crpeck: Empire Builder 4 day/3 night Business Trip Packing List

The Empire Builder thread in the Packing List section of the TOM BIHN Forums helps give one a good sense of what our Empire Builder briefcase can hold. lpotr4, Larry, and pstemari have all posted impressive packing lists. Click “Read More…” to read crpeck’s packing list – the latest addition to the thread – or view the full thread here.
TOM BIHN Empire Builder briefcase in Afghanistan
The Empire Builder
Above: a customer with his Empire Builder in Afghanistan. I used my Empire Builder for a 4 day/3 night business trip last week. Dress was business casual. It worked out well, since my transportation was mostly all Air & Train (MARTA). Here’s the list:

Main Pocket:
15″ Eagle Creek Packit Folder containing:
  • 3 polo shirts
  • 1 pair of slacks wrapped around it (to minimize wrinkles)

    • Tom Bihn Aeronaut large packing cube containing:
  • 3 pair underwear
  • 3 pair socks
  • 1 pair shorts
  • 1 t-shirt
  • 1 pair flip-flops
  • 2 packs microwave popcorn

    • Eagle Creek pack-it half tube cube containing:
  • spare eyeglasses in a case
  • Macbook charger in a pocket
  • iPhone charger
  • short extension cord
  • 1 razor
  • 1 toothbrush
  • 1 comb

    • Outside Flap
    Horizontal Pocket 3-1-1 Ziploc bag, containing:
  • Toothpaste
  • Dandruff shampoo
  • Hand sanitizer (small tube)
  • Shaving cream

    • Vertical Pocket
  • First Aid kit

    • Under the Outside Flap
    The Long Zippered Pocket contained various papers, and, the training manual I got at my destination.

    The Large Pouch contained:
  • Macbook Air in a padded case.
  • Fiber One bars in a pocket
  • my keychain on the key strap

    • The back “pocket” contained a day bag from a conference I went to years ago (it folds up small, is very light & thin).

    All in all this worked out well, everything fit perfectly.

    darcy | 20 April 2010 12:12 pm