After traveling for work (i.e., with a laptop) for a long time, I have settled on what I carry in my laptop bag. This is my standard packing for all trips, assuming that overnight trips will have personal items in a separate bag.
The broad categories: Power, Audio, Other
Power items (All the charger cables are in a separate GREEN bag)
- Power chord for laptop
- Charger cable for personal phone
- charger cable for iPad
- charger cable for iPhone
- backup portable charger
- small multiple outlet adaptor
- power converter (if traveling overseas)
Audio (All these cables are in a separate orange bag)
- Headphones with mike/boom and 3.5 audio jack (Don’t want Bluetooth devices to die or worry about them not being charged)
- Converter lightening to 3.5 jack (for calls on iPhone)
- USB-C 3.5 jack (for Teams meetings on iPad)
Other computer supplies (in a red bag)
- a USB/flash drive
- Mouse
- USB hub
- Generally have a few AA/AAA batteries
Knowledge creation (sometimes you need to write something down!)
- Bag with pencils/pen/highlighter (in a blue bag)
- Notebook (I use the TUL system)
Personal Items
- Tissue packets
- Aspirin
- Eyeglass cleaner/eyeglass repair kit
- Business cards
I am curious to learn what others. Seems like everyone has their own list of “must-have” items!