January 2022
Packing in a Carry On: Wintertime in Engelberg, Switzerland
This was certainly a conundrum – how to pack for full fledged winter trip in a carry on. From fine dining to skiing, it was going to be a challenge.
Generally packing for wintertime is actually easier than warmer climates because your top layer really is unchanged and layers underneath are changed out. While layering clothing certainly has advantages for packing less, the clothing is larger and heavier.
With that, winter packing is almost easier than the summer because you know one thing for sure – it will be cold! Often times, you wear your jacket a large majority of the time so no one really can “see” what you are wearing (or in my case, re-wearing). As long as you have enough clothing to circulate as your base layer, clothing is the easier part of packing. It was time for us to buy new snow jacket and snow pants anyway so we took this opportunity to update our gear. Now making sure you can commit to one pair of shoes could be a bigger problem! I was able to find a pair of boots by Xero Mika boots that would be comfortable and stylish.
The bag: EBags TLS Mother Lode Weekender Convertible
Packing cubes (Amazon or Ebags) size small, medium and large
Walker Family Goods Toiletry Bag
- Medications (Ibupofen, Meclizine, Tums)
- Deodorant
- Bar of solid soap
- Contacts
- Solid sunscreen
- Lush solid shampoo
- Toothbrush with sanitizer pod / floss
- Hair Brush
- Razor /Spare razor head
- Band-Aids/first-aid and Q-tips
- Hair accessory bag (headband, hair ties, hair clips)
- Lip balm
Quart Bag for 3 Ounce Liquids
- Reusable bag
- Tooth paste
- Travel size body lotion
- Travel size conditioner
- Travel size face wash
- Face moisturizer in repurposed container
- Steroids/Aquaphor (for my terribly dry skin)
- Hand sanitizer
- Contact solution
Medium Packing Cube: Small Clothing Items
- Bras- one Coobie, one sport
- Underwear
- Wool socks
- Adventure Bands
- Two tank tops
Large Packing Cube: Clothes
- Fleece lined leggings
- Active leggings
- Two thermal long sleeve fleece lined body suits
- One sweater
- Snow pants
Front Compartment
Laptop Compartment
- Chromebook
- Notebook/Paperwork/Pen
Sling
What I wore on plane
- Basic tank top
- Basic long sleeve shirt
- Sweater
- Wool socks
- Fleece lined leggings
- Black pants
- Xero Mika boots
- Snow jacket
- Winter hat, scarf, gloves
I wore a lot of clothes in travel which helped take some weight out of my bag. Funny that once we were there, not only was it mild but there was no snow!