Downsizing Gearbag

Fujitsu recently sent me a Lifebook P1510D to test and review over the next 30 days. I'm going to use that time to see if I can pare down my normal backpack full of travel gear into a much lighter load. My goal is to see if I can travel with the Lifebook, the M-Audio Microtrack, a microphone, PSP, cell phone and the necessary support cables; completely abandoning a full-sized laptop and all the junk I might be inclined to stuff in my larger 3 compartment backpack. Last year I picked up the bag pictured at the right from REI, which has room for about the equivalent of 3 hardback books when fully stuffed. The Lifebook fits perfectly, with plenty of room for the rest of the gear I need to travel with and a little room left over for the random stuff I always take just in case. I'm going to make a test run this week while my office is still recovering from our basement flood and I'm out at Podcast Hotel toward the end of the week. Assuming all goes well, this will be my travel bag for ...

19:19:46 February 19, 2006, Sunday (PST) Source: Jake Ludington's Digital Lifestyle

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