Using iPod as external file source for iTunes

I have a laptop and a HUGE iTunes library which is stored on an external HDD.
I'm taking the laptop on vacation (and not the external drive) which means that I won't have an iTunes library while on the trip.
I don't want to transfer GB of audio files onto my laptop HDD just for a trip but I would like to use iTunes.
I wonder if I can -
1a. Set my iPod to act as a portable drive (I forget what this setting is called)
1b. Mount my iPod as an external drive
2. Create a new iTunes library on the laptop HDD
3. Set the preferences to import songs data but to leave the files where they are (I forget what this setting is called exactly).
4. Import files found on the iPod external drive.
I realize that iTunes would only be able to play music when the the ipod was mounted as a HDD.
Does that sound like it would work? Is there anything I'm forgetting?
Thanks.

You don't have to do any of that. Is your iPod large enough to hold your entire library? If so, all you have to do is set your iPod to MANUAL manage. Under manual manage, you can now hook the iPod up to ANY computer running iTunes and play the stuff directly from the iPod in iTunes.
To be safe, you still may want to start a new library on your laptop and just leave it empty. Then you can switch to that library when on vacation, play anything you want out of the iPod and not have to worry about accidentally messing something up with your normal library if/when it tried to access stuff from the external drive that is not with you.
When you get home, switch back to your normal library and change the iPod back to Auto update. Nice thing about this is when you change back to auto, your iPod will sync back to your original library and all the updates like ratings, play counts, last date played, etc. will sync back.
You can test it out right now. Just change your iPod to manual manage, APPLY, then go ahead and play right out of the iPod in iTunes.
Cheers,
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