Paris: 4 days, one backpack

Someone at work asked how I was heading to Paris for four days with only a rucksack, a rucksack that seemed to be packed with camera equipment. I asserted that, yes, I really can fit that much stuff into my North Face Borealis rucksack.

Here is everything that went into that rucksack for four days in Paris:

Across the top:

• AFAIK Travel Tripod - very similar to the ones MEFOTO make, but a lot cheaper. This folds up to be just one foot long, but it's over 150cm when fully extended!
• Fulton Travel Umbrella - because it always rains in Paris.
• Huel Shakemeister bottle - containing a couple meals worth of Huel in individual sachets, in case I get hungry and can't find food at the time.
• Craghoppers Red Fleece - this has been up mountains with me and is really warm and comfy. Plus it crushes up really small, doesn't crease, and can be used to wrap up fragile equipment in a rucksack.
• Spare plastic bags for laundry etc.
• Oakley Fuel Cell sunglasses - have had these for more than 5 years and still going strong!

Camera:

• Canon 100D with kit 18-55mm lens and 32GB SD card.
• Canon 50mm f1.8 II, and Canon 55 - 250mm f4-5.6 IS STM
• 4-stop ND filter
• Focus camera shoulder strap
• One spare camera battery and two spare SD cards.
• Amazon Basics remote shutter, K&F Concept lens cleaner

EDC:

• Anker 10,000 MaH battery pack - this has replaced my 22,000 MaH battery pack as my default for travel. The 22 was just too big and heavy, and it's very rare that I need to go a week between power sockets to charge it up!
• IBM multi-USB cable
• Eboot universal travel adapter and dual USB charger - if only this didn't have an annoying blue LED that you can't turn off. I know it's on, if it wasn't my phone wouldn't charge!
• Thrunite TC12 1000 lumen USB charging flashlight
• X-mini II capsule speaker
• Swiss Army Compact, chewing gum, lighter
• (Not pictured) iPhone 6S 64GB, wallet, passport and keys

And that Amazon Basics packing bag in the bottom left contains all my spare clothes for the remaining three days, plus the essential toiletries and medkit.

I think next time I'd lose the speaker, and probably take an extra top or two. We did over 55km of walking around Paris in those four days! The weather was a bit grey and wet but we had a great time. Check out some of my photos over on my photoblog!

​Alex