Step 1

Reduce all personal possessions to roughly a dozen boxes.

Step 2

Obtain Subaru Forester or other vehicle with back seats that fold down flat.

Step 3

Place very flat objects on bottom. Load vital business and financial documents into the center.

Step 4

Surround with books and journals.

Step 5

Insert bins of outdoor gear, kitchenware, and electronics.

Step 6

Fill crevasse with jumper cables, tripod, and emergency water.

Step 7

Add smaller items: clothes, more books, love letters, printer, toiletries.

Step 8

Place guitar behind driver’s seat. (Make it blurry for extra space.)

Step 9

Place slackline, running gear, and car stuff behind passenger seat.

Step 10

Add compressibles: bedding and sleeping bags.

Step 11

More clothes and shoes go in the front seat.

Step 12

Declare vIctory.

Full disclosure: Three personal possessions were not included—a snowboard, snowboard boots, and a duffel bag full of tree climbing equipment—but I could have made them fit if I wanted.