On Monday I received a new bag from HPG. It was the first time I had ever ordered from them. Tuesday morning while getting ready for work I noticed an issue with the bag. I sent them an email with photos. This was their response later that day:
“I’m sorry we missed that during our QC process! I will get a replacement sent out tomorrow, along with a return shipping label. If you need to use this bag for the next few days until you get the replacement that will be fine. Let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.”
The new bag arrived on Friday with a bunch of stickers and patches in the box along with a return label.
Stuff happens. We’re human and we make mistakes. It’s how a company responds that makes the difference between a disappointed customer and a customer for life. HPG very likely created a new customer for life.
Washing clothes in the sink/ shower doesn’t seem to be an issue, but I can’t find a free way of drying clothes (except in hot climates).
In one thread, everyone was saying to not be the asshole that dries clothes in a shared hostel room and to just pay for laundry services, but surely doing that every few days isn’t financially feasible?
Forgive my ignorance.
I’ve never been an organized packer. The most I do is fold my clothes and then shove it all in my backpack, and I’m done. Could I save on volume if I packed in a more organized way?
I went on a trip to Italy with a group of friends, all we took was small backpack each. It feels so liberating to have almost everything in a backpack and nothing more. I love ditching the unnecessary crap (never realized that I usually take so much extra stuff). I mean it’s not a long trip or anything impressive in terms of minimalist travels but it changes everything for us! I can’t wait to push this idea even further and we’re already thinking about our next trip.
First, thanks to everyone in this community for sharing your experiences — I’m relatively new to Reddit/don’t really understand it, but this community has been a great way to learn new things and come up with new ideas.
Heading to New England (MA and NH if you’re interested) to hang and for a family wedding and really looking forward to testing out my new Cotopaxi Allpa 28L! I’ve been using a Chrome Industries … something … for the past few years (I’m pretty sure it’s discontinued) but I decided recently to upgrade to something a little more suited for travel and less for bike commuting (plus wanted to get a suitable bag with more comfortable straps for when my wife and I travel together). The Chrome and Allpa are similarly sized but very different designs, so I’m excited to see how the experience differs as well.
I’ll be staying with family and working remotely for some of the days I’ll be there, so I can reliably do laundry but will have to bring a laptop (which despite being as …
I am considering one-bagging an upcoming week-long trip to Portugal… for my slick-haired and clean-cut brethren, how do you carry your hair pomade?
They typically come in bulky, cylindrical containers and I have some ideas but was just wondering if anyone has run across a solid solution. The rest of my toiletries are going in Matador flat toiletry bottles and the matching toiletry bag, so looking for something more slim/streamlined. The consistency makes it difficult get it in the Matador stuff, as it’s not really designed to be “squeezed” out.
Thanks!
UPDATE: Thank you all for the insight and great ideas! Between the couple containers I have coming and the many contacts lens cases I own, I should be good! Who woulda thought that my most active post so far would be something about pomade lol
I’m on my second Antarctic voyage this year, and this one is an expedition style voyage. I’m carrying around 10 kgs of camera gear and other lining and winter wear. I am also carrying a 15L dry bag for zodiacs and a dedicated camera bag. I want suggestions if a duffel or backpack would make more sense in such voyages. I’m also due to Svalbard this year and if funds permit Greenland, so want something durable and versatile enough to make it to all places. I have seen a lot of patagonia and osprey duffels from Ushuaia so am biased towards that. I have also seen some waterproof decathlon duffels (https://www.decathlon.ca/en/travel-hiking-backpacks/324516-91641-duffel-900-extend-hiking-carry-bag-80l-to-120l.html#/demodelsize-254sans_taille/demodelcolor-8581539?queryID=035f257ee50758cc80b2f80ab211b669&objectID=4006557). Any recommendations around this ?
When I first started poring over the archive, and its more than a decade’s worth of releases, it felt like swimming through endless photos and copy. There were so many cool pieces, which felt fun enough to discover as a latecomer, that they seemed to warrant another collective, retrospective look. It’s been really rad catching up on so much Outier lore, combing through the old photos and copy, learning about old pieces and fabrics (and using that research as a jumping off point to orient myself in the broader wild world of threads), going through the comments on old Reddit posts, testing out some of the pieces that I could get my hands on, and hearing firsthand feedback and general musings on some of the other garms.
My goal was to make it to a full year of Flashbacks; last week was Flashback Friday #58, and I think it’ll be my last one for the foreseeable future. I’ve covered the majority of old products that got me sufficiently hyped or curious enough to really dive into, and this …
Big freedom in a hard wearing short. Cut loose and easy, but with all the durability and ruggedness of F.Cloth. Elastic waist with paracord 550 drawstrings, an external 3Bar adjust and four powermesh pockets all multiply into pure relaxed comfort.
Now available in Sagebrush, Black/Pink, Winedark, Black, Pure Green and Seascape
Hey just a question for Mackenzie shirt owners. I got charcoal and sea breeze and noticed the latter fits much smaller. Does anyone know if the gray light fits like the sea breeze (smaller) or like the charcoal? (Larger)
Thanks!
I’ve seen this mentioned before but just want to make sure nothing has changed before getting a pair but is the sizing different for the black ILP? Or is it just prewash and after washing they are the same size as the other colors?
I own a pair of midnight ILP in 29 and they fit perfectly, if I get a black pair would I want 29 or 28?