The New York Urban Adventure Logs – Post No. 1 – Packing

New York Urban Adventure Logs: Packing. This is the first entry in what I’m calling my Urban Adventure series. So what is an urban adventure?  Quit simply, it is a vacation in an urban setting, in this case, New York City. I will be checking-in on FourSquare, tweeting via @DanielWRasmus and maybe evening checking into a Broadway show via GetGlue. Each evening, I will return to my warm and cozy room to compose a blog post that shares pictures and thoughts about how I used technology during the day.

The pacsafe metrosafe GII 250 will be the primary bag during the day, and the one that will slip “under the seat in front of me” on the plane tomorrow.  This bag isn’t the perfect bag for packing a lot of stuff, and I’ve probably over extended it a bit, but it will be ideal for carrying those few things I need while walking around the city. It’s nylon mesh reinforced fabric and strap, along with RFID protection and various locking mechanisms will help keep my kit connected to me while I lunch, shop and attend shows. Tomorrow it will be primarily used to house my iPad, my Seagate GoFlex Satellite Wi-Fi Drive and a Powerocks Stone3 that will help recharge the drive or my iPad or both should they need it. Overhead will be a Targus Sport Rolling Backpack Case with most of the other kit in it. A few things, like HDMI cables and extension cords, that I will won’t need until I get to my room, will be checked through.

My iPhone 5 with its LifeProof case and FlyGrip attached to it will be house in my third carry on, my SCOTTEVEST. With a SCOTTEVEST, anything you need with you when you sit down, including your iPad, can be placed inside the jacket. And since you are wearing it, it doesn’t count as a carry on. You can, however, leave everything neatly zipped inside the jacket’s myriad pockets, run the entire thing through the scanners at security, and simply put it back on. (If you don’t have a ScotteVest, and you are in front of my in line at security, please empty all of your pockets into a bag before getting to the security scanenrs. That way you not only save everyone time, but everything you want to carry on your person is in one place rather than scattered all over your bags and various security trays. Grab that one bag out of your bag and reload yourself).

I can’t wait to watch video streaming off my personal WiFi network while in the air, followed by getting into the New York state of mind with a family dinner somewhere in Times Square soon after we check-in to our hotel. Look for comments about the flight and pictures of Times Square early tomorrow morning.

I look forward to sharing my urban adventure with you, and learning about how you use technology when you travel.

Here is a list of what I packed for my Urban Adventure: