I am taking one small backpack to Europe for one month which I will carry onto the plane with me. This means that it will need to be below 7kg which is the weight limit for my Emirates flight. My backpack is 55L and I use it daily. It is a North Face brand but a discontinued style.
I am going to ask ChatGPT to determine for a full packing list with calculations of weight. I asked it to revise the list as it included things I didn’t want to take, including a camera and umbrella.
Clothing:
- 3 t-shirts (150g each) = 450g
- 1 pair of pants (400g each) = 400g
- 1 pair of shorts (200g) = 200g
- 1 sweater or hoodie (500g) = 500g
- 1 light jacket or raincoat (500g) = 500g
- 3 pairs of socks (50g each) = 150g
- 3 pairs of underwear (50g each) = 150g
- 1 hat (100g) = 100g
- Total weight of clothing: 2450g
Toiletries:
- Travel-sized shampoo (100g) = 100g
- Travel-sized conditioner (100g) = 100g
- Travel-sized body wash (100g) = 100g
- Toothbrush and toothpaste (50g) = 50g
- Deodorant (50g) = 50g
- Total weight of toiletries: 400g
Technology:
- Smartphone (200g) = 200g
- Laptop (1500g) = 1500g
- Charger for phone and laptop (200g) = 200g
- Total weight of technology: 1900g
Miscellaneous:
- Travel towel (200g) = 200g
- Passport and travel documents (50g) = 50g
- Water bottle (100g) = 100g
- Total weight of miscellaneous items: 350g
Grand Total: 4200g
This is not bad. I have weighed my clothes and they do indeed come to about 2kg. My laptop is a MacBook Air M1 2020 model which is 1.24kg. I also plan to bring an Anbaernic RG351M gaming device.