← Notebook

Go-Bag Packing Checklist

December 31, 2025 - by David

travel packing emergency

🌍 Emergency Travel Packing Checklist

❓ AI Query

If you were to pack a bag so that you could quickly take it and leave in an emergency situation, what would you pack that bag  with?

Assume it can be 1 full sized suitcase and 1 backpack, optionally you can also include a carry on bag, but try to fit everything in the suitcase and backpack. You will be traveling to Europe, Asia, or South/Central America, but you haven't decided where yet, so pack flexibly for weather. You will be carrying a laptop in the backpack and working from coworking spaces during the day.

Assume a maximum of 3 month long travels before being able to return home to swap out the contents of the bags. Casual clothes will suffice with a few collared dress shirts for potential business meetings.

You will not bring any subscription medication, only over the counter medications for things like allergies, anti-diarrhea, general pain/headache medicine. De-prioritize OTC medications you can easily get at a local pharmacy without a prescription. All things like toothpaste, shampoo, soap, etc will be travel size.

A portable wireless keyboard and mouse will accompany you, as long as the requisite cables and port expansion adapters to plug accessories like USB sticks, HDMI cables, SD cards, etc, into. Laundry will be easily accessible.

Prepare for all possible weather and be able to buy anything climate specific if and when needed. For footwear, you will travel in sneakers and possibly carry hiking boots. You will have your passport and drivers license, as well as multiple credit and debit cards. You'll have a VPN and wall plug adapters for every continent and USB ports in 1 device. A few paperback books are an option. You'll bring a Chromecast for watching videos and Netflix as well.

Create a packing list based on the constraints I have provided.
    

πŸŽ’ Backpack (Essentials + Work)

🧳 Suitcase (Clothing)

πŸ‘Ÿ Suitcase (Footwear & Accessories)

🚾 Toiletries (Travel Size)

πŸ’» Tech & Work Add-ons

πŸš‘ Emergency / Go-Bag Extras


Don't say "I know"

February 21, 2026 - by David

It's not really possible in a probabilistic world.

knowledge probabilistic uncertainty
Demote Paywalls

February 15, 2026 - by David

Google Search is still the "gold standard" for finding information on the internet.

google search paywalls information
Environmentalism is Bullshit

February 14, 2026 - by David

The hypocrisy in the supposed environmentalism movement is so blatant that it is impossible to take it seriously.

environmentalism hypocrisy critique
What is Value?

February 9, 2026 - by David

Everyone knows "price" and "quality", but ignores "value".

price quality value
Stop with the negative and wrong emojis!

January 30, 2026 - by David

What the hell is this? Why is auto-suggest giving me an emoji that I have never used, ever? And, why the hell is it the "Loudly Crying Face" emoji?

emojis autocorrect user experience technology
Go to Your Happy Place

January 19, 2026 - by David

So much meditation practice asks you to find a "happy place." But what does that really mean?

meditation mindfulness mental health architecture nature
Universal Symbols

January 18, 2026 - by David

How many symbols are enough to communicate across cultures and languages in an increasingly interconnected world?

communication culture symbolism design technology
Specialized AI and the Road to AGI

January 12, 2026 - by David

Exploring the future of specialized artificial intelligence and its path towards artificial general intelligence.

AI AGI technology
Simple Steps for Securing Your Data

January 5, 2026 - by David

Practical advice on how to protect your personal information and maintain your online security.

security data protection privacy
Go-Bag Packing Checklist

December 31, 2025 - by David

A comprehensive checklist for packing an emergency travel go-bag.

travel packing emergency
Dev bookmarks

April 26, 2022 - by David

A collection of bookmarks to interesting dev projects or resources.

development programming
The Joe Rogan bot

December 19, 2021 - by David

Prolific podcasters/vloggers/bloggers or even social media users, in the future, will be able to recreate a "bot" of themselves that easily crosses the uncanney valley.

ai bots uncanney valley eternal life
Everything is a System

September 17, 2020 - by David

The entire physical universe acts as a system, from the galaxies all the way down to the sub-atomic level.

systems thinking
Original Sources

June 11, 2020 - by David

All interviews in the future will link to unaltered original video sources.

video blockchain interview journalism
UI/UX Please Don't

May 5, 2020 - by David

A list of UI/UX implementations to avoid at all costs.

ux ui engineering design
Importance of writing

April 30, 2020 - by David

Proper written communication is more important than ever.

writing email remote hiring
Managing engineering teams

February 15, 2019 - by David

Thoughts on the best practices of the most efficient engineering teams.

engineering management
No Comments

February 1, 2019 - by David

Don't bother with a comments section on a personal or company blog.

blogging social media comments
One Wish

January 7, 2019 - by David

The importance of quality user experience to crypto cannot be overstated.

blockchain crypto ux