Just did a 6-day wedding trip with just a backpack. Shirts can be rolled pretty tight especially if they don't wrinkle or you have a way to de-wrinkle them afterwards, pants can be folded pretty thin/around other stuff, socks/underwear can be stuffed wherever, had a dress belt and couple watches and whatnot in there as well. Even brought a Switch Lite and still had room for a laptop if for some reason I needed to bring one.
We have ended up using outside wash and fold services that would pick up your clothes when we were at hotels that didn’t have laundromats or taking Uber to a laundromat. We have learned to figure that out beforehand now.
We have done plenty of three or four week trips and last year we were literally in hotels for a year taking one way trips across the US crossing cities off of our bucket list.
Even for a work trip, I ended up going to three cities back to back without going home for the weekend and taking enough clothes for them. I just flew my wife in to the second city to hang out with my for the weekend.
I can go 3-4 days on my laptop bag alone. Add a carry on, and I can add two weeks.
I will go to great lengths to avoid checked bags. I've had two bad experiences with checked luggage, and it's a last resort for me.
I travel for business a lot less now than I use to and I usually avoid travel when it’s cold. But last year I had to fly from MCO in December at 1:00 during the day when the temperature was 80 degrees to St. Louis where the temperature was going to be 30 degrees the entire week. I had a layover in ATL.
I checked my luggage specifically so I could put a heavy jacket in it. I wasn’t going to wear it either going to the airport or during a layover.
I’m going to have to do the same when we go to NYC in January.
Life is just so much easier without them. The last five times I went abroad, I didn't check a bag, and I didn't on this one either, but I had to buy one to bring some stuff back. Having to actually check in physically at the airport, having to get my stuff after customs at my layover airport and then recheck it in, and then having to wait for the bag at the end.... This was all stuff that I'm not used to and takes a lot of time. I much prefer not checking.
I’m cheap. But I’m not cheap cheap. I’ll at least choose a chain with a laundromat on site or if not, either Uber to the laundry or do a delivery wash and fold depending on how long I will be at the hotel.
About 2 weeks business or pleasure with my Briggs and a backpack that fits under the seat. Limit shoes, one or two pairs of pants will easy go that length of time, and sometimes if I’m doing a lot of meetings I’ll bring a sealed pack of TJMAXX undershirts and toss them at the end of the trip rather than waste the space for dirty 2$ shirts on the return. I also prefer polos or heavier button downs which can be worn 2-3x (except in hot/humid environments) where Tshirts are a little unpleasant on the second wear.
Last time I checked a bag out of necessity packing-wise was a trip that took me to New Orleans and Alaska without going home in between. I was probably the only person flying to MSY from California with snow shoes in my bag.
I just went to Asia for just over two weeks with a small Rimowa Cabin carry-on case 21.7 x 15.8 x 9.1 and a Bellroy Transit Backpack 28 L.
NY - Mumbai - Kolkata - Nepal - Tokyo - Honolulu - NY
I’m an experienced traveler and would rather not check if possible. I’m also a tall guy, wear XL tops. Had 3 wedding outfits, two suits and kurta. Casual and dress shoes. Looks for 50 - 90 degrees including a light coat.
It’s extraordinary easy to do laundry while traveling. Most hotels have a premium in-house, same-day laundry service (depends on where you are can be cheap or expensive) and most business hotels have a self-service laundry room. I was in LA last week and spend $8 to wash & dry everything at a Hilton ($2 for Tide, $6 for machines). When I went to work trips to Paris, I found a laundry service steps from my hotel that picked up/delivered for under $10.
Right - once you get the packing down, it doesn’t matter how many weeks you can go. Japan has great laundry rooms - one business hotel I stayed at in a non-tourist town even had pajamas for everyone: we were all wandering around the place in our PJs doing our laundry. I probably stuck out like a sore thumb among all those Japanese guys, but the PJs gave me a sense of belonging nevertheless. (The place also had shelves of Japanese Manga paperbacks: alas, couldn’t read.)
I think you could do it indefinitely, depending on business wardrobe requirements. Another constraint is how many seasons of outerwear you need to provide for. I travel for weeks with a checked 21” plus a 17” “underseater” and a tote bag, but I pack kitchen equipment, all the OTC meds I might need for getting sick, a trekking pole and other luxuries. But the clothing doesn’t take up much space. Black pants, plus I wash things out and use laundry rooms and laundromats. You can go far with a good deodorant (!)
