a libi rosehalp i need to pack for both europe and san diego for a three week trip and need to not carry more than my backpacking pack if possible...
i know how to do this for the tropics when i am staying in one place the whole time & have laundry available but not so much varied climate and moving around a bunch....
maybe i just make a couple new pairs of linen pants
AI6YR Ben@rose_alibi Europe and San Diego are not so different nowadays, weather wise.
Massive heat dome settling over Europe starting this week.
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/heat-dome-europe-heatwave-june-summer-2026-forecast-mk/
@ai6yr ok. i am not headed there til the end of july so that isn't super helpful.
@ai6yr also expectations for dress are very different in, like, venice vs on the beach in California
@rose_alibi True, that!!
Pwassonchat the enby catboy@rose_alibi @ai6yr summer weather can be anywhere from 20 (bad weather) to 40 (heat wave) degrees Celsius.
@pwassonchat this is information i already have but thank you. that information does not help me figure out how to pack.
@rose_alibi the implication here is that there is no way to know.
@pwassonchat continuing to be unhelpful, thanks!
Knightmare@ai6yr @rose_alibi been having heat waves in Seattle for the past month...
well, we are not talking about travel to seattle.
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Apiary@rose_alibi multi-climate is difficult. I’ve got a couple lightweight items I can layer on things to make them more formal / warm. But I have not yet perfected the perfect travel packing list.
Last big trip with demanding outfit needs I caved and brought a wheelie bag.
Last big trip with demanding outfit needs I caved and brought a wheelie bag.
@Apiary i think part of my solution is going to be mailing a box of things to my collaborator in san diego... the bigger issue is that of course i am also travelling with a bunch of tools and weird electronics and those need to go to both places...
@Apiary so excited to explain my transducer collection at customs
@rose_alibi the last time I traveled through TSA with a project they said “please do not show me that”. And proceeded to ignore it.
It was pretty hilarious.
It was pretty hilarious.
@Apiary that is amazing
brennen@rose_alibi godspeed. i had to figure this out for lisbon → new york → midwest plains in december and that was tricky enough, but variant summers seem harder somehow.
@brennen seriously. variant summers and levels of formality and kinds of activity
@rose_alibi the main thing i have learned about packing for europe is that i'm going to feel under-dressed somehow.
@brennen the last time i was in europe was in czechia and i fit right in. but i remember feeling very shlubby in italy
∴ esoterik ∴@rose_alibi i've done this but biased toward colder weather.
medium-heavy pants which can be rolled up into shorts, warm base layer which scrunches up well when packed, t-shirts, and flannel shirt + hooded sweatshirt.
works for me between about 15F-85F or so.
@rose_alibi (has the important property that when properly packed with everything else it all can fit under an airplane seat)
@d6 yeah when i travel with electronics i always want my clothes to be in a separate carry-on bag if possible so that if they confiscate my hardware for some dumbass reason at least i have clothing.
@rose_alibi makes sense! 😅 haven't had to do that in awhile but i definitely had a weird TSA run-in not long after 9/11 when carrying a hardware mixer, audio cables, and some DIY effects pedals
@d6 it can be even weirder when it's bag-o-loose wires n' sensors