Originally Posted by
mf44
I spent almost two months in Asia, carry on only. And I had all my camera kit with me as well, in addition to laptop and transmission gear. It's certainly do-able.
I did check a bag on the return, but only for all the souvenir gifts I had bought.
Similar here. I travel very light, and buy what I need when I get to Asia... it is so easy to get clothes, toiletries, what-have-you, that it simply doesn't pay to load myself down before I go. If I get a bunch of stuff while traveling, I get an inexpensive duffel bag and check it on the return.