One way to pack for a year

Making do: One  rolling duffel, one day pack

"How do you pack for that?" This was the most common question that we got when we told people about this year-long walkabout. Good question, I had no idea. Seems like I have habitually carried too much while traveling! I did receive a couple of pieces of good advice from experienced travelers that served me well during the process:
1. (from Denise:) "Don't worry about having everything" Good point, I can buy what I need along the way. What a relief!
2. (from Barbara) "You'll be surprised by what you don't need". Another good point, I don't need everything. And that's part of the journey, to live with less...
OK then, here's what we did:
1. Took a "pre-trip" to Nicaragua. This two week trip out of the US helped us remember how differently you use stuff when traveling and helped us see what we didn't use.
2. Started early thinking about what clothes might be useful and how to layer. We are traveling between several climates and cold weather clothes take up too much room. 
3. Limited ourselves to one bag each and one day pack. Necessity is the mother of focus! 

Vamos! Jeff shows results in Sea Tac as we catch our flight out