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You're Overthinking Packing - by Isabel Slone

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There is a seemingly endless amount of content floating around the internet about how to pack for an upcoming trip: what to bring, what to not bring, the best strategies for stuffing everything inside. Recently, several top newsletters—Opulent Tips, Blackbird Spyplane, Shop Rat—have tackled the issue, the New York Times has chimed in, The New Yorker dedicated space to it, and just about every content creator on the face of the earth seems to get at least a week’s worth of material out of what to put in a suitcase on a trip. As supply naturally follows demand, the audience for these suggestions appears to be seemingly endless. But is it really all that complicated? Every day, we grow more and more entrenched in a Packing Industrial Complex we cannot seem to escape. I am here to tell you, every single last iota of ‘how to pack’ advice is hogwash. “But I’m so lost! I I don’t know where to start,” you cry out. Please trust me when I say this, you do not need help packing a bag. You already

You're Overthinking Packing The Packing Industrial Complex is ruining how we travel. Isabel Slone Aug 24, 2025 169 4 24 Share There is a seemingly endless amount of content floating around the internet about how to pack for an upcoming trip: what to bring, what to not bring, the best strategies for stuffing everything inside. Recently, several top newsletters—Opulent Tips, Blackbird Spyplane , Shop Rat —have tackled the issue, the New York Times has chimed in, The New Yorker dedicated space to it, and just about every content creator on the face of the earth seems to get at least a week’s wort

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