My Pack: What I Travel With – Gear and Recommendations

The most useful items, devices, and gadgets that I've traveled with to dozen of countries over the past years.

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Gunnar

3/30/20252 min read

Listed below are some of the items and gear I travel with that I find useful. This isn't all the gear, but just items I especially like and feel are worth it, so I recommend them here.

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Bags & Utility

Camera Backpack: https://amzn.to/47xtbU0

~ I love this camera bag a lot. It’s affordable, looks good, fits 2 laptops, and has a separate section to fit camera gear, drones, etc. in a way that it’s all protected. It also doesn’t scream, “I have thousands of dollars of electronics in here!!”, which is a huge plus while traveling. The top half is a separate compartment for all the miscellaneous stuff. It’s awesome.

Packable day-pack: https://amzn.to/4hlrFYH

~ This thing is awesome. Light and packs small, yet strong and surprisingly spacious. Pretty water resistant as well.

Packing Cubes: https://amzn.to/4hiZnOb

~ Best packing cubes you can buy. Very thin and lightweight, but with a compression zipper to squeeze as small as possible.

Heroclip Carabiner: https://amzn.to/43lvszb

~ This is also amazingly useful. The best use I’ve found is clipping your backpack to bathroom stalls when there isn’t a hook to avoiding putting your bag anywhere near the disgusting public toilet floor. A bit pricey, but it's not "just" a carabiner. It's a life-saver.

Bag Locks: https://amzn.to/3J3I1bF

~ Keep your bags secure

Soap Bar Bag: https://amzn.to/4nZaJK3

~ This thing is amazing. Put wet, slimy soap bars in it for packing. Somehow it allows your soap to dry without getting the inside of your pack wet. Pretty sure it’s magic.

Neck Pillow: https://amzn.to/47gFzqf

~ I don’t travel with a pillow much anymore, but this one was great. Comes in a bag you can carabiner to the outside of your pack and save that precious bag space.

Bucket Hat: https://amzn.to/479VhDy

~ Best hat in existence. That's all.

Travel Towel: https://amzn.to/3P8aHCY

~ Not the most absorbent... but it doesn't take up much space, and works great as a gym towel or laying-on-the-beach towel

Rain jacket: https://amzn.to/4rvgEY8

~ Most packable rain jacket. I love this thing