Our digital nomad tech kit

Feb 16, 2026 7 min reading time

TL;DR - It's taken us 2+ years of trial and error to find the digital nomad tech kit that is beginning to work for us. Experimenting with different gear, software, credit cards, and subscriptions, we think we've started to put things together. All you need is a good laptop, a good backpack, minimalist accessories, and good connectivity plans.

Minimalist remote office

Here is the remote work gear that both fits in a backpack and is easy to tear down and setup hundreds of times anywhere and everywhere you go.

Digital nomads travelling the world. Digital nomad and remote work essentials such as Apple products Macbook Air, iPad, iPhone, Airpods. Portable, functional, and lightweight.

Team Tim Cook

The portability and synchronization of Mac products make them ideal for digital nomads and remote workers. We're all in on Apple whether we like it or not.

Digital nomads travelling the world. Digital nomad and remote work essentials such as Thule DLSR backpack for remote work gear and photography equipment. Portable, functional and lightweight. Perfect for drones and action photography and videography equipment.

Camera + Computer Backpack

The Thule DSLR Backpack has a special pocket for cameras and other tech (drones), a back sleeve for laptops + tablets, a top compartment for misc. items, and is entirely water resistant.

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Digital nomads travelling the world. Digital nomad and remote work essentials such as ASUS external and portable monitor. Portable and lightweight.

External Display

An external display in your remote work setup can add a lot of weight and clutter. But, if you're going somewhere for long enough, it might be worth bringing one a long. Fortunately, portable monitors are getting better and better.

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Digital nomads travelling the world. Digital nomad and remote work essentials such as a SanDisk 1TB SSD external hard drive. Portable and lightweight.

SSD Storage

If all your work is on your computer, chances are you will out grow it at some point (especially with all the cute travel videos you take). An SSD is faster than traditional hard drives and makes accessing and backing up files easy on-the-go.

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Handling chord chaos

We've all been there. 8 different chords for 8 different devices. USBs, USB-Cs, Micro USBs, Thunderbolts, Lightning, etc.

Our remote connectivity

Here's how we stay connected while travelling.

Freedom Mobile

Perhaps not a big deal to those outside Canada who have always had great phone plan options, but this plan is amazing. We get 75GB + unlimited call/text within Canada, USA, & Mexico PLUS 10GB to be used in 90+ other countries per month.

$25 Credit

Airalo

If you're travel roaming needs aren't taken care by your phone provider, use Airalo. We used Airalo for every trip before Freedom Mobile. The rates are lower than other eSIM providers and plans are available for every country.
Referral code: RYAN6373

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Surfshark VPN

Whether you're into protecting your data on public wifi networks or just into streaming sports back home like me, having a VPN subscription is essential to your sanity on the road.

3 months free

Wrap it up!

We've come to find that working remotely can be just as difficult as it is rewarding. In between the vibey cafe and free flowing creative days are stretches of working from your bed, your couch, the bus, or anywhere else you have 15+ minutes to pull your computer out.

Being prepared to work efficiently when nomad life permits is integral to getting even any work done. We're quite proud of the remote office setup we've put together and hope it's helped yours too.

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