@kdfrawg The iPad & array of chargers & cables are modern (but without the iPad I’d be taking a selection of books that would probably weigh at least as much). Camera is actually fairly compact, so probably isn’t heavier than a small camera any time in the last 50 years or so. The watercolour kit & sketchbook are probably the ones that are least modern.
Maybe what’s modern is the idea of travelling light. Being wealthy enough to travel, but using public transport and having to carry your own bags.
// @paulgit