or reading and so if i'm ever in a situation which i've never had it looks like a backpack and it fits in the seat so but if i'm ever in a situation where they say sorry sir you're gonna have to check that bag in right as i'm about to board the plane you know and they put the sticker around the handle and they take it off and you're like okay well i might might never see that bag again if i have to do this i just unzip take the bag take the laptop bag out whack the padlock on the main bag it's gone fine and then i just got this small laptop thing luckily that's never actually happened because they see you just with one backpack and they they think i've even weighed it at the airport before and my entire setup without the laptop in there it's 8.5 kilograms including the bag with the laptop it's about 10. 10 kilos of luggage i've even got coats in there that i don't really need because i'm in hot countries but i'm fond of the coat so i'm not going to get rid of it i'll do another video on the actual stuff that i bring and this is for a guy so i have like two shirts some t-shirts shorts trousers running stuff you really don't need more than that especially when you're traveling for girls people say oh it's different i'm a girl i need more stuff but actually i don't think that's true i really don't think that's true especially girls clothes are slightly smaller than guys shirts so yeah cut the amount of stuff that you bring think about you have to lug all of that stuff around you have to carry it everywhere you have to pack it if you're in a dorm room you have to store it and six other people have got their massive bags with you there's no space on the floor even if you're in a private room like i am sharing with one other person he's got a ginormous suitcase why do you need this you don't need the massive suitcase just take a backpack go and be in the place rather than spend your time organizing your stuff and trying on different outfits yeah so the one i have right now is the north face duffel it's pretty good it's super sturdy i'll do a bag review on it the major downside is it doesn't have a bottle holder on the outside i think that was a real a real short-sighted mistake that they made if they know people are traveling with it why don't you put a bottle holder on the side anyway yeah just take one bag it's cheaper it's faster it's more secure you look cooler you don't look like a turtle with a front growth as well less to lose it's easier to carry oh the list is endless well stop taking so much stuff with you and you don't need it