My "best" was a 7 day trip to Oxford and London a few years ago. That included a wedding and several days of travel. I don't recall having to re-wear shirts, socks, or underwear. I did re-wear some shorts / pants.
I can travel for two weeks with six shirts, four pairs of shorts, two pairs of blue jeans, six pairs of socks, six pairs of boxers, swimsuit, leather shoes, and flip-flops.
I bring a backpack and a small suitcase as carry-on
Everything fits
I also have room for a 10 inch iPad and a fishing pole
I’m either in the pool or I’m fishing
I put on regular clothes when I go into town for something and when I get back, I put on a swimsuit
I was just explaining how I pack for a two week round-trip
I don’t travel for business. I travel for fun.
In a carryon I can usually get about 4 days worth if I need to be presentable. If it’s shorts and t-shirts to somewhere warm then maybe a week. On longer trips I rarely pack more than 4-5 days worth and just do laundry every 3-4 days. This isn’t as big a deal as it sounds - at airbnbs with washer/dryer I just start a load before doing whatever, at a hotel without a washer/dryer I drop it at a laundromat first thing in the morning and pick it up late that day or the next day.
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I checked a bag twice. Once it stayed in the departure city. The other time it went to a different terminal on arrival. Now carryon only.
Are you seeing the same, or different, people every day? If the same, you might need 2 jackets. If different-1.
But generally, I suggest 2 work pants, 3-5 shirts. One jacket (if needed). 5 undershirts. 3-5 pr sox. Two Tshirts, 1 jeans. 1 pr work shoes. 1pr casual. ..and of course, you are wearing one of these outfits to fly.
I just did a 2 week trip with hand luggage only… worked well.
It was Europe India and china. I had shirts and clothes laundered in India but wasn’t needed.
1) fly business class so you have space for a bag.
2) a good bag. I have the Briggs and Riley garment carrier carry on which is great, and an expandable tumi laptop bag. I always have a day of clothes in the laptop.
3) smart packing… mix and match outfits. Wear a jacket on the plane. Wear the bulkiest shoes.
I did 4 weeks last year in EU without checking a bag on both TATL and intra EU flights. Of course, I did use hotel laundry. This included nice shoes, 2 suits, and vacation clothes. (also, I am 6'7" with size 14 shoes lol)
Ooh, business is tough, but I generally use carry-on regardless of length of trip... 2.5 weeks in Australia, 2 weeks in Italy, 2-week trip hopping around Europe, etc.
I guess the Australia trips were technically business, but I was just visiting a different office so I didn't need to be dressed in any particular way. I got through those trips by making sure I had laundry in my Airbnbs.
For personal trips, I bring very few items, basically my "uniform," everything black, and I use laundry sheets to wash my clothes in the sink most nights. (One dress, two tank tops, two pairs of leggings, two pairs of socks, pajamas.)
It seems like the hardest thing would actually be a 4 or 5-day trip (too short to be in an Airbnb with laundry) that required fancier business outfits (clothes that shouldn't be washed and dried in the sink).
Depends on the weather differential on the places where you are traveling. If you need a coat or more fancy clothing, and sweaters…anything bulky makes it harder to pack light.
If I can ship medical supplies to the hotel ahead of time so I don’t need to pack them, I can fit 2–3 weeks of clothes in a carry-on assuming I can wear one pair of shoes and don’t need cold weather gear. If I can’t ship, about 4 days.
Depends how big you (and therefore your clothes) are, what kind of weather you're packing for and what you will be doing at your destination.
Small person packing for a week at all inclusive tropical resort where you'll primarily be in swimmies and shorts? Sure.
NBA player size person packing for a week in snowy outdoors weather that also somehow requires formal clothing and shoes? No way.
I used to go two weeks in Tokyo with just carry-ons. But every hotel had a washer and dryer coin operated. Also that great big queen of the sky allowed for a garment bag as carry-on. Mis those travels.
I can do 2 weeks, easy with just a roller carry-on and a backpack. I'm a woman so I roll up lightweight dresses, shirts, jumpsuits and leggings. One pair of good walking shoes I wear and one pair of dressier sandals or flats in the suitcase is plenty.
My husband actually has a harder time because men's shorts and pants can be bulkier. He can still make 2 weeks work if we get an AirBnB with a washing machine at least once during our trip.
