Comments on: Goodbye stuff, hello world

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:51:54 +0000

Hi Tara – it’s absolutely scary when you start contemplating it! Once the first few things find there way out of your house, though, the liberation kicks in with a vengeance!

Really pleased you found the article helpful

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:44:50 +0000

It is so nice to read this. I am soon to be in the process of moving and will have to get read of lots of stuff! I am hoping to experience the same liberation that most of you speak of…but from here it seems like a scary thought. Thanks for the article Dave and thanks all for the comments. I am less afraid

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:06:35 +0000

I’m doing the same again, for the same reason! Although I don’t have to be quite as ruthless as usual because I’m actually planning on returning to the same city (for the first time ever!), I’m still taking the opportunity to get rid of anything that I haven’t used in the last 12 months. No point packing it up and moving it into storage when I can donate or throw it instead!

Such a wonderful feeling…

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:39:15 +0000

Fantastic advice! I’m in the process of purging for my upcoming rtw trip, and it feels so good to downsize and get rid of things. I never thought having fewer things would have such an incredible impact on me mentally and emotionally — but it’s so freeing.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 09 May 2010 23:11:44 +0000

Now that’s a really great idea, Hannah – it makes everybody happy! Thanks for sharing it

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:10:53 +0000

When I did my first big out of country move I threw a huge going away party and gave goodie bags to all my friends who came. The goodies were basically everything that didn’t fit into oversized plastic storage tubs. It was AWESOME to see my friend’s pleasure at their ‘new’ stuff and was hugely rewarding to get rid of so much!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:16:14 +0000

@EagerExistence – probably the only post I’ve written on that topic is http://whatsdavedoing.com/blogs/travel/travelling-light-and-how-i-havent-managed-it/ … it’s more of a ‘here’s a list of what I plan to carry next time’ rather than ‘here’s what I did carry’, tho, as I’ve been guilty of carting around waaaaay too much stuff in the past!

In terms of gadgets, I’m allowing myself a small netbook to keep this site going, a pocket sized camera and a phone/music player. Oh, and a tiny torch, if that counts as a gadget. I don’t really want to take the netbook but it’s totally impossible to maintain a blog from the road properly if you’re just using internet cafes etc. Oh well.

By: Eager Existence

Eager Existence — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:23:43 +0000

Id be keen to find out what “stuff” you still carry with you after so many years on the road. If you’ve already written a post about it, can you link me to it?

Im about to start out, and I feel like I’ll be taking too many (flashpacking) gadgets along… just to keep the blog updated and the family back home.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:17:35 +0000

Hey Erin – it’s a great feeling eh? Looking around my apartment at the moment, as little as I have, it still feels too much. Hmm, I think my backpack is calling again…

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:45:16 +0000

So true. We sold all of our stuff and have never felt more liberated. We are now able to live as perpetual nomads with just two small backpacks. We don’t miss anything!