Sup.
I’ve been full time traveling and working remote since late november last year (3 and a bit months now). This was my first time doing it, so of course there’d be a learning curve once I actually started. Well here’s what I’ve learnt!
Trip so far has been: Starting in New Zealand -> Australia -> Singapore -> London -> Finland. So big range of climates. Have been staying on friends couches, airbnbs, hotels when forced, and even a stranger’s mum’s house once. Here’s a picture of my setup leaving Sydney, coming in at about 6.8 kg.
I read through posts of what people are packing in their bags on here and its filled with expensive name brand clothing and gear. I get the idea of things being buy it for life and all but where are your $3 fruit of the looms, your disposable toothbrushes, and your target brand water bottles.
I am visiting Hawaii (Kauai and the Big Island) in a few weeks. This will be my first true one-bag trip(+1⁄4 fanny pack). I have done lots of solo traveling around the continental US with my dog, so the first time truly alone too. Using the REI Ruckpack 40.
Please give me any feedback on my list! I am staying in hostels around the islands.
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Less than a year ago when I discovered this sub I was impressed by posts using a 35L bag for a 4 day trip. Then I travelled for 10 days out of the 28L Cotopaxi Allapa and haven’t looked back. For my spring break I will be pushing the OneBag docturne to what I see as the absolute limit sans traveling with no bags.
I will be spending 8 days in Europe, 2 in Brussels and 6 in Amsterdam / day trips around the Netherlands. For this trip I will be carrying nothing more than the North Face Borealis Mini, a 10 liter (22cm x 10.5cm x 34.3cm) bag that is honestly comically small. I am 5’4” and the bag looks tiny on me. I have taken this bag for a 3 day trip to New Orleans and I had extra space for a book and my IPad, this time not so much. This trip will consist of walking around cities and seeing things, nothing more nothing less. I do not plan on any recreation or any activities that would require any specialized gear.
My plan is to wash my clothes once and then potentially …
Futuredarts + F Cloth Yes Pants
I’ve spent a long time lurking here and have seen sporadic posts about whether some Outlier pieces might be suitable for women so throwing a quick pic here and some notes.
I have Futurehighdarts (28), Futuredarts (28), and Yes Pants (S). They all fit great. I’m fairly tall (5’9, around 140 lbs) so I think that helps with the length aspect. I’ve tried Strongdarts and they fit well, but I live in California so they were a bit too warm. I’ve also tried SD’s but I have biker thighs so I couldn’t figure out sizing that worked for my thighs and my waist. Overall though, there are definitely some Outlier pieces that work well for women and I’ve been really happy with the pants that I’ve kept. Futurehighdarts are my most-worn. I love high waisted pants in general and like cropped/tucked tops so they work really well within my wardrobe. Happy to answer any questions!
EDIT: Added photos of Futuredarts and the Yes Pants. The Futuredarts pretty …
Later this month, supply chain gods willing, Outlier will be releasing a heavy cotton twill Boxford. I don’t know the experiment number, but I’m sure it’ll be announced soon. It’s made in New York from a very nice, heavy, Italian (Albini?) cotton fabric. They kindly sent me a copy to review. Here’s how an XL in Seascape looks on me:
Update: here’s Willie in Natural from the Ultramarine Trench IG Live.
Let’s start with the cut. I adore Willie’s “Boxford” shape. it’s unique. You don’t run into new types of garment very often, and the Boxford is one.
I’m not overstating things here. Once you’ve got a Boxford in your closet, and you’ve worn it a few times, you’ll find that you think of it differently than your shirts, your vests and sweaters, and various other Outlier overshirts. A vest or overshirt is often worn unbuttoned over a tighter shirt, as is the Boxford. But, the difference is how you use them. Think of the common gesture of reaching for the inside pocket of your …
This is hella overdue. Shoutout to Jawnpee for being a good sport about things.
In the form of:
MANS:
SPORT:
SPORT THOUGHTS:
CONCLUSION:
MANS: Mansquid, The Great Clown Grimaldi
SPORT: Running, Hiking
SPORT THOUGHTS:I’m using it as a baselayer, ofcourse, and have been enjoying it a lot. Really excellent shirt for the shoulder weather we have here in texas and does excellent in these middling temps. As the weather heats up I’m worried about it. Most of the merino I wear, particularly the poly blends, starts capping out in the high 70s here in texas. It just gets too warm. When I compare my old runweight and this new sportweight the 1 micron of weight difference isn’t really noticeable. I mostly wear poly sunshirts when I’m hiking but I’m willing to give this a try if the temperature dips. I think I’m realizing that I’m just a hot running guy. I do love the weight, however, as a baselayer for an overshirt or some other sort of light …
Bought a pair of Ramiefall Yes Pants back in December (non-WTF) and I loved them. They were my “go-to” pair of pants. They were very comfortable and I loved the fit and style, but today while eating dinner I noticed a hole in the crotch. I had followed the washing instructions to a “T” and always hung to dry. Like most people on this subreddit I care about my things and respect them especially when they cost as much as an Outlier products. I am very disappointed with this product and please be weary of this fabric in the future. SDs still going strong tho
Experiment 310 - Supermarine Zip Trench
An asymmetric zip-front trenchcoat experiment in our extra-high-density Supermarine Cotton. Zippered vents in the back, zippered inside-access hidden-in-the-front pockets plus a zipper interior chest pocket. Shank and paracord snake knot details.
I have a couple of vests made by outlier that I truly love. One of them I wear to work every day arvest something in outliers future drops for example anything like the future charge fast another which I truly love.