Trip Details: 3 days, 2 nights, traveling across the country for business. This trip required the packing of a suit and flights with a tight connection on each way of the trip.

Packing List

I tried to pack lighter than normal for this trip as I wanted to fit it all in a GR1, and it turns out packing a suit in a GR1 takes up most of the space in the GR1.

• Glasses
• Tissues
• Zpacks Pouch
  • Aloksak Waterproof Phone Bag
  • Carmex
  • Tissues
• Germ-X/Purell
• AirPods
• Panasonic Electric Razor
• Beef Jerky, 2x
• Bose QC35
• Baron Fig, MartianCraft Branded
• Gloves
• Shemagh
• Small Compass
• MartianCraft Stickers
• GORUCK Echo Field Pocket (Toiletries Kit)
  • Toothbrush
  • Toothpaste
  • Fingernail clippers
  • Contact case
  • Contact solution
  • Lotion
  • Cortisone
  • Floss
  • Pill case
  • Deodorant
  • Hair gel
  • Blister care
  • Tweezers
  • Shout wipes
  • Tide soap
• Randall Engineering Sunglasses
• Context Organizer (with way too much kit)
  • 6” Lightning cable
  • 1.5’ Lightning cable
  • USB to Lightning adapter
  • Pineapple Brass AA Light
  • Dyneema Cord
  • 6” micro USB cable
  • 6” USB-C to USB-A cable
  • Rite in the Rain Ballpoint
  • Fisher Bullet Space Pen
  • Business cards
  • 1/8” shock cord
  • 2 AA batteries
  • 3 1-gallon ziplocs
  • REI travel towel
  • Native Union Charger
  • Rite in the Rain Notebook
  • MartianCraft notebook
• Custom Dyneema Shoulder bag
• Tronsmart Battery Pack
• Outdoor Research Ascendant Hoodie
• GORUCK 20L Packing Cube
  • Suit (Jacket and Pants)
  • Darn Tough Dress Socks
  • Tie
  • Bonobos Jetsetter Stretch Dress Shirt
  • NVSBL V-Neck Undershirt
  • ExOfficio Boxers
• GORUCK 26L GR1 (Ranger Green)

I wore:

• Outlier S140 One Pocket Shirt
• SlideBelts Brown Belt
• Outlier Slim Dungarees (Dark Indigo)
• ExOfficio Boxers
• Darn Tough Dress Socks
• Cole Haan Oxford Shoes (rubber sole)
• Icebreaker Anatomica Crew Neck T-Shirt

Notes & Considerations

This loadout, while relatively few in items, took up the entire bag and then some. I wanted to travel with nothing larger because of how tight the connections were (and since one leg was a regional carrier, I knew space would be limited). Ultimately it worked, but I took too many extraneous things.

My normal toiletries kit is in a GR1 Field Pocket, so using the Echo reduced the size by about 50%. What’s interesting is that I still had things in the bag which I didn’t need. This clearly means I need to rethink my entire toiletries setup, and it’s likely I will use the Echo Field Pocket going forward.

I simply had way too many items in the Context Organizer and will have to completely re-think that kit. For the first time I was stopped by TSA for the brass flashlight I had — they simply wanted to see what it was and let me be on my way. Still, I might rethink that as it is heavy and if it will get me stopped, it’s not worth it. I should note that I’ve taken it on seven other trips without issue.

Lastly, packing a suit is a real pain. I used the Brooks Brothers method for folding it and used the large packing cube to better protect it. When I got there the jacket was nearly perfect and after a day of hanging had no issues. The pants needed some light touch up with an iron in the hotel, as they had some odd rumpled bits.

My final note, traveling with the Ascedant Hoodie was amazing. I knew I needed it for the colder weather I was headed to, and it performed well there. But I also wore it while in the plane and stayed incredibly comfortable while keeping the air blowing on me. I might consider bringing it on more trips — however it didn’t pack down very small when I wanted it in the bag. Perhaps a light weight, compressible down jacket is in order next.

Overall, I nailed the amount of clothes needed, but packed much too heavy on the electronics gear.

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