The exterior pockets make it easy to get to my in-flight essentials (which mostly consist of my Kindle and M&Ms.) Computer backpacks are an essential piece of equipment for many digital nomads.

Everything you need to generate power when working in the field.

But he is not a corporate employee on a business trip: he is a digital nomad worker with no fixed address. "I work in places where I want to go," Kubo said. Carrying a backpack and a large ...