Originally Posted by
ryan-twob
There seems to me this relatively artificial obsession with packing light, as if it's a badge of honor to travel for a week with the smallest bag possible.
Agreed, although I think it's predominantly an American fetish. Pack everything I need and get someone else to carry it suits me.
The guys that take delight in getting out the airport 5 milliseconds after the door opened are still waiting in the taxi queue (or bus or car hire or hotel check in etc) when I get there after picking my checked bags up.
Having to be somewhere 10 minutes earlier just means your planning wasn't good enough.