As we packed up our lives in Grenada to set off on our next adventure, we ended up being extremely conscious of just exactly how few belongings we really own. typically when packing up a house as well as moving on, it would take days, even months to kind with everything, purge, pack as well as clean. however leaving our beachfront cottage was simple.
Czemu? since our whole lives in shape into 102 litres of space. Nick’s Osprey backpack is 40L, with his day pack being 15L. My Osprey backpack is 32L with a day bag of 15L.
Our whole lives in shape into 102 Litres!
That’s it, that’s all the area we have. whatever we requirement fits well into those four backpacks!
And the fascinating thing is – those products packed aren’t just for a trip, they’re whatever in life that we own (except for our camping tent as well as sleeping bags, which are in Canada). numerous people commented on Twitter as well as Facebook when they saw our whole lives laid out on the floor when we were packing our bags. concerns started coming in about exactly how we are able to in shape whatever into such little backpacks, as well as exactly how is it possible to travel so lightly?
The reality is, we just just do not requirement a great deal of things in life. belongings as well as material products don’t bring us joy.
For us, what makes us pleased is travelling, working online, laying on the beach, satisfying new people, going fishing, doing yoga, reading, drinking red wine as well as eating tasty foods. In purchase to delight in this type of lifestyle, all we really requirement are our computers, bathing suits, a fishing rod, a yoga mat, a book, a red wine opener as well as some additional clothes as well as shoes to wear each day.
Fishing in Kyrgyzstan with a 70 year old local
All of those products in shape well into our backpacks. What much more might we potentially need?
Sure there are things that we all want, however if you truly believe about it, there’s not really a whole great deal that humans need. By living with fewer material possessions, we feel like we’ve produced a way of life that allows us to have more!
Here’s what garments I own:
2 bathing suits
4 pairs of long pants
3 pairs of capri pants
3 pairs of shorts
3 skirts
3 dresses
12 short sleeve tops
2 loose-fitting, 3/4 sleeve tops
1 fleece top
1 thermal top
1 rain jacket
bras, underwear, socks
2 pairs of flip-flops
1 wedge sandal
1 pair of hiking shoes
1 pair of water shoes
I certainly have much more than sufficient clothing, as well as the funny thing is, even though that’s all that I own, I purged some products when we left Grenada! As far as “other” products go, I own a yoga mat, some jewelry, a hat, a sarong, a towel, a game of cribbage, a Kindle, a laptop, toiletries as well as that’s about it!
A beach outfit: skirt, t-shirt, sun glasses as well as flip-flops. great to go.
Nick has even less garments than I do:
5 long pants
4 shorts
6 t-shirts
1 thermal top
1 rain jacket
underwear, socks
1 pair of hiking shoes
2 pair of flip-flops
1 pair of water shoes
He likewise brings a fly-fishing rod, a hat, a belt, an iPod, a fundamental cell phone, a laptop, travel-sized speakers, a Leatherman knife, a mosquito net, a frisbee, a towel, toiletries, as well as o to chodzi!
This minimalistic listing of belongings implies that it’s extremely simple for us to just pack up as well as go to a new destination as well as a new adventure. If we had a long-term house full of furniture, electronics, supplies, housewares, as well as whatever else that many of us own, life would be totally different.
We like being able to just throw whatever into 102 litres rapidly as well as be on our way!
On a much more useful level, this is exactly how we really pack all of our gear into our backpacks:
– We roll all of our clothing. Not folded, rolled.
– We then take all of those rolled clothes as well as put them into packing cubes (polyester, mesh, zip cubes). These cubes allow us to truly condense our items, you would be amazed at exactly how numerous pieces of garments we can get into each of the squares.
– We have three sizes of cubes:
h= 5cm l= 35cm as well as w= 23cm
h = 5cm l= 25cm as well as w= 18cm
h= 5cm l= 19cm as well as w= 10cm
Mesh packing cubes – likewise understood as an vital travel item.
– The yoga mat straps to the side of my backpack.
– We wear our hiking shoes on travel days as well as strap the additional shoes on the front of Nick’s backpack.
– Nick’s fly-fishing rod attaches to the side of my bag- Mamy również nasz zestaw medyczny, a także przybory toaletowe w jednym z kwadratów zip
I to wszystko! Jedyny. Łatwo.
Szczerze wierzymy, że żyjąc z mniej, mamy więcej. Nigdy nie czujemy się tak, jakbyśmy brakowało czegokolwiek, po prostu mając rzeczy, które robimy. Nie życzymy, abyśmy mieli znaczący dom pełen mebli lub że skorzystaliśmy z najnowszych mody. Dla nas nie o to chodzi w tym życiu. Chodzi o bycie wolnym od długów, beztroski i bezstresowych, a także pakowania światła i życia niezależnego miejsca życia, który robimy, jesteśmy w stanie być również zadowoleni, a także całkowicie wolni jak każdego dnia.
Co według ciebie o tym minimalistycznym stylu życia?
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