Part 2: How to Make Your Backpack For a Trek or A Trip?

Choose a small backpack

I insist on this point quite often on the blog, but it is important!

By taking a big bag with you, you will be tempted to fill it with useless things. It's experience.

Sometimes I took a big bag for a trip and took away things I did not need, saying that stupid sentence we all know:

In the end, I never needed this business! They only made me heavier and stay in the bottom of my KAKA backpack.

A 45L bag that can extend to 10L is more than enough, moreover, it will allow you to travel without checked baggage!

Small color packs

This is the little tip in fashion among travelers, in any case, I notice more and more. Pack your belongings and underwear in colored or transparent packaging (like freezer bags for example). This will save you time when you will need to recover something quickly at the bottom of your bag or even in the dark.

Save space

You can save space in your bag by properly folding your belongings (see the video on the link), wrapping all your clothes and being careful to occupy every nook and cranny of your luggage. You can also save a lot of space by attaching large items to the outside of your cheap backpacks, such as your shoes, tents or sleeping bags.

Mix your clothes with your traveling companion

If you are traveling with a friend or a couple, it can be really wise to pack half of your clothes in your bag and half of your clothes in yours. In this way, if one of your bags would be lost or stolen, you will still have access to some of your clothes.

After traveling for a while you will become an expert. You will find that everything has a special place.

It was a big advantage for me one day when I had to book a bus in Thailand.

The departure time had changed and I had exactly seven minutes to pack my bag and go to the travel agency where my bus was waiting for me. Well, I was so fast that I even had time to buy a coke!

Part 1: How to Make Your Backpack For a Trek or A Trip?

During the trips, we are led to make a lot of small mistakes that can cost us dearly! For example, do not take toilet paper with you in your bag when traveling in Asia.

So it seemed important to me to talk to you about the best way to pack and bag because this aspect is subject to a lot of mistakes during the first trips.

Those who have already downloaded my free ebook can find some tips already mentioned. In any case here are some tips to keep in mind when doing your cheap backpacks.

First of all, I suggest you read my article on How to choose your travel bag, it lists lots of tips for you to choose a bag that is suitable for you and your needs!

Check the weather

Many travelers do not bother to check the weather in the country or countries they are going to visit. So they will stuff their bag of objects and clothes completely useless. Before doing your business, check the weather for a semi-accurate prediction of what Mother Nature has to offer for your trip.

The important point, look at the forecasts hour by hour, because it is frequent that a downpour falls at a precise time of the day and this daily.

Take only what you need

I assure you, you can ask any traveler what he would have done differently during his first trips, they will all answer that they should have brought less business!

Bring with you only what you really need and adapt the clothes worn to the climate of the first countries visited!

Balance the weight of your backpack

I often hear that you have to put the heaviest things at the bottom of the bag, it's totally wrong ! Your heavier belongings should be placed in the center of your cheap backpacks and should be as close to your back and hips as possible. This will minimize the pressure on your back and shoulders.