I've been living out of just one backpack for years. Sometimes I end up collecting new belongings when I stay in a new place for a while, but more often than not I end up giving this stuff to a local friend before I leave. Sometimes I drag more shit along but then en route I'll check my priorities and end up leaving everything in the room for staff when I move on. I've also left shit strewn across the world at friends' houses that I'll probably never get around to picking back up.
All that said, after all these years living like that, I've been contemplating adding a suitcase to my inventory so I can at least put together a decent wardrobe. It's a real asset when it comes to dating the higher quality women in new locations (as well as being taken serious business-wise). The idea would be I'd fly into a country with it or fly to major cities, but if I was going on a road trip to do some exploring or checking out minor cities, I'd check it somewhere, head out with just the backpack, and grab it when I come back to fly out again.
In Bangkok, for instance, you can leave a bag at the baggage check in for months at a time and it's a pretty reasonable rate.
We'll see how well I do with the change though. Chances are I'll end up abandoning it somewhere along the way...
Quote: (04-01-2014 01:51 AM)malc Wrote:
Only have as many things that will fit in your luggage and stay in AirBNB places for months at a time. Surprisingly affordable.
Still not sold on this.
The rates I've heard don't sound like that great of a deal compared to furnished apartments in the areas I've been to or researched. The challenge is sometimes finding apartments that will let you do month-to-month, but there are always some that will.
I admit I'm speaking from inexperience here though, as I've never used AirBNB. This is just based on the numbers I've been told. I should probably dig around the AirBNB threads before talking too much shit.
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