1 week in Paris for a work trip

[u/Goldorak-47]

I travelled by train from home to Paris (INOUI and OUIGO).
Temperatures around 16/28°C (dry)

Packs:
- ULA Dragonfly Ultra
- Peak Design medium-sized compression packing cube
- Peak Design shoe bag for picnic (attached outside the backpack if necessary)
- Re-usable nylon shopping bag
- Jack Wolskin crossbody bag (only used at destination for my phone and wallet)

Clothing:
- 5 pieces of underwear (cotton - 1 worn)
- 5 pair of socks (cotton and merino - 1 worn)
- 3 T-shirts (one for the night - cotton)
- 3 polo shirts (1 in merino / 2 in cotton - 1 worn)
- 2 zipped Cardigan (cotton - 1 worn or attached to the bag with the bungee cord)
- 1 Boxer short for the night (1 athletic, 1 cotton - 1 worn)
- 1 sports pants (to be comfortable in the evening – not shown on the pictures)
- 1 pair of jeans (worn)
- 1 pair of Hemp trousers
- 1 Leather belt (worn)
- 1 Light blue Jacket (worn)
- 1 Cap
- 1 pair of casual Nike shoes (worn)
- 1 pair of slippers
- (I finally didn’t take the sports short and grey t-shirt on the right in the picture)

Toiletries:
- Topo Designs Dopp kit
- Solid deodorant
- Day cream
- Half of Dr Bronner’s soap in Matador Flatpak soap bar case
- 1 tooth brush
- Solid tooth paste
- little bottle disinfectant spray
- several medicine (pain killers, …)
- Q-tips
- Scissors
- Tiny hand towel
- Electric razor (Philips) with 1 AA battery

Electronics:
- Phone
- Boundary Supply Rennen EDC Case
- 10.000 mAh Samsung power bank
- UGreen 35 W charger (2 ports)
- Cables
- Nitecore thumb flashlight
- Belkin earphones
- 1 USB flash drive
- ASUS ZenBook
- Mouse + computer charger in Topo Designs pouch

 Hand washing kit:
- hand washing sheets (finally used in a washing machine)
- sink stopper
- generic clothesline (Sea To Summit clone)

 Misc.
- 0,35L Nalgene flask bottle
- Fjallraven wallet with credit cards/driving license/some cash/IDs
- Umbrella
- 1 TSA compliant lock (Osprey)
- sun glasses with case

I had to choose between a Goruck GR1 1000D and an ULA Dragonfly for this trip. I tried my loadout in both of them and preferred to take the Dragonfly.
After the trip, I can confirm my choice: the Dragonfly is much lighter and more compact than the GR1, the water bottle holders are a must and the Dragonfly can hold the same amount of stuffs than the GR1, and offers the external capabilities (bungee cord and water bottle holder) to hold a jacket, a water bottle or an umbrella. At destination, the Dragonfly can easily be used as an EDC backpack.

• the ULA Dragonfly has been a wonderful companion. Its water bottle holders worked fine to fit my umbrella and my flask.
• weight: around 8 kgs / the bag was comfortable even when walking a few kilometres with it on my back.
• travelling with a small bag was my pleasure. I put the bag under my seat in both trains and it went well.
• no hand washing because I could use the washing machine available in the apartment (but used the laundry detergent sheets I took).
• small crossbody bag option: used at destination when I didn’t need the backpack.

[u/Goldorak-47]

Context :
1 week in Paris for a work trip with only one bag (ULA Dragonfly 30 litres).

[u/wisecrew3682 → u/Goldorak-47]

Which size GR1 were you comparing -- 21 or 26 litres?

[u/Goldorak-47 → u/wisecrew3682]

26 l in 1000D. Using the ULA Dragonfly could allow me to save around 700 g.

[u/why_sleep]

bro rockin' the 2010 logi mouse

[u/pineapplexiglass → u/why_sleep]

A real one

[u/lukereid1000]

I got that same Osprey Travel Sentry Cable Lock, after far too much research and gram-counting. Thanks for the post.

[u/slickvibez]

That mouse <- what are those!

Sick pack out

[u/Goldorak-47 → u/slickvibez]

In general, I use a vertical mouse but this one is less bulky.

[u/eater_of_spaetzle]

Don't forget your gas mask and protest banner!

[u/c_on_sky]

What about the extra shoes?

[u/Goldorak-47 → u/c_on_sky]

No extra shoes. I just took a pair of slippers to be comfortable at the appartement.

[u/GotMeWrong]

How are you going to carry the scissors in the plane with you?

[u/LikeTheGreens-64]

That's a good looking pack out!

[u/Equal_Contest4709]

Call me old fashioned but for work trips I would never bring a hiking style backpack. 

[u/Goldorak-47 → u/Equal_Contest4709]

It's a question of personal choice. I like the look of the Dragonfly.

[u/slickvibez → u/Equal_Contest4709]

You're old fashioned ;-)

[u/Azure9000 → u/slickvibez]

+1. 😊😊😊

[u/earwormsanonymous → u/Equal_Contest4709]

Even if it won't make a single work space appearance?