Curious as to what the average OzBargainer is taking on their overseas trips that seemingly pop up along with all the other items that come up such as travel adapters, chargers, headphones etc.
What's the one item you can't travel without that you have bought on here?
Beryl travel rooter.
I thought people usually met them on holiday?
Fat fingers :)
router of course
Beryl the rooter likes fat fingers
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Fun story, I was overseas in a mcdonalds and there was a charity thing for every big mac purchased there was a sticker on the wall (and money raised for charity).
The lions share of stickers were "Beryl and Meryl" (each sticker had both names), who I assume were two large Texans who loved supporting people as much as they love their big macs.
Agree. And have at least one VISA and one Mastercard in case one encounters an establishment that only accepts one and not the other.
Passport and bellroy passport wallet
vibrators
Rabbit type, in carry on?
Plug type, in.
Lego millennium falcon (assembled)
69 eneloops
Enough underpants to cover 2 changes a day, plus 88 spares just in case of unexpected food poisoning
4 packs of instax black and white mini film and an instax mini 90 and a well practiced 4 hour Ted talk script on why film is the superior medium over digital.
Macpac halo (with hood)
4 pack shin ramyun black instant noodle
Earplugs. Comfortable sleep mask. Melatonin.
A suitcase is a good start. And a passport.
I don’t own either…
Lip balm from my centre console
Lip balm to leave in someone else's centre console.
Reversible underwear
So just underwear?
Kitchen sink
Green screen for teams meetings.
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Zip lock bags for keeping your passport documents dry in case of rain.
We left a passport out in torrential rain in Central America and it dried up just fine. Not saying you shouldn't take care of your passport, but they are very well built.
For our recent trip to Europe:
Shame. Tailscale/OpenVPN or, maybe Nord next time then.
Blindfold wtf
*Sleep/eye mask
Chloroform
passport
2 x underwear
2 x pairs of socks.
a change of clothes
adapter + cable for phone.
minimalism is key.
my rule with packing is - "pack as if you you will need to drop everything and run away with out any hesitation".
Do you holiday at Jurassic Park?
Not bad, how do you handle washing with only two sets of clothing?
Twice as easy compared to one set.
Twice as easy or half as hard?
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Not on most Packing List:
- Eye madk to sleep on
- Night light for hotel rooms
- Slippers for shower and hotel room
- Local Sim Card, buy before departure
I'm minimal. Its only the things I need for killing time on the plane and airport. That's a mobile phone, power banks, noise cancelling headphones, backup mobile phone, backup iPod/Tablet, bottle of water, emergency snacks.
Everything else can be bought with cash when you are overseas. I enjoy the retail experience (eg. haggling), the customer service and find its way more fun to be flexible and shop what you need overseas and bring the items back as a memory keep sake. Plus I hate lugging items around as I prefer to pack light so I can walk to my next accomdations where possible.
That's a very open ended question. Mandatory things…
Most trips I will bring check in luggage with me. Though, my next trip will be carry on only so washing will be a lot more regular so I will have a sea to summit travel clothes line for clothes drying. Will also have a back up phone with banking apps, find my device, and any other important apps set up already (not a concern in the past due to traveling with someone else).
Other items that are situation dependent:
What kind of straps do people put on their booked luugage bags?
Nothing really. You can just buy whatever you need at the destination - people get quite anxious and overpack but it's not really necessary.
I get that if you pack and forget something or realise you need warmer clothes or whatever, then you can buy things. But why load up with more clothes than you need by buying lots of new stuff when travelling? You have to haul it around either way. May as well take things that you know you will need, that are comfortable, that probably you dont particularly care if they get destroyed in the laundromat. The stuff you arent sure about, for that one cold day or possible beach trip, sure, buy it there if it turns out its required.
Otherwise you are adding $100s to your travel budget, ending up with a pile of new clothes which you dont need, spending part of your trip shopping at what are probably the same chain stores as exist in Australia.
I guess if you travel to shop or want to buy 'local' products that you cant get in Australia, go for it.
Certain things are just insanely expensive if you buy them overseas unless you are going to Bali/Thailand etc.
Imodium tablets
Noise cancelling headphones
Backbone one for the plane
Cheap second phone with banking apps and google - so I won't be stranded without access to anything if the main phone gets stolen
print outs of passport and Travel Insurance.
If cruise then magnet hooks
Travel Router
flu/headache tablets and some medical basics like bandaids, sucks to have to go searching for em when you need em.
Spare change of clothes on carry on bag just incase my checked luggage doesn't turn up (once that has happened to you a couple of times you learn it is better safe than sorry)
spare credit card in case primary gets skimmed and blocked
dual sim smartphone
travel adapters
Ten dummy phones to give to muggers.
1 Beryl travel rooter.
2.Cables - USB A/C, A->C, etc.. for iPads and laptops + chargers.