Unpack With Me | Rating my Minimalist Packing for Scandinavia & Travel Costs for 5 Week Interrail

[@celineclemi]

Mybe this was the most interesting part of your packing videos. Thank you so much for sharing your experience! :)

[@lainsimple5285]

You have so much energy in your videos lately! You seem very happy and that makes me smile 😊

[@samanthatheminimalist]

Impressively minimal and successful! Love your content!

[@ecofriendlia]

Thank you! I am really happy too with how it worked out and I am so glad you enjoy my content 😊

[@susanjohn6506]

Enjoyed this much more than a packing video. How often things were actually used was really interesting.

[@marissanufer7313]

I loved your Scandinavia vacation videos, I’m sad they’re coming to an end. If you have the time would you be able to do a full video about your itinerary for the trip/ how to get around Scandinavia using buses trains and public transit? I’ve wanted to go for years but I’m from the US and don’t know much about the public transit there, and most KZbinrs I see that go take many planes and rental cars. I’m glad you’ve been showing your trip using more eco conscious travel.

[@AnneMB955]

Just wrote a list of things to pack for my UK trip in 3 weeks from 🇦🇺. Am sooo impressed with your frugal packing. You are an inspiration. 👏

[@sunflowerhill1175]

This was an interesting and helpful video! I have a two week trip coming up next month and I’m really trying to downsize to 4 days of laundry but may have to do 5 days.

[@HillaIlona]

Hi! It's also possible to impregnate a coat! I know someone who did it to their kids rain jackets and it worked really well. They used a wash-in waterproofer from Nikwax. I'm planning on trying that on my rain jacket because it too is starting to leak, but there is absolutely nothing else wrong with it. Don't really want to buy a new one yet and the wash-in waterproofer isn't very expensive so hopefully worth a try.

[@ecofriendlia]

That is a great reminder! I will look into it! We only have a spray that is meant for shoes as far as I know but I would absolutely buy a wash-in waterproofer before buying a new jacket 😊 thank you for the tip!

[@khan7459]

Great video, and I'm impressed how little you needed. I did bring a similar amount (less tech though) on our 1 week trip... btw. my fav "your trip item" is..... the stick you brought back ☺ !

[@crystalninive]

Great video again and very useful for someone who is always trying to rationalize and pack as efficiently as possible! I love this "What's the worst that can happen?" thought, and I will use it when I pack next time! Just a question: what do you sleep in? If it's warm/hot, I know one can sleep naked, but when it is cold and damp in a cabin... Were you not cold at night? When you get up in the morning, you immediately dressed in your going out clothes? Isn't it nice to put on some more relaxing clothes when you are at home in a cabin after a long, wet day? Thanks for the answer!

[@pamwilson7805]

I enjoyed the videos about your trip. Thank you for sharing.

[@velyvely6479]

I am with you on the wires, i hattttee all the wires i need to pack for different devices and my camera/laptop. Id love to find a solution for this. I think that even tho you didn't use the shorts it wouldn't have been nice if you did need them and had left them behind. BTW your backpack still looks so good considering all the use it gets

[@ecofriendlia]

Yes!! I try to have devices that use the same wires but it doesn't always work... And you are right, maybe I would pack the shorts again because they are light and it could happen that I actually want to wear them on a similar trip 😊

[@tam6912]

What is the brand of your backpack.

[@lindawarner7046]

I can't believe your trip is over. 🙁Great video!

[@loreenhoffmann7158]

Wie hast du Einkäufe organisiert? Also habt ihr spezielle Gerichte geplant für je ein paar Tage? Bzw kam es vor, dass ihr Lebensmittel von Unterkunft zu Unterkunft noch mitnehmen musstet, weil ihr sie zuvor nicht aufgebraucht habt?

