eastwestdivide
Established Member
What essentials do you pack for multi-day trips away from home?
For my jaunts round Europe, I have a moderately-sized rucksack - small enough to fit an HST overhead luggage rack, and seen in this pic on a German IC
and inside it, a roll-uppable day rucksack for days when I'm out and about but coming back to the same hotel overnight.
- In secure trouser pockets:
passport, today's tickets, phone*, wallet, cash etc.
- In the rucksack side compartments:
water bottle, umbrella, sometimes mini-tripod.
- In the lid compartment:
hat, sun cream, painkillers, spare pen, plasters, small tablet computer.
- Elsewhere:
cameras (SLR and compact), near the top for easy access.
zippable plastic folder with itinerary, print at home tickets printed out, the odd map if I'm planning some walking/cycling.
chargers, plug adaptor
spare lithium AA batteries (very light and good power to price ratio, and they can power both my cameras, SLR and compact).
clothing (easy-wash, quick-dry) - no more than 4 shirts/sets of underwear, and two thin wool jumpers for layering purposes.
washing powder in a 35mm film canister**
lightweight fleece usually slung over the top and held on by the lid - I once took a fleece round Europe for two weeks and wore it on only one occasion, which was on returning to England.
roll-uppable waterproof jacket.
zippable plastic food bag for toiletries etc (takes less space than a wash bag and more squashable).
leaving a small amount of space for emergency biscuits, and any food supplies for the day.
*phone preloaded with travel apps for wherever I'm visiting, notably the DB app and the Rail Planner euro timetable app from the Eurail/Interrail people.
**I've never yet had a border inspector ask me what the white powder is!
Any more tips and tricks from the seasoned rail travellers out there?
For my jaunts round Europe, I have a moderately-sized rucksack - small enough to fit an HST overhead luggage rack, and seen in this pic on a German IC
and inside it, a roll-uppable day rucksack for days when I'm out and about but coming back to the same hotel overnight.
- In secure trouser pockets:
passport, today's tickets, phone*, wallet, cash etc.
- In the rucksack side compartments:
water bottle, umbrella, sometimes mini-tripod.
- In the lid compartment:
hat, sun cream, painkillers, spare pen, plasters, small tablet computer.
- Elsewhere:
cameras (SLR and compact), near the top for easy access.
zippable plastic folder with itinerary, print at home tickets printed out, the odd map if I'm planning some walking/cycling.
chargers, plug adaptor
spare lithium AA batteries (very light and good power to price ratio, and they can power both my cameras, SLR and compact).
clothing (easy-wash, quick-dry) - no more than 4 shirts/sets of underwear, and two thin wool jumpers for layering purposes.
washing powder in a 35mm film canister**
lightweight fleece usually slung over the top and held on by the lid - I once took a fleece round Europe for two weeks and wore it on only one occasion, which was on returning to England.
roll-uppable waterproof jacket.
zippable plastic food bag for toiletries etc (takes less space than a wash bag and more squashable).
leaving a small amount of space for emergency biscuits, and any food supplies for the day.
*phone preloaded with travel apps for wherever I'm visiting, notably the DB app and the Rail Planner euro timetable app from the Eurail/Interrail people.
**I've never yet had a border inspector ask me what the white powder is!
Any more tips and tricks from the seasoned rail travellers out there?