Having travelled a number of times over the last year including Myrtle Beach (SC), Australia, Washington (DC), Boston (MS), PEI, Halifax (NS) and Maine.

Spent 3 months living at the cottage during constriction in essentially what was a wooden tent.

Just returned from a few days in Halifax at a conference, and have a 2 week camping and overlanding trip around the coast of Newfoundland coming up in July.

Suffice to say I have been living a lot out of a duffle bag.

Here are a few things I have learned along the way.

• A solid large bag with strong straps (preferably backpack straps) 
• A separate bag for laptop, electronics, medications, a lite replacement set of clothes.
• A separate toiletries bag, big enough to carry all the loose items, helps if it has a hook to hang at campground showers and hotel bathrooms.
• Packing cubes to keep shoes, underwear, socks, shirts all clumped together.
• A couple of pairs of adventure pants (with zip off legs to become shorts)
• A dress shirt made of polyester and spandex (no iron required)
• Light shirts
• Fleeces and a down sweater
• Light PJs (I normally sleep in my skivvies, however if you need to get out of bed in campground or in a room with others, you don't want to be putting on a pair of jeans and shirt)
• 2 pairs of shoes - 1 you wear and one in the bag (and perhaps light flip flops for showers, beach, etc.)
• DON'T OVERPACK - you always use less than you think, and if its missing you can likely purchase it along the way.