Advice for the Road (baggage, weight, destination, places)

[Wendell Phillips]

"It struck her how curious an object a suitcase was. To it you consigned those few essential portable things that bore the invisible marks of your private possession of them; but the case itself was destined to live most of its useful life under the public gaze and in the hands of strangers."
- Paul Scott, The Day of the Scorpion (1968)

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There are as many forms of travel as there are ways and means of conveyance; however, all travel can be classified under two general categories: purposeful and peripatetic. The first is objective, defined by destination (i.e., leaving one place and going to another), which encompasses most travel. The second is described more in terms of the journey than the destination, which is merely some incidental point, or points, along the way. In this mode of travel, it is possible to go around the world without going anywhere in particular, or even coming back. Indeed, some of the world’s greatest travelers have been just such desultory wanderers. But whether you are going places, or just going, some advice for the road: Take only what you need - you will travel lighter without all the excess baggage.

[WellShoneMoon]

Originally Posted by Wendell Phillips

"It struck her how curious an object a suitcase was. To it you consigned those few essential portable things that bore the invisible marks of your private possession of them; but the case itself was destined to live most of its useful life under the public gaze and in the hands of strangers."
- Paul Scott, The Day of the Scorpion (1968)

. . .

There are as many forms of travel as there are ways and means of conveyance; however, all travel can be classified under two general categories: purposeful and peripatetic. The first is objective, defined by destination (i.e., leaving one place and going to another), which encompasses most travel. The second is described more in terms of the journey than the destination, which is merely some incidental point, or points, along the way. In this mode of travel, it is possible to go around the world without going anywhere in particular, or even coming back. Indeed, some of the world’s greatest travelers have been just such desultory wanderers. But whether you are going places, or just going, some advice for the road: Take only what you need - you will travel lighter without all the excess baggage.

"Need"? How is that defined?

[Jezer]

Originally Posted by WellShoneMoon

"Need"? How is that defined?

By this;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw7KmYjnHYs

Spoiler

You don't think I've lowered the tone of this intellectual conversation, do you?

[Mandalorian]

I beleive it's better to have something and not need it than it is to need something and not have it. Especially in the car when weight is not a factor. Obviously this doesn't mean fill it to the roof but space really isn't at a premium.