/packing-list

I'm opensourcing my vacation packing list under MIT

The Open Source Packing List

It's in Github Task List flavored markdown and MIT Licensed, so pretty easy to fork & personalise for your next trip.

It list has evolved over the years and is suited for city trips, conferences and <=10 day holidays.

I'm open sourcing this so you too can enjoy efficient packing and the peace of mind that comes with that : )

If you miss anything, fork it.
If you think others will miss it too, send a pull request!

For additional packing-speed, there's a section per bag

The carry-on

  • Additional battery for phone
  • Book
  • Camera
  • Chewing gum to pop ears
  • Copy of passport, alarm numbers
  • Foreign plug adapter
  • {hours_flight} / 5 Mars bars
  • Headset
  • Laptop
  • Magazine
  • Passport
  • Pen & Paper
  • Phone charger
  • Present for host
  • Sunglasses
  • Inflatable pillow
  • Allergy medicin
  • Hand desinfection

The suitcase

  • Belt
  • Ducktape
  • Flipflops
  • Gloves / Hat
  • Party-trousers
  • Plastic bag for loundry / to sit on wet stuff
  • Camera charger
  • Sunscreen
  • Swimming shorts
  • Swiss knife with some tools
  • {num_days} * 1 Boxershorts
  • {num_days} * 1 Socks
  • {num_days} * 0.5 T-Shirts
  • {num_days} / 4 Shorts
  • {num_days} / 4 Sweaters
  • {num_days} / 4 Trousers
  • {num_days} / 7 Towels

The toiletry bag

  • Condoms (just for party-tricks ofc)
  • Deodorant 100ml
  • Hairgel 100ml
  • Panodil/Ibuprofen
  • Stomach help
  • Showergel 100ml
  • Toothbrush & paste
  • Transparent plastic bag for small liquids
  • Shaver and foam

Before I leave

  • Check bank account balance
  • Check insurance
  • Check public transportation issues on route
  • Check time difference
  • Check-in online, write down times & Terminal nr
  • Cleanup wallet. Check if creditcard is in there and you know it's PIN code.
  • Download some city in Google Maps if I'll have limited intertubes there
  • Enable ATM access in foreign country if needed
  • Find out what's a cheap way to have internet there
  • Prepare some offline music
  • Shave, so you don't have to abroad
  • Take care of pending (E)Mails
  • Weigh bags if in doubt. Make sure Carry-on still fits inside luggage when not checking in any.

When I leave

  • Get some foreign cash
  • Unplug chords

Tips

  • Keep a spare of all toiletry items so you can just keep that bag in your suitcase.
  • Nothing beats printing and checking these with a pen ; )
  • Calculations are rounded up : )

License

Copyright (c) 2013 Kevin van Zonneveld, http://kvz.io
Licensed under MIT: http://kvz.io/licenses/LICENSE-MIT

Edit over at at https://github.com/kvz/packing-list/
Discuss over at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5518382