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[quote=Anonymous]Hmmm...I'm a mom of 2 tweens going to an epic 4 wk adventure trip without DH who can't take off enough time for work and I'm also thinking of the same strategies for light travel.

I've done a lot of travelling in my day but it really boils down to this:  how little can you afford to pack?  We'll be doing trains, planes, car rides, hiking and in a country that while safe, will be very culturally different than the US.

I mean - it doesn't matter what bag or bags you choose - you can only carry X much with you.  For us, I think I'm looking at each of of having a regular carry on rolling pack + backpack of 20-30L.  While I plan on doing wash during this trip but it comes down to wanting to bring enough and have enough space if we did buy a few things too.

My plan is to use a lot of compression packs and luckily it's summer so I'm not looking at sweaters :)  My kids are not little so it will add up but rolling always beats carrying.  Carrying a 2 wheel bag I think for us is too small for each person going away for this long a time, doing wash or not.

Some brands I've always like include Caraa, Beis and I use a lot of diaper bags.  Diaper bags are good for short people because they are not long but wide in shape typically.  They have 10000 pockets and I like that they usually are designed to be quite fashionable + practical - convertible carry functions for example.  I like Briggs for luggage because they have a compression system where you can fit 50L - truly the most in a bag I have ever found!

I've considered checking in my carry on and taking 2 smaller packs - this allows for travelling light on our day trips with more flex by having 2 packs that are both small and just choosing which I need for that day.  I don't know if that helps you to have a small rolling bag to check but carry on 2 items and then you have 3 pieces to choose from when you train/travel day trips but still easy enough to actually get around given that all 3 bags are small.

Good luck![/quote]

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