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Pack Smaller Without Sacrificing What You Want to Bring

My students use my frameworks to pack up to 50% smaller for their trips.

Same outfits they actually want to wear. Bag closes on the first try. Most of them get it done in under two hours.

12 years nomadic. 25+ countries. 17 million viewers on YouTube alone.

Tor Rydder with his carry-on backpack
1 carry-on. 5 continents. 12 years running.

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Tor Rydder travel collage — packing carry-on only across 25 countries and 5 continents Before and after: from a large checked suitcase to a small carry-on

I push packing to its limits.
You take the parts you like.

Scorching heat in India.
Freezing winters in Arctic Norway.
Month-long trips through Africa, Asia, and South America.

I have done all of it from the same little 7 kg carry-on.

You do not need to pack THAT small.

But the frameworks I have developed over the years to make it work? They scale to any bag size, any trip length, any comfort level.

You take all the good stuff that matters to you, skip the rest, and still close the bag on the first try.

Before and after: from a large checked suitcase to a small carry-on

People keep messaging me that this is the most underrated travel packing resource on the web, so congratulations on actually getting here.

Now put my best stuff to work for your bag.

25+
Countries
12
Years Nomadic
17M+
YouTube Views

Sound familiar?

These are the packing problems I solve for people every. single. day…

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Your suitcase never closes on the first try

You sit on it. You rearrange. You take one thing out and add two back. The bag always wins.

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You pack 12 outfits and wear 4

You bring options for every scenario. Then you rotate between the same 3 things. Every single trip.

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Surprise bag fees at the gate

You thought it would fit. It did not. Now you are paying $75 you did not plan for while everyone watches.

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Packing lists do not stop you from overpacking

You follow the checklist. You still bring too much. Because the list was never built for YOUR trip.

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Packing cubes did not fix it

Your bag is more organized. It is still too full. Cubes organize space. They do not decide what goes in.

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Tips are great. A system is better.

You have watched the videos. Roll this way, fold that way, buy these cubes. Helpful on their own. But without a system connecting them, you are guessing every time you pack.

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A few of my favorite comments over the years

YouTube comment about packing results
YouTube comment: where have you been hiding all these years
YouTube comment: luggage went from full to halfway full

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