Since having a pacemaker implanted 4 years ago I can no longer carry backpacks. I can only comfortably wear messenger bags now. Two shoulder straps just aren’t comfortable anymore. I miss backpacks so much. Make the most of it, guys. I’m counting on you all to squeeze as much joy as you can out of both your shoulders if you can.

We’re all here because we believe in onebagging. But what happens when you travel with others who insist on a checking in 60l suit case filled with things they don’t even use in their daily life ‘just in case’? In a group with such people, the benefits of onebagging are muted - for example we have to wait for them at the baggage carousel anyway. Attempts at evangelising the benefits of onebagging are usually met with resistance. In this case would you still travel and continue onebagging or just give in to using a checked bag? Separately, how have you convices onebag skeptics to cross over to our side?

Just got back from a four day professional development conference in San Diego and my first trip with 22L. I already own an Allpa 28L that I really love but for some reason I had to try out the Tom Bihn Synik. So, I purchased it in both 22L and 30L knowing I could easily return one or both. I still prefer the Allpa 28L to the Synik 30L, but I was very intrigued with the Synik 22L that fits the personal item dimensions on most flights. Well, I had a really fun afternoon did a packing test a few days before traveling and my usual load almost fit entirely into the 22L, so I asked myself some tough questions and was able to remove a couple of items that allowed everything to fit in the 22L and decided to keep it and take it on its first outing this past weekend.

At first, I didn’t really think there would be that much difference between the 22L and what I was used to, but I was wrong. The 6L difference and design of the Synik made it feel like I just had a normal backpack. Even as …

Bombshank

A shank front jacket in the crisply structured and near indestructible Bombtwill fabric. Hundreds of superfine air texturized nylon 6.6 yarns are twisted into each and every yarn to create a fabric that is counter-intuitively tough yet supple. Simple matte black stainless shanks finish off a classic jacket shape, but mostly this stuff has that forget-about-it combination of easy wear and lasting durability.

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Nylistic Merino Tensions

A crossover-tension-front pant in the rugged elegance of our Nylistic Merino Canvas. Two tendrils of fabric cross the front of the pant holding it up by tension alone. They can be tied in the front or back for extra security or left free for effect.

Now available in Black and Fog

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Back in late 2011, as part of a Solstice Collection, Outlier released a modern take on a mid-century classic, Ultrasuede Cardigan.

This piece takes a sleek and updated approach to the vintage suedefront cardigan, while also riffing on the design of Outlier’s own Technical Cardigan (another early experiment) and topping off this cocktail of vibes with some Letterman Jacket flare.

This thing seems super clean and like it would hold up well today, alongside the likes of the Ultrasuede Overshirt and Supermarine Clean Jacket (a la James Dean’s “no, I meant the other 50s vibe” energy.

In addition to the sweet aesthetics, the combo of Ultraseude (for durability, stain resistance, and core windblocking) and a ⁶⁰⁄₄₀ merino/nylon combo on the back and sleeves (for cozily-reinforced freedom of movement) seems like a pretty sweet sartorial supplanting of grandmas old suedefront cardigan recipe.

I wish I could find some more pics of this ol’ classic, but the only snapshot on the Wayback …

I ordered a pair that are currently uncomfortably tight, but new way longs and OG free ways in the same size fit great. The site says “true to size once broken in.” I don’t want to miss my return window waiting for them to break in only to find out they still don’t fit. What is your experience with “broken in” slim dungarees compared to other products of the same size?