We’re all in this plague together. Always searching for the holy grail for each kind of use you have. You find stuff that’s so close, almost perfect. Then you find it. The one thing that just drives you bananas. The one thing that will make you so mad you’ll end up not wanting to use the bag at all.
I have been hooked on the Moment Travelwear 17⁄21 for a while now. Haven’t grabbed one and won’t be because of their orientation of the slash pocket on the front.
For every so meticulously thought out detail of a bag there is always a detail like this. Something just so goofy and annoying it bothers you that it made it through their testing.
If you want to use the pass through on the back of the Travelwear and you have a bottle in the bottle pocket, you have to rest it on your luggage on the opposite side the bottle is on. No big deal until you want to access the slash pocket. You open the slash pocket and all your shit falls out. Complete abject …
Airport security was a nightmare today- but they were grabbing people who only had ONE BAG from the line to pull to the forward (ie me). Would have missed my first flight if I didn’t get pulled ahead!
That first flight was delayed, which means my next connection was crazy tight. They had tagged and gate checked all carry-on bags, but my one bag slipped by and I could make my next flight easy.
Anyways, that’s my story, never going back.
In our onebag-journey we have all had to leave some “stuff” behind. I see a lot of threads asking what people pack, presumably so you don’t forget something, but it seems rare to ask what can you do without.
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So with that said, what did you NOT pack?
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What did you pack in the past that you will never pack again?
Did you replace any single-application things with ones that can serve multiple purposes?
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Bonus points: Share your thought process/method in how you packed less stuff.
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I guess I’ll go first because I started this.
I used to pack 4 shirts/socks/underwear for leisure/vacation travel. I now pack 2 of each and a small drybag to do my laundry by hand nightly.
Thought process/method: I did not like how I was reliant on laundromats the old way, and wound up packing and re-wearing dirty clothes when I packed more. I realized that I could wash my clothes by hand and if I packed quick-dry …
I have chinos , I have jeans , do I need travel pants ?
Will be moving to DC and working for the government. One of the things I am dreading about this transition is becoming a dude who wears a suit and tie to work (a first for me), and presumably this means none of my Outlier pieces will work anymore as office attire.
Does anyone have recommendations for suits, shirts, and ties that could work in a fed gov environment while still maintaining a shred of dignity and style? Ideally on the affordable side.
thanks
Experiment 306 - Buffalo Drill Skirt
A pleated and pocketed skirt experiment in the hard plain Buffalo Drill. A 400gsm cotton/nylon blend originally designed for motorcycle usage but used here in an extremely non-motorcycle-friendly form.
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In the early days of Outlier’s experimentation, back in mid 2011, they released a largely-natural-fiber pullover jacket, simply called The Anorak (slow Wayback Machine link, but the pics are dope).
Since the product copy points out that this piece was in development close to Outlier’s beginning, it’s safe to say this represents a very early vision of the budding Outlier ethos. It’s actually kind of wild how many of the details in this piece seem to lay out the foundation for features in future Outlier garments, even so briefly following the company’s conception.
The fabric in this piece is a cotton/linen blend (treated with Schoeller 3XDry to repel external water and dirt, transport internal moisture away from the body, and speed up dry times) with a touch of lycra thrown in the mix (presumably for some stretch). In some ways, this dense, natural, water-repellent-treated fabric seems to live in a space similar to that of Supermarine Cotton (which, in addition to still being used by …
I’ve been eyeing bombworks and yes pants which have an inseam of 32” and 31” respectively, but the former standard of 33-34” inseams worked much better for my lanky ass. I remember some previous outlier offerings had a double turnback hem which allowed you to extend the inseam a bit, but haven’t seen that feature listed in the newer offerings.
Can anyone who owns yes pants or bombworks comment on their hem? Haven’t found anything conclusive in my lurking. Thanks!