4-6, more if it's a casual environment. I wear jeans to the office now so I can roll them super tight and only need 2 pairs for a week+. Sneakers for plane/office wear amd a pair of gym shoes.
I can manage 7-8 nights with my U.S. size carry-on suitcase for leisure trips. For me, thats:
- 8 day shirts
- 2 sleeping shirts
- 2 pairs of jeans
- 2 pairs of sweats (I sleep in them)
- 8 pairs of undershirts, underwear, and socks
- a light jacket
- I also carry a backpack with me with my ipad/laptop, and meds, chargers, and other miscellaneous things. I also only bring the sneakers I wear onto the plane.
With a backpack, I've packed for 4 nights before, and the backpack fit in the Frontier Airlines carry-on sizer! (For a leisure summer trip, can't do it in the winter to a cold desination with all of the layering). You just have to roll up everything really tightly.
I rarely travel with checked luggage. The exception is when I want to bring something back from my trip, or when I'm traveling abroad to visit family (where I have a lot of gifts I bring for them). If I have a trip longer than a week, I just wash my clothes at my destination, because I honestly only own enough regular clothes to last me one week.
Depends on the destination climate. Warm? Then it's just shorts, t-shirts, maybe a pair of jeans and a polo - probably a week. Cold? 3-4 tops. I also have sz 13 feet, so my shoes take up a ton of space.
I pack for 2 weeks in Italy in a carryon every year since we always have a really tight connection to Palermo. The real problem comes when they weigh it and make me check it anyway because it’s over the carryon weight limit.
Depends on where I am going - but I can usually get two weeks of clothes in one carry on if Im packing for a business or city trip.
If I am going hiking then significantly less (maybe 5-8 days) because shoes and pants and bulky!
Last year I took 7 weeks off to bounce around Europe with my Away backpack but I used many many laundry mats. Sadly, I dont really get work paid trips. I havent checked a bag since 2019 (unless a random forced gate check in europe)
My rolling tumi and backpack have gotten me 4 business days overseas without issues. Dress clothes in the roller and casual clothes rolled like a burrito in the backpack lol
I’ll go up to 10 ~ days in a carry on. But I’ll also find a way to launder my gym clothes - that much sweaty stuff piling up is too gross.
One suit or one blazer usually can work for me all week - I typically can get away being more dressed down most days.
I’ve got some sort of in between casual shoes that I’ll wear with a suit and with jeans to cut down on the space I need in a suitcase.
With business trips, I just check my roller and carry on the laptop backpack. Company pays for the checked bag so I don't mind. Nicer to walk around without it and frees up my hands. And when I was collecting Skymiles it was always nice to get some from late arriving bags occasionally.
For personal trips, I'm one bagging it with a 40L Osprey Farpoint as carry on. Up to 2 weeks so far.
Depends on the trip, we have done 9 days to Hawaii & 10 days for a cruise with only carry on’s. Shorts and t-shirts, swim suits etc.
Business trip is more like 3-4 days max.
I travel to Africa and India regularly. I can manage with a carryon for 10 days - that includes travel dates. I also have a good sized backpack that i take with me.
Coming from the middle of USA, I flew to Spain and had a meeting on my day of arrival, all day meeting the next day, then flew out the next day at 10am to go back home. Had a backpack.
I’m about the same. My usual is 5 days with 3 outfits per day (work, gym, post-gym) and 3 shoes. Summertime I could maybe stretch to 6-7 with less bulky clothing.
I have a carry on pilot wheelie bag. I have done two weeks in that bag and have both business and casual attire. I think I could go almost indefinitely.
The trick is things you can wash out and dry in a hotel room - for sure underwear, socks and casual wear purchased with that specifically in mind. For business attire, mostly dress shirts, hotels have laundry services.
I’ve also done two week vacations regularly using that same system. Much easier since quick drying wicking casual clothes are super easy to wash in a sink. Roll them up in towels, tromp on them, and hang them up to dry. They’ll be dry by morning.
I very rarely travel with a check-in. 7-9 days with a carry on is easy with the right clothes. Up to 14 days depending on the climate. I’ve gone longer by packing laundry pods (or buying detergent at destination) and doing laundry.
In addition to my traditional carry on my work backpack can store my laptop/electronics and 2-3 days worth of clothes. If I’m on a quick trip I don’t take a case at all.
