Long story short, I don't carry tons of stuff, but I want to be very optimized since this all has to ride around on my back every single day. Beyond that it's just keys, sunglasses, a pen. When I take a short trip I might like to bring 1-2 shirts and pairs of pants, typically dress shirts folded into a shirt protector, so they're self contained. When I know it's going to rain I bring a light Henri Lloyd sailing jacket. In addition I often carry a sweater/fleece plus a jacket, typically a Patagonia better sweater type thing, and I've been liking how compact the Patagonia micro-puff jacket can pack. I keep a single tiny USB-A to USB-C adapter as well, just in case. When I am going overnight I add a second charger and a USB-C Apple Watch cable so I can charge two things at once. The charger is a breakthrough, it's tiny and light but puts out as much power as a small laptop charger. When I'm not traveling overnight I carry a single Aukey GaN 30w charger, plus a single USB-C cable (for laptop/iPad Pro) and a single USB-C lightning cable. This may be a topic for a separate post, but I've worked hard to find a good minimized set of chargers and cables and adapters. I have worked hard to optimize and minimize my tech carry. This is a tough tradeoff because swapping bags is easier when you're using pouches. That starts to bother my efficiency thing. On one hand, I love going crazy with modular pouches that are just the right size for groups of items (an optimized bundle of chargers plus cables, for instance.) But on the other hand, if I let myself go crazy, I wind up with a bag that seems like it's a lot of fabric and material between the bag and pouches for what winds up being a relatively small number of items. I am a fan of organization (I love pockets of different sizes, pen loops, etc) and I'm thinking a lot lately about how to balance the use of pouches. I am using a Synapse 25 and like it, but I'm looking to add something lighter, more optimized, and get away from the "school bookbag" look. I'm very interested in high tech fabrics like Dyneema for the weight savings (and I personally am okay with the texture and crinkly aspects.) I don't like rolltops because they seem so inefficient (all that "extra" material rolled up!) I tend to want complete zip closures, flaps and clips make me nervous about items falling out. I'm trying to be thoughtful about how to optimize the different tradeoffs in bag design. Lots of obvious tactical features would seem out of place. I'm also a little older, and this bag will go to corporate environments, so that means I need something reasonably dignified and professional. I travel often, 3-5 times a month, so I've been thinking a lot lately about making things as lightweight as possible. I do work from lots of different (well equipped) offices, and 1-3 day trips are common. I tend to have plenty of chargers and accessories at the destinations I travel to (home and work, mostly) so I'd like to just carry a minimum optimized set of chargers and cables that I might need on the go or in a pinch. I carry a 13" laptop plus the 10" iPad Pro in its keyboard case. Right now my situation is that I'm working on an ideal setup for a minimalist but tech-focused bag and set of carry items. Hi! So glad I found this forum! I love bags, I love overthinking about bags, I love overthinking my EDC.
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