The ‘Rule of 3’ Vagabond Clothing Packing Hack

I’ve been variably using this ultralight clothing packing minimalist hack for as long as I’ve been vagabonding and it’s served me well.

“Modern vagabonding is like a professional trade that requires a specific system of equipment for the nomadic lifestyle of indefinite world travel. As such, there are tools for the trade and ways to carry them.” – JOHN V CAIN

The ‘Rule of 3’ Vagabond Packing Hack is a simple method of travel packing of clothing for a minimum of 3 days to as long as 3 months. But if you can pack for 3 months, then you’re essentially packing for an indefinite amount of time.

So to be clear, with 3 days worth of clothing, you can in many cases, use that for 3 months and beyond.

It’s not called the ‘Rule of 3’ because of that, but because of the amount of clothing that’s supposed to be packed. And that is 3 pieces / sets of all apparel and underwear.

For example, my clothing packing list follows this strictly: 3 t-shirts, 3 long sleeve tops, 3 pairs of socks, 3 pairs of briefs and 3 pairs of pants (1 being shorts).

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