[@ecofriendlia]

Wir haben immer für 3-4 Tage eingekauft und davor die Gerichte geplant. Grundsätzlich gabs Porridge zum Frühstück, Brot zum Mittagessen und Nudeln, Reis etc. zum Abendessen. Meist ging alles sehr gut auf aber Gewürze und Brotbelag haben wir öfter von Unterkunft zu Unterkunft mitgeschleppt. Wir haben immer sehr strategisch geplant weil die Läden oft weit weg waren so dass wir auch mal am Reisetag schon im Ort der alten Unterkunft eingekauft haben für die nächste halbe Woche. So hat alles ganz gut geklappt aber etwas Planung war auf jeden Fall wichtig!

[@VeganMangoQueen]

I love that backpack! ✌🏼💚🌱

[@Luma994]

What are the foods you miss from Sweden?

[@VeganMangoQueen]

Do you have a suggestion for an eco friendly swimsuit? I really want to find one that is not made of polyester 🌱🌎

[@ecofriendlia]

I think the best options there are the following: - swim in underwear (in Germany that is not allowed in public pools) - buy a crocheted bikini (that is the only kind that might be generally accepted as swimwear that is maybe also available in natural fibers) - buy an econyl bikini (recycled fishing nets, a certified fabric but still plastic... )

[@VeganMangoQueen]

@@ecofriendlia ooooh these are all options I hadn’t thought of thank you!!! 💚💚💚

[@lovebefree8460]

I traveling extrem ultralight minimalist

[@enkeli9031]

💓💓💓

[@andreajentjens9639]

Hi Lia, sehr interessantes Video. 😊👌 Mein Mann und ich sind gerade 7 Monate unterwegs im Wohnmobil und haben auch den Scrubba washbag. Hast du deinen jetzt die ganzen 5 Wochen benutzt oder auch mal eine Waschmaschine? LG Andrea

[@ecofriendlia]

Wir hatten auch mal waschmaschinen, ich habe ihn aber schon seit vielen Jahren und war auch schon auf reisen wo ich die wäche wochenlang ausschliesslich damit gewaschen habe. Ich denke mittlerweile der entscheidende faktor dass die wäsche danach sauber ist und riecht ist warmes wasser... Immer wenn ich kaltes benutzt habe war ich nicht besonders zufrieden. Wir hatten zum glück meist wasserkocher, damit hatte ich dann warmes wasser weil viele der hütten keinen warmwasserhahn hatten 😊

[@andreajentjens9639]

@@ecofriendlia Bisher bin ich auch sehr zufrieden. 😊 Du hattest mich auf die Idee gebracht. 👍 An der Haltbarkeit hatte ich erst so meine Zweifel, hoffe, dass meiner auch so lange hält wie deiner. 😊 Vielen Dank für deine Antwort und liebe Grüße! Andrea

[@alanbirkner1958]

Good for you. Tina, Al's wife

[@ecofriendlia]

Thank you! Yes, I am so happy that everything worked out well with my packing 😊

[@alonememe]

Why did you choose Norway, not cheaper and sunnier Greece, Portugal, Spain or Italy? I'm really surprised by the weather you had in Norway, I know it's colder than the continental Europe, but I didn't know that the difference is so significant.

[@corewisdom]

Just FYI, only sharing with respect since you are an eco-conscious person... Washing out sunscreen in a mountain river is not the best idea for maintaining the ecology of the watershed. Sunscreen is harmful for fish and other life in the water, and I am often bothered by the slick of sunscreen that washes off of people's skin on the surface of natural bodies of water in public swim spots. That slick gets on my skin as I enter the water and my skin reacts to it. I wonder how it affects the flora and fauna in the water. Just some thoughts to ponder and research into deeper if desired! Bless!

[@ecofriendlia]

You are right! It was a mineral sun screen so I guess better than a chemical one but I am sure it is still not great...

[@viraj4ugal]

Pro tip: You can change the camera position to the stuff which you are showing directly focusing on the object rather than picking everything in hand.

[@princeandrew5430]

Could’ve traveled to south east Asia AND got married for that type of money. Scandinavia is a con- unless you realise the weather is brutal all year long