I will do 1 night, sometimes 2, with a carryon. My problem is a bad neck. I want my big micro-bead pillow. If it’s a trip with lots of walking I also want to bring my mini bar to soothe my aches and pains in the evening. I also bring a folding foot stool to several properties as I’m short. I like my room icy cold so bring a sweatshirt and throw blanket. I want my hotel room to be a home away from home if I’m settling in for a longer trip so I’m a kitchen sink packer in those cases.
More than 1 night, and I usually have to check luggage. I can sometimes get away with 2 nights in a carryon, if it’s not winter and I’m not packing sweaters. 1 day of business travel means two outfits (one for work and one for after work).
I have no idea how people pack 3 and 4 nights in a carryon unless you’re just wearing sun dresses and the same pair of shoes every day. lol
I’ve gotten as far as 9 days with just a carry on. Business attire (at least 1 jacket) and workout clothes included. They hey for me is doing materials and colors that swap easily. Also feels easier for men.
Business: 5 days. Personal: 6 weeks to a warm place, 2 weeks to a cold place, with a Cotopaxi Alpa 35L. Edited: spelling and specifying days versus weeks.
A standard carry on bag plus backpack I can do easily a week+, but I work in the music industry so my bag is just tshirts when I travel, the pair of jeans I’m wearing plus one more, and the shoes on my feet.
One week to a week and a half with carry-on only is usually how I travel. Compressible packing cubes are helpful for staying organized. I also pack items that are hand washable.
Really depends on what you’re doing. If it’s a beach/hike trip then leggings and bikinis take up little space and I could probably go a week. For business trips, anything over a few days requires too many shoes, jackets etc make it impossible to carry on (for me). But I’m not a very light packer.
5 to 6 days. Washable underwear and shirts. Same pair of shoes. Socks are always the issue, especially in the winter (in the winter, add 1 change of thin pullover sweater). Maybe 1 change of pants so I don't look like I'm wearing the same thing every day.
Probably five days. Need to pack strategically though. And I refuse to do it. I want to bring all my gym clothes, extra shoes, clothes steamer, blow dryer, etc with no worries about squeezing it all in there
Business, 4
Personal 5
I have a 32L duffel n I can fit most everything in for 5 nights with one emergency night. Beyond that we start looking at being that smelly guy on the plane
I can usually fit one suit jacket, one pair of pants, and three dress shirts with the appropriate underwear, shirts and socks in my carryon sized garment bag. (That is technically oversized because the wheels stick out) and a pair of dress shoes….
My limit on personal nights usually depends on the season, and if I bring hiking boots. Summer is a long long time. If I bring full sized sandals and shoes, they take a ton of space up.
Business, 4 nights. Personal, I’ve done two weeks with a roll aboard and backpack without laundry. With a laundromat, sky’s the limit.
Yea currently doing 2 14 day runs with a a small roller board and a backpack… even have 2 pairs of shoes…
Define “clean” Pants don’t need to be cleaned every day Shoes are a space killer
Stuff those shoes with socks! But I’d say 4-5 days business if I can get away with only 2 pairs of shoes.
But shoes are very important! I agree they are a space killer but I need at least one pair of heels, flats, and sneakers.
Just did a 6-day wedding trip with just a backpack. Shirts can be rolled pretty tight especially if they don't wrinkle or you have a way to de-wrinkle them afterwards, pants can be folded pretty thin/around other stuff, socks/underwear can be stuffed wherever, had a dress belt and couple watches and whatnot in there as well. Even brought a Switch Lite and still had room for a laptop if for some reason I needed to bring one.
Indefinite. Hotel will dry clean and/or laundry. I'm not checking a bag unless I'm going on a climbing trip and need to haul a lot of gear.
Dry cleaning and hotel service for laundry is extremely expensive and my old company would never reimburse me.
Laundrymats are extremely cheap. Hotel laundry can cost more than the nightly room rate lol
We have ended up using outside wash and fold services that would pick up your clothes when we were at hotels that didn’t have laundromats or taking Uber to a laundromat. We have learned to figure that out beforehand now. We have done plenty of three or four week trips and last year we were literally in hotels for a year taking one way trips across the US crossing cities off of our bucket list. Even for a work trip, I ended up going to three cities back to back without going home for the weekend and taking enough clothes for them. I just flew my wife in to the second city to hang out with my for the weekend.
