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Weekend Trip Packing List

By the NanoPack team · Updated on

A weekend trip lives or dies by restraint: one bag, no checked luggage, no scrambling at 6am. The trick is packing for the trip you are actually taking, not the one you are imagining. Two days rarely needs three outfits a day.

Documents and money

  • ID or passport
  • Debit and one credit card
  • Some cash · parking, tips, small vendors
  • Booking confirmations · saved offline

Clothing (2 to 3 days)

  • Tops ×3
  • Underwear and socks ×3 each
  • Trousers or jeans ×1 to 2
  • One layer · evenings get cold
  • Sleepwear
  • Comfortable walking shoes

Toiletries

  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Deodorant
  • Travel-size shampoo and shower gel
  • Any daily medication · original packaging
  • Skincare basics

Tech

  • Phone charger and cable
  • Power bank
  • Earbuds

The things people forget

  • Phone charger (the number one forgotten item)
  • Daily medication
  • A refillable water bottle
  • A reusable bag for dirty laundry

What travelers wish they had brought

  • One warm layer for the evening
  • Comfortable shoes you have already broken in

Handy travel tools

TSA Liquids CheckerWhat you can carry on.Travel Adapter FinderThe right plug for every port.