The challenge? Spend a week on the road with no change of clothes and nothing but a BlackBerry, and still do my job as Lifehacker’s editor. Here’s the complete story in chronological order.
- What I planned to do: Hitting The Road With A BlackBerry, A Toothbrush And Not Much Else
- What I packed: What To Pack When You’re Packing Nothing
- Day 1: How to work in an office with no PC: Travel-Ready But Not On The Road Yet
- Day 1: How to transcribe on a train: Train Transcription Triumphs
- Day 2: How to dry your laundry: Drip, Drip, Blow
- Day 2: How to get maximum battery life:Railway Rewards & Battery Battles
- Day 3: Hard to have a night-life with this arrangement: The Naked Truth
- Day 3: The crucial BlackBerry apps that made productivity possible: The Essential Apps I Added To My BlackBerry
- Day 4: When not having 3G signal bites: +1 Washing Machine, -1 Optus
- Day 4: Realising how great having no luggage is: Why Work Travel With Nothing Is So Liberating
- Day 5: How my work practices altered: How I Changed My Work Habits To Use Only A BlackBerry
- Day 5: How did the crush-proof suit cope?: How Are The Clothes Holding Up?
- What I learned (and what you can learn): What Everyone Can Learn From Luggage-Free Travel
Thanks again to BlackBerry for making the whole experience possible, and to readers for all the helpful comments.
Scott Nearing
Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 9:41 AMExOfficio comes highly recommended for a hand washing and drip drying lifestyle. I did a 4 month stretch on the road rock climbing but my underemployed student budget did not have room for any. (dirt bagging)
Recommended for easy wash fast dry and durability.
Wigman brand socks are very good, look for them in polypropylene. They will dry fast and last way longer than 5 days. They look just like dress socks.
Scott