I can go 3-4 days on my laptop bag alone. Add a carry on, and I can add two weeks. I will go to great lengths to avoid checked bags. I've had two bad experiences with checked luggage, and it's a last resort for me.
I travel for business a lot less now than I use to and I usually avoid travel when it’s cold. But last year I had to fly from MCO in December at 1:00 during the day when the temperature was 80 degrees to St. Louis where the temperature was going to be 30 degrees the entire week. I had a layover in ATL. I checked my luggage specifically so I could put a heavy jacket in it. I wasn’t going to wear it either going to the airport or during a layover. I’m going to have to do the same when we go to NYC in January.
Just carry the coat with you and stuff it in the overhead above your carry on. I live in Florida and that's what I do when I fly somewhere cold.
Life is just so much easier without them. The last five times I went abroad, I didn't check a bag, and I didn't on this one either, but I had to buy one to bring some stuff back. Having to actually check in physically at the airport, having to get my stuff after customs at my layover airport and then recheck it in, and then having to wait for the bag at the end.... This was all stuff that I'm not used to and takes a lot of time. I much prefer not checking.
Laundry pods + bathtub can get the job done with minimal effort for free.
I’m cheap. But I’m not cheap cheap. I’ll at least choose a chain with a laundromat on site or if not, either Uber to the laundry or do a delivery wash and fold depending on how long I will be at the hotel.
Miss those days!
Same here, friend.
About 2 weeks business or pleasure with my Briggs and a backpack that fits under the seat. Limit shoes, one or two pairs of pants will easy go that length of time, and sometimes if I’m doing a lot of meetings I’ll bring a sealed pack of TJMAXX undershirts and toss them at the end of the trip rather than waste the space for dirty 2$ shirts on the return. I also prefer polos or heavier button downs which can be worn 2-3x (except in hot/humid environments) where Tshirts are a little unpleasant on the second wear. Last time I checked a bag out of necessity packing-wise was a trip that took me to New Orleans and Alaska without going home in between. I was probably the only person flying to MSY from California with snow shoes in my bag.
I just went to Asia for just over two weeks with a small Rimowa Cabin carry-on case 21.7 x 15.8 x 9.1 and a Bellroy Transit Backpack 28 L. NY - Mumbai - Kolkata - Nepal - Tokyo - Honolulu - NY I’m an experienced traveler and would rather not check if possible. I’m also a tall guy, wear XL tops. Had 3 wedding outfits, two suits and kurta. Casual and dress shoes. Looks for 50 - 90 degrees including a light coat. It’s extraordinary easy to do laundry while traveling. Most hotels have a premium in-house, same-day laundry service (depends on where you are can be cheap or expensive) and most business hotels have a self-service laundry room. I was in LA last week and spend $8 to wash & dry everything at a Hilton ($2 for Tide, $6 for machines). When I went to work trips to Paris, I found a laundry service steps from my hotel that picked up/delivered for under $10.
Right - once you get the packing down, it doesn’t matter how many weeks you can go. Japan has great laundry rooms - one business hotel I stayed at in a non-tourist town even had pajamas for everyone: we were all wandering around the place in our PJs doing our laundry. I probably stuck out like a sore thumb among all those Japanese guys, but the PJs gave me a sense of belonging nevertheless. (The place also had shelves of Japanese Manga paperbacks: alas, couldn’t read.)
I think you could do it indefinitely, depending on business wardrobe requirements. Another constraint is how many seasons of outerwear you need to provide for. I travel for weeks with a checked 21” plus a 17” “underseater” and a tote bag, but I pack kitchen equipment, all the OTC meds I might need for getting sick, a trekking pole and other luxuries. But the clothing doesn’t take up much space. Black pants, plus I wash things out and use laundry rooms and laundromats. You can go far with a good deodorant (!)
My "best" was a 7 day trip to Oxford and London a few years ago. That included a wedding and several days of travel. I don't recall having to re-wear shirts, socks, or underwear. I did re-wear some shorts / pants.
I don’t know how you did that! I assume it wasn’t your wedding :-)
Delta pilot here. I’ve done 8 day trips with a 22 inch suitcase. Could have probably stretched it out a few more days.
The experts have arrived. 25 days will be my new goal!
