Originally Posted by
OccasionalFlyerPerson
Thanks very much for the advice.
I do generally wear jeans and similar trousers. I hand-weighed some trousers in shops, and the chinos etc. seemed a bit lighter. I plan to travel with 2x sweater/trousers/shoes, and 4x shirt, t-shirt, socks, underwear. Not sure about wet weather gear. I'm tempted to buy something new, but I can leave that for my destination. I'll have a full fairly unscheduled day in Tehran at the beginning of my trip, so can pick up rain gear there. I'll be taking 1x jacket and will just wear it onto the plane. I'm not going anywhere particularly warm. (I could spend more time in the south of Iran but I'm going to see what I want to see, rather than going where the climate is best. I.e. north.)
I plan to pack a small bag inside my bigger bag. If I fall afoul of weight restrictions at the airport, I'll take stuff out of the bigger (Farpoint) bag and put it in the small bag and check it. That's reasonably likely to happen as I'll be taking my laptop plus power supply.
I really would discourage carrying any kind of bulky sweater. They just aren't a good weight/bulk/warmth equation for the traveller. What kind of jacket are you planning to take? Would something like a down or synthetic fill vest and a rainjacket not meet your needs for both a jacket and a wet weather jacket at the same time and with the vest for colder temperatures, would that not eliminate the need for 2 sweaters?
While I sometimes buy things at my destination to avoid having to carry them longer term, I am aware that sometimes you don't get as much choice or take the time to do as much research as you can do before you leave home to try and get the best for your needs. When I do buy something when 'on the road', for example a winter jacket that I might only need for a couple of days or weeks on a trip and don't want to be carrying around for the rest of the time when I won't need it, a good tip is to find a 'charity shop' and see if they have something that will do. You then just donate it back to the charity shop when you are leaving.
As for a smaller bag to pack inside your Farpoint 40, I would suggest this:
https://seatosummit.com/product/ultr...2%99-day-pack/
It weighs 2.5 ozs and as you will see from the photos, is small enough to be a keychain ornament. LOL
A good trick for a small daypack like this is a cardboard liner. Let me explain. A soft daypack like this with no padding, can be uncomfortable depending on what you put in it and is up against your back. The answer is to find a piece of cardboard, cut a piece to fit the width of the pack and the length and depth by folding it in an L shape. The long arm of the L is against your back and short arm is at the bottom of the pack. That also makes it easier for the pack to be able to stand up by itself since it now has a 'hard' bottom. You just find some cardboard wherever you are and then discard it when you are not using the daypack.
Is a laptop absolutely necessary? Can you not get away with an Ipad or small tablet or even just a smartphone? I can't imagine travelling with a laptop these days, just too big and heavy.