I’m wondering about those of you who commute to work now and then. For some reason I have a hard time minimizing what I carry with me. I don’t have a car, so when I leave the house I need to have everything I might need on my back. It leads to me carrying all kinds of crazy things, like a multi-tool and a flashlight. Do any of you have a minimalist setup for your bike or bus commute?
used to be a hauler myself - always bringing a knife, flashlight, cutlery, lots of cables, the works. it was fine when i was younger but i began to feel the weight in the recent years. so i began to look for smaller alternatives, cull, and duplicate my things.
those that i frequently use both at home and at work, i have a second set at the office (eg charging cables).
i stopped bringing the knife, flashlightand a whole myriad things, consolidated the rest of my cables, and made my first aid kit smaller. i still have to work on minimizing the notebooks that i bring back and forth.
Yep, it’s carrying the weight and old(er) age that’s bothering me.
Having more at the office is a good idea. I already have reading glasses and a laptop charger there, but I could add more. A water bottle would be good there, then I could carry a smaller on on the train.
Thanks!