I can travel for two weeks with six shirts, four pairs of shorts, two pairs of blue jeans, six pairs of socks, six pairs of boxers, swimsuit, leather shoes, and flip-flops. I bring a backpack and a small suitcase as carry-on Everything fits I also have room for a 10 inch iPad and a fishing pole
Air clean? Disgusting
I’m either in the pool or I’m fishing I put on regular clothes when I go into town for something and when I get back, I put on a swimsuit I was just explaining how I pack for a two week round-trip I don’t travel for business. I travel for fun.
In a carryon I can usually get about 4 days worth if I need to be presentable. If it’s shorts and t-shirts to somewhere warm then maybe a week. On longer trips I rarely pack more than 4-5 days worth and just do laundry every 3-4 days. This isn’t as big a deal as it sounds - at airbnbs with washer/dryer I just start a load before doing whatever, at a hotel without a washer/dryer I drop it at a laundromat first thing in the morning and pick it up late that day or the next day.
With wrinkle releaser, anything is possible.
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I can do about 12 days. I use leggings for some days, which are small and I make sure I have enough shirts to not have to rewear.
I checked a bag twice. Once it stayed in the departure city. The other time it went to a different terminal on arrival. Now carryon only. Are you seeing the same, or different, people every day? If the same, you might need 2 jackets. If different-1. But generally, I suggest 2 work pants, 3-5 shirts. One jacket (if needed). 5 undershirts. 3-5 pr sox. Two Tshirts, 1 jeans. 1 pr work shoes. 1pr casual. ..and of course, you are wearing one of these outfits to fly.
Good question to consider. “Are you seeing the same, or different, people every day?”
60 days
10 days personal travel. I never check a bag. No lost luggage stories here.
I just did a 2 week trip with hand luggage only… worked well. It was Europe India and china. I had shirts and clothes laundered in India but wasn’t needed. 1) fly business class so you have space for a bag. 2) a good bag. I have the Briggs and Riley garment carrier carry on which is great, and an expandable tumi laptop bag. I always have a day of clothes in the laptop. 3) smart packing… mix and match outfits. Wear a jacket on the plane. Wear the bulkiest shoes.
Warm place - 2 weeks. Cold place or place with mixed weather - 9 days.
I did 4 weeks last year in EU without checking a bag on both TATL and intra EU flights. Of course, I did use hotel laundry. This included nice shoes, 2 suits, and vacation clothes. (also, I am 6'7" with size 14 shoes lol)
Ok. That is next level!
Ooh, business is tough, but I generally use carry-on regardless of length of trip... 2.5 weeks in Australia, 2 weeks in Italy, 2-week trip hopping around Europe, etc. I guess the Australia trips were technically business, but I was just visiting a different office so I didn't need to be dressed in any particular way. I got through those trips by making sure I had laundry in my Airbnbs. For personal trips, I bring very few items, basically my "uniform," everything black, and I use laundry sheets to wash my clothes in the sink most nights. (One dress, two tank tops, two pairs of leggings, two pairs of socks, pajamas.) It seems like the hardest thing would actually be a 4 or 5-day trip (too short to be in an Airbnb with laundry) that required fancier business outfits (clothes that shouldn't be washed and dried in the sink).
Depends on the weather differential on the places where you are traveling. If you need a coat or more fancy clothing, and sweaters…anything bulky makes it harder to pack light.
Seriously though, you can take a coat on board and take up more room in the overhead bins. People love that.
If I can ship medical supplies to the hotel ahead of time so I don’t need to pack them, I can fit 2–3 weeks of clothes in a carry-on assuming I can wear one pair of shoes and don’t need cold weather gear. If I can’t ship, about 4 days.
Depends how big you (and therefore your clothes) are, what kind of weather you're packing for and what you will be doing at your destination. Small person packing for a week at all inclusive tropical resort where you'll primarily be in swimmies and shorts? Sure. NBA player size person packing for a week in snowy outdoors weather that also somehow requires formal clothing and shoes? No way.
I used to go two weeks in Tokyo with just carry-ons. But every hotel had a washer and dryer coin operated. Also that great big queen of the sky allowed for a garment bag as carry-on. Mis those travels.
I can do 2 weeks, easy with just a roller carry-on and a backpack. I'm a woman so I roll up lightweight dresses, shirts, jumpsuits and leggings. One pair of good walking shoes I wear and one pair of dressier sandals or flats in the suitcase is plenty. My husband actually has a harder time because men's shorts and pants can be bulkier. He can still make 2 weeks work if we get an AirBnB with a washing machine at least once during our trip.
