Destination finalized, flight tickets booked, are you ready to pack for a trip?
A trip becomes more adventurous and fun when it has unplanned detours.
But when it comes to packing for a trip, keeping it unplanned won’t be the best experience.
You need to think about the place you’re visiting, the weather, and so much more when packing travel essentials.
Also, packing consciously prevents you from over-packing and carrying the heavy luggage around with things you might not actually even need.
No matter where you’re going- the mountains, the beach, a tropical country, travel essentials listed in this blog post are things you’d need for any trip.
After being on many trips, I’ve put together a list of 10 travel essentials you should pack for a trip. So that packing is no longer a chore you resist but just a checklist that needs ticking off.
If you’d like to add something that needs to be in a travel backpack, comment below.
Table Of Contents
How to pack for a trip: Packing List
Travel pillow
Get yourself a travel pillow, preferably with memory foam. Having a neck that hurts is the last thing you need on a trip.
Any kind of physical discomfort can hinder your trip and make the experience a little less enjoyable.
Better to prepare, isn’t it?
Most people don’t think of a travel pillow as a necessity but think of having a headache or stiff neck after long travel hours. Not ideal, right?
Travel Toiletry Bag
Are you still stuffing your toothbrush, moisturizers in random corners in your travel suitcase?
Well, yes they can fit in the middle of clothes quite comfortably but later on, it’ll be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
I’m sure you can pack for a trip in a way better than this.
One of the key things to remember while packing is to save as much space as possible. Since you most probably will be coming back with some souvenirs in your bag.
Keep your bag of toiletries on the top in your bag as you’ll be needing them first when you reach your hotel.
A waterproof travel toiletry bag that can be has a hook for hanging it in the bathroom is a perfect choice!
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Packing cubes
Packing cubes prevent your clothes from tumbling in your travel suitcase.
When you open your bag, you will see a well-sorted set of clothes instead of a jumbled mess of clothes falling out of the bag.
It also keeps your clothes wrinkle-free. Sort out your clothes and other items in an organized manner.
Pack for a trip like a pro by investing in affordable and very useful packing cubes.
Fanny Pack
Always, always carry a fanny pack when you’re out exploring a city on your trip.
Keep all of the things that are needed most often and need to be in a safe place from where you won’t lose them.
In your fanny pack, you can and you should keep things like loose money, sanitizer, a mask, your ID, passport, your boarding pass, etc.
Powerbank
You don’t need me to tell you that you’ll be taking a lot of pictures and selfies using your phone on a trip.
You should get yourself a power bank to pack for a trip. Linking one below by Mi which charges fully in 6.9 hours and has a power of 20,000mAh.
It has a triple port output and dual input (micro-USB and USB-C), comes with a 6-month domestic warranty.
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Common medicines & a first-aid kit
You wouldn’t want to run to a chemist when you feel a bit unwell or catch a cold in a foreign place.
One of the most important things to pack for a trip is a first-aid kit.
Medicines for cold, fever, cough, an allergy, headaches, period pains, stomaches, pain killers, bandaids, etc.
Even if, thankfully, you don’t fall ill that much, you can help someone else in need.
Collapsible water bottle
Carrying a collapsible water bottle with you is not only convenient but good for the planet at the same time.
I always try to carry a water bottle with me wherever I go, even if it is in my own city. You must it pack it for a trip as well.
It’s not a secret that plastic takes hundreds of years to decompose. The cost of a bottled water is more than what’s printed on the label.
And when its a collapsible water bottle its as good as it can get! Keeps you hydrated and saves space in your bag.
The bottle linked holds 500ml and is made of food grade silicone material. You can pour both hold and cold beverages in it.
Small pocket hair comb
You certainly wouldn’t want to go around with frizzy hair on a trip when you’re taking rather large number of selfies?
Save yourself the trouble of rummaging in your bag to find a comb and buy a small hair comb that can fit in your fanny pack.
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Pocket deodorant
Who doesn’t want to smell nice all the time?
And especially when you’re out, walking and exploring the whole day, it is quite natural to sweat.
Thanks to pocket deodorants, you can still smell amazing. Despite of the adventures you’ve had. Get yourself a pocket deodorant when you pack for a trip.
Disinfectant wipes
With or without the existence of a pandemic, it is always smart to add disinfectant wipes to your travel bag.
Use it clean your face, hands or even the surfaces of the table you use at a public fast food stall that might not be at its cleanest.
So, I am already following some of these already. Yet a few of them are still missing from my list.