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# I packed half as much and enjoyed it twice as much
- URL: https://wire.ghost.preview.themeanax.com/i-packed-half-as-much-and-enjoyed-it-twice-as-much/
- Published: 2026-09-21T02:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T02:30:00.000Z
- Description: One bag, nine days, and the quiet relief of having nothing to look after.
- Author: Caleb Hart
- Tags: Travel, #Import 2026-11-13 07:46, #Import 2026-11-13 10:08

Nine days, one bag, 6.8 kilograms including the bag. The previous version of this trip was eighteen kilograms and I remember the bag better than the country.

## What came out

Four of seven shirts. Both of the "just in case" jackets. The travel towel I have carried on every trip and used once, in 2019\. A book I was not reading, two cables for devices I did not bring, and a wash bag the size of a loaf of bread.

> Everything I removed was insurance against a problem I have never actually had.

## What that actually changed

- **No checked bag.** Forty minutes back at each end, and nothing to lose.
- **Walking from the station.** Twice I walked an hour to the room instead of working out transport, because I could.
- **Moving on a whim.** Packing took four minutes, so changing town stopped being a decision.

![Two deckchairs facing the sea](https://wire.ghost.preview.themeanax.com/content/images/2026/10/cover-14.jpg)

Day six. I had intended to be two towns further on.

## The one real cost

Laundry, twice, in a sink, which takes twenty minutes and is mildly unpleasant. That is it. That is the entire downside, and I would pay it again to never queue at a baggage carousel.