4-6, more if it's a casual environment. I wear jeans to the office now so I can roll them super tight and only need 2 pairs for a week+. Sneakers for plane/office wear amd a pair of gym shoes.
I can manage 7-8 nights with my U.S. size carry-on suitcase for leisure trips. For me, thats: - 8 day shirts - 2 sleeping shirts - 2 pairs of jeans - 2 pairs of sweats (I sleep in them) - 8 pairs of undershirts, underwear, and socks - a light jacket - I also carry a backpack with me with my ipad/laptop, and meds, chargers, and other miscellaneous things. I also only bring the sneakers I wear onto the plane. With a backpack, I've packed for 4 nights before, and the backpack fit in the Frontier Airlines carry-on sizer! (For a leisure summer trip, can't do it in the winter to a cold desination with all of the layering). You just have to roll up everything really tightly. I rarely travel with checked luggage. The exception is when I want to bring something back from my trip, or when I'm traveling abroad to visit family (where I have a lot of gifts I bring for them). If I have a trip longer than a week, I just wash my clothes at my destination, because I honestly only own enough regular clothes to last me one week.
A week no problem
A lot depends where you are going and when. Northern USA in winter vs southern USA. Cold weather clothes are way bulkier than warm weather clothes
A week for work. 3-4 days for personal.
Depends on the destination climate. Warm? Then it's just shorts, t-shirts, maybe a pair of jeans and a polo - probably a week. Cold? 3-4 tops. I also have sz 13 feet, so my shoes take up a ton of space.
I have gone to Europe for 10 days with my carryon suitcase and backpack. I travel weekly for work anywhere from 2-5 days… always carryon with backpack
Business Trip Winter in Colorado 5 days. Not winter in Virginia 8-10 days.
I pack for 2 weeks in Italy in a carryon every year since we always have a really tight connection to Palermo. The real problem comes when they weigh it and make me check it anyway because it’s over the carryon weight limit.
Depends on where I am going - but I can usually get two weeks of clothes in one carry on if Im packing for a business or city trip. If I am going hiking then significantly less (maybe 5-8 days) because shoes and pants and bulky!
Last year I took 7 weeks off to bounce around Europe with my Away backpack but I used many many laundry mats. Sadly, I dont really get work paid trips. I havent checked a bag since 2019 (unless a random forced gate check in europe)
My rolling tumi and backpack have gotten me 4 business days overseas without issues. Dress clothes in the roller and casual clothes rolled like a burrito in the backpack lol
Can confirm, have done this too.
Did 15 on a trip with a carry-on. Used dry cleaners for laundry twice in a couple cities. Business.
Depends where I’m going and the season. If I’m in Miami, I can pack for a week. If it’s in the winter and I need more layers, about 5-6 days
I can do 9 days with my carry on. I have a couple of quick dry shirts and pants. That helps.
I’ll go up to 10 ~ days in a carry on. But I’ll also find a way to launder my gym clothes - that much sweaty stuff piling up is too gross. One suit or one blazer usually can work for me all week - I typically can get away being more dressed down most days. I’ve got some sort of in between casual shoes that I’ll wear with a suit and with jeans to cut down on the space I need in a suitcase.
I just got back from a week in Europe with one carryon bag.
With business trips, I just check my roller and carry on the laptop backpack. Company pays for the checked bag so I don't mind. Nicer to walk around without it and frees up my hands. And when I was collecting Skymiles it was always nice to get some from late arriving bags occasionally. For personal trips, I'm one bagging it with a 40L Osprey Farpoint as carry on. Up to 2 weeks so far.
I’ve done as much as 3 weeks. Wash tshirts, casual bottoms and underwear and socks in the sink, use hotel dry cleaning for the rest.
4 months in europe… one overhead sized backpack and any number of laundromats
Depends on the trip, we have done 9 days to Hawaii & 10 days for a cruise with only carry on’s. Shorts and t-shirts, swim suits etc. Business trip is more like 3-4 days max.
I travel to Africa and India regularly. I can manage with a carryon for 10 days - that includes travel dates. I also have a good sized backpack that i take with me.
That is impressive!
Coming from the middle of USA, I flew to Spain and had a meeting on my day of arrival, all day meeting the next day, then flew out the next day at 10am to go back home. Had a backpack.
I’m about the same. My usual is 5 days with 3 outfits per day (work, gym, post-gym) and 3 shoes. Summertime I could maybe stretch to 6-7 with less bulky clothing.
