Never Bad Days' minimal café nomad setup — Canada
S·0127 · Never Bad Days · Canada · 2026
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In their own words
Building the perfect digital nomad setup means having a small footprint and being able to set up and tear down with ease. You never really know just how much tabletop space you have, or when you have to move to the next location, so I try not to have too many things cluttered around. The Orbitkey Nest is a perfect desk caddy for holding my small essentials, while the Sotsu monitor is lightweight and thin and doesn’t draw much power from my laptop. Going to a cafe during low-traffic hours also means a quieter working space if you prefer a more chill vibe!
— Never Bad Days
Observation notes
Never Bad Days treats every café table as a deployable workstation — and designs around the uncertainty. The core constraint: you never know how much surface you'll get, or when you need to move. The setup has to be up fast and down faster.
The Sotsu Flipaction earns its spot on those terms — thin, light, and draws minimal power from the MacBook. No brick adapters, no proprietary stands. Off-peak café hours handle the rest: quieter ambient, enough bandwidth to run a dual-screen Lightroom session without fighting the room.
Gear list
5 items- Laptop
- MacBook Pro 14" M4
- Monitor
- Sotsu Flipaction (portable, low-draw)
- Headphones
- Apple AirPods Pro 2 (opens in new tab)
- Camera
- Sony A6700 + Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 Art
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