Smart Travel Packing List With Weight Calculator (Free Tool)

I have something to share that you might find useful.

This Tool Is for You if You:

• ❤️ Love planning as much as traveling itself
• 🗺 Are planning to go on a longer trip (for example a world trip)
• 🏄 Are going on a trip with several activities that requires more baggage
• 🗻 Are traveling across different climates with various weather conditions
• ⚓️ Want to know exactly how much luggage (weight) you’ll need for a trip
• 🪶 Or simply want an effective tool to help you reap the benefits of traveling light

What I’m sharing here with you is my personal Google Sheets travel packing list template I’ve used for a few years now.

And no, I don’t ask for your email or anything else. You can download the template with one click down below.

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How to Access the Tool:

1. Visit this page on your desktop/laptop 💻
   
   
2. Open tool (Google Sheets) 🔗
   
   
3. Choose: “File” and then “Make a copy” to start editing 📝

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Why It’s Useful

Based on your inputs the list automatically calculates your carry-on and check-in weight to make sure you don’t exceed the limits.

Plus a recommended maximum backpack weight based on your body weight (if you’re traveling with a backpack).

📌 TIP: A rule of thumb is that your backpack shouldn't be heavier than 20% of your body weight. 

Though sometimes certain trips and expeditions make this hard to accomplish, you still want to avoid it, otherwise, you have to pay the "heavy" price of less comfort and mobility.

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How to Sort the List With Two Easy Steps

1. Choose column “A” if you wish to sort by item (alphabetically) or column “B” if you wish to sort by weight:

2. Then go to the top menu and first choose “Data” then “Sort range” and then “Sort sheet by column X (A to Z)” or “Sort sheet by column X (Z to A)”

📌 TIP: When sorting by weight (Column B), choosing (A to Z) will sort after the lightest items first, while choosing (Z to A) will sort after the heaviest items first.

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If You Want To Pack as Light as Possible

The list on its own is a helpful tool.

But if you want to pack as lightly and efficiently as possible, I suggest reading my most comprehensive guide to date.

Here I’ll also go through the methods I apply to this specific list, to trim it down even further.

How to Pack Light Without Packing Less (The Final Guide)

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Travel Packing List Example (Backpacking)

Items	Weight (ounces)	Weight (grams)
Antihistamine tablets	0.35	10
Band-aid	1.76	50
Beanie	1.76	50
Bluetooth speaker	8.47	240
Brush	1.76	50
Cap (wearing it)	0	0
Card game	7.05	200
Charger for phone and cable	1.59	45
Compression packs	8.82	250
Deo (roll-on)	2.65	75
Document copies	0.71	20
Earplugs (6 x pcs)	0.18	5
First aid bag (empty weight)	0.35	10
Fleece sweater (wearing it)	0	0
Flip-flops	14.82	420
Floss	1.06	30
Grayl Geopress bottle with water filter	15.34	435
Hair wax	3.53	100
Hand sanitizer	1.76	50
Headset (in-ear)	1.59	45
Hiking shoes	19.40	550
Ibuprofen tablets	0.18	5
Immodium tablets	0.18	5
Iodine and cotton swabs	1.76	50
Jacket (light-weight)	10.58	300
Jeans	14.82	420
Jeans (wearing it)	0	0
Laptop	44.80	1,270
Laptop charger	5.64	160
Laptop sleeve	3.53	100
Laptop USB hub	2.47	70
Lock for hostel lockers	4.94	140
Lock with long cable	3.17	90
Lock for backpack zippers (2 x pcs)	4.41	125
Melatonin	1.76	50
Mosquito spray	3.53	100
Paracetamol tablets	0.35	10
Passport	1.59	45
Perfume (30 ml)	4.23	120
Rain pants	10.58	300
Raincoat	14.46	410
Raincover for backpack	3.53	100
Raincover for daypack	2.82	80
Razor and blades	1.76	50
Shirts – short sleeve (4 x pcs)	21.16	600
Shorts (2 x pcs)	16.93	480
Shorts for training (2 x pcs)	10.58	300
Sleeping mask	0.35	10
Sneakers (wearing it)	0	0
Socks – long (5 x pcs)	10.58	300
Socks – long (wearing it)	0	0
Socks – short (9 x pcs)	6.35	180
Spork	0.18	5
Sunglasses including cover	3.35	95
T-shirts (2 x pcs)	10.58	300
T-shirt (extra for carry-on baggage)	5.29	150
T-shirt (wearing it)	0	0
T-shirts for training (2 x pcs)	10.58	300
Toilet bags (2 x pcs – empty weight)	8.47	240
Toilet paper (half roll)	2.12	60
Toothbrush	0.35	10
Toothpaste	3.53	100
Tweezer	0.35	10
Underwear (6 x pcs)	16.94	480
Underwear (extra for carry-on baggage)	2.82	80
Underwear (wearing it)	0	0
The total weight (excluding backpack) =	22.78 lb	10,33 kg.

📌 TIP: A good source to find the weights of items is under the "Product details" on Amazon product pages.