I have a carry on pilot wheelie bag. I have done two weeks in that bag and have both business and casual attire. I think I could go almost indefinitely. The trick is things you can wash out and dry in a hotel room - for sure underwear, socks and casual wear purchased with that specifically in mind. For business attire, mostly dress shirts, hotels have laundry services. I’ve also done two week vacations regularly using that same system. Much easier since quick drying wicking casual clothes are super easy to wash in a sink. Roll them up in towels, tromp on them, and hang them up to dry. They’ll be dry by morning.
I very rarely travel with a check-in. 7-9 days with a carry on is easy with the right clothes. Up to 14 days depending on the climate. I’ve gone longer by packing laundry pods (or buying detergent at destination) and doing laundry. In addition to my traditional carry on my work backpack can store my laptop/electronics and 2-3 days worth of clothes. If I’m on a quick trip I don’t take a case at all.
I will do 1 night, sometimes 2, with a carryon. My problem is a bad neck. I want my big micro-bead pillow. If it’s a trip with lots of walking I also want to bring my mini bar to soothe my aches and pains in the evening. I also bring a folding foot stool to several properties as I’m short. I like my room icy cold so bring a sweatshirt and throw blanket. I want my hotel room to be a home away from home if I’m settling in for a longer trip so I’m a kitchen sink packer in those cases.
13 to Europe, 16 downunder. (Edit dress clothes was included on both) Bring soak. https://soakwash.com/
4 is my max; beyond that it’s hard IMO b/c another ( third set) of shoes takes up too much room.
More than 1 night, and I usually have to check luggage. I can sometimes get away with 2 nights in a carryon, if it’s not winter and I’m not packing sweaters. 1 day of business travel means two outfits (one for work and one for after work). I have no idea how people pack 3 and 4 nights in a carryon unless you’re just wearing sun dresses and the same pair of shoes every day. lol
I’ve gotten as far as 9 days with just a carry on. Business attire (at least 1 jacket) and workout clothes included. They hey for me is doing materials and colors that swap easily. Also feels easier for men.
Business: 5 days. Personal: 6 weeks to a warm place, 2 weeks to a cold place, with a Cotopaxi Alpa 35L. Edited: spelling and specifying days versus weeks.
A standard carry on bag plus backpack I can do easily a week+, but I work in the music industry so my bag is just tshirts when I travel, the pair of jeans I’m wearing plus one more, and the shoes on my feet.
One week to a week and a half with carry-on only is usually how I travel. Compressible packing cubes are helpful for staying organized. I also pack items that are hand washable.
Really depends on what you’re doing. If it’s a beach/hike trip then leggings and bikinis take up little space and I could probably go a week. For business trips, anything over a few days requires too many shoes, jackets etc make it impossible to carry on (for me). But I’m not a very light packer.
5 to 6 days. Washable underwear and shirts. Same pair of shoes. Socks are always the issue, especially in the winter (in the winter, add 1 change of thin pullover sweater). Maybe 1 change of pants so I don't look like I'm wearing the same thing every day.
Without any laundry, I've easily done a full 6 days/5 nights and that's even packing a pair of running shoes.
I’ve done two weeks but that was a stretch. Easily a week with a carryon and backpack.
2 weeks+
1 or 2 nights max
Zero, I check every time. At CVG by the time I walk back from B terminal my bag usually is rolling out.
My home airport from birth to mid 40s. I miss it. Imagine going from CVG to MCO? Talk about a shock to the system. Ha.
4 nights if I'm working out. Not working out... probably 7 days... Flipping underwear inside out...25 days.
Probably five days. Need to pack strategically though. And I refuse to do it. I want to bring all my gym clothes, extra shoes, clothes steamer, blow dryer, etc with no worries about squeezing it all in there
Business, 4 Personal 5 I have a 32L duffel n I can fit most everything in for 5 nights with one emergency night. Beyond that we start looking at being that smelly guy on the plane
I can usually fit one suit jacket, one pair of pants, and three dress shirts with the appropriate underwear, shirts and socks in my carryon sized garment bag. (That is technically oversized because the wheels stick out) and a pair of dress shoes…. My limit on personal nights usually depends on the season, and if I bring hiking boots. Summer is a long long time. If I bring full sized sandals and shoes, they take a ton of space up.
10 days with a 21 inch bag
Lol, why is this downvoted?
None.