Originally Posted by
akl_traveller
Considering the benefits, I see them primarily as reducing the need for specific tasks at a destination i.e. laundry, shopping, pharmacy visits etc. Does anybody have some thoughts about the best way to consider this?
People who travel with only a carryon can generally pack well enough to avoid the need to do laundry or pharmacy trips (i.e. they pack enough clothes and travel size containers of all their toiletries). Very few, other than maybe a 20-something backpacker, see it as a trade off between checking luggage or doing laundry at the destination...and even then, it's more about traveling light than it is about time spent waiting for checked bags.