4 years ago, Taylor and I got bit by the travel bug and it changed our lives. Traveling quickly became a priority and it was something we constantly wanted to do. First, we started out exploring the US, then started traveling internationally as we got more and more comfortable traveling. During this time we learned how to optimize our packing strategy to pack only what we truly need allowing us to travel as light as possible. We used to find ourselves packing way too much for our trips and lugging around way too much luggage for no real reason other than we “thought” we would need it. Today we strive to pack as little as possible only bringing a carry-on (overhead bin) suitcase and a personal bag like a backpack. For this post, we will cover the perfect weekend trip packing checklist to cover a 2-4 day trip. This packing checklist has helped us save money by traveling light and we want to share with you our process for preparing for a trip so you that you can benefit from our early mistakes.
Now before we dig into our perfect weekend trip packing checklist, let’s cover two topics that will dictate how we pack for a trip.