How To Pack For A Four-Day Weekend Getaway (Carry-On Only)
Packing carry-on only is a basically a superpower. You can avoid pesky airport scenarios like losing your luggage, being charged an overweight fee for checked baggage and lugging around a heavy bag all day. Plus, you can also get a little extra sleep or time in your destination as you don’t have to rush to the airport to make the luggage check-in time.
I recently discovered how amazing it is just to travel carry-on only. In the past two years, I have done three week-long trips to New York, a week-long trip to Quebec City and a two-week trip to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, during which I attended a wedding as the maid of honour – ALL by carry-on only. So naturally, when I was packing for my four-day trip to Vienna, Austria, carry-on only was a no-brainer.
Leading up to my trip to Vienna, a British luggage company called Cabin Zero reached out to me and asked if I’d like to try one of their 44L back packs. (Mine is in the colour Karma Blue.) Needless to say, Cabin Zero’s features peaked my interest! It fits most major airlines’ carry-on restrictions, it has global tracking and you can use TSA-approved locks on the zippers. Plus it comes with a 25-year warranty if you like them on Facebook. They were also so kind and sent me three packing cubes, which definitely helped keep my toiletries and clothes in order during my trip!
So today, I thought I’d share a video of what I brought along for my four-day weekend getaway to Vienna!
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For a full list of what I brought along with me (from the video, plus a couple items I forgot to include), pin this post using the social media buttons on the left. (If you’re on mobile, they’ll be at the bottom.)
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What are your carry-on only packing tips? How long can you get away with packing carry-on only?
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how timely! I’ve off to a 4 day trip this weekend and I definitely need some help trying to cram down essentials and some good to have items in a carry on! Am travelling to India so it’s also a place I want to be extra cautious so keeping things tight and basic is a must, though jeans would probably be the last thing i need and shorts don’t take up a lot of space!
I am all about only travellling with a carry-on! You did great here really paring down to the basics without leaving any necessities behind. I really need to invest in some packing cubes to make backpacking more organised:)
I can understand the benefit to going carry on, it saves about $60 bag fees and you don’t have to wait for your bag upon arrival. Cabin Zero have obviously done there research as this bag has everything required to travel carry on only. I love your pin, it is so detailed, my partner will love it and I can make her pack less!
That was a great post and accompanying video! Such a practical way to go and I loved the additional compartments as well as the global tracking feature (really handy for hikers like me). Love the way you presented it all on video, nice editing and it all came together really well. Many people might actually re-evaluate their packing habits after seeing this!
Such a useful list of products to have when travel! I always travel with cary-on and I pack super light (even just bring few make up things). I love that you also include the video, so useful!
Wow, I didn’t know you could get a 44l backpack as carry on! I love travelling light because I walk around cities a lot. It gives me the freedom to explore a city without having to worry about dropping my backpack. I’m looking forward to read how well my home town treated you in those four days! 🙂
I enjoyed watching your video. I just carried a backpack which was 7kg when I went to Hongkong for 7 days last year. I was pretty happy of what I packed. I am curious what other girls pack in their carry-on bags. You should have more videos. I would definitely check out the bags in Cabin Zero. I like the color of the backpack that they gave you and the 3 packing cubes.
I have a 35L Minaal backpack that I bring with me on all my travels! It’s small, but it fits within all airlines’ carry on requirements, including budget airlines like Ryanair, so I never have to worry about having to pay more for an oversized bag. Ever since I started traveling with just a backpack, I could never go back to traveling with a suitcase or checked luggage. It’s made my at-home life a lot more minimalistic as well. Traveling light is the best!