EDITED: for brevity, and added pictures.
TLDR:
UA21 has a rep that it easily lives it up to: great comfortable carry with little to no back sweat, easy accessibility to all parts of the bag, aquaguard zips, and just an incredible value, especially if you can find it at blowout pricing.
CHZ is still the first love: awesome carry straight outta the box, although there is some back sweat, generous top pocket, gorgeous materials, just a highly considered, dare i say, “elevated” bag, designed oh so well that should be in on anyone’s rotation.
The CHZ might be setting new standards in bags, but the UA21 already set a ridiculously bold claim to fame.
LOADOUT:
Main pocket
Good morning internet. I found this community a little while ago and have been wanting to make this post… I’m M28 and I’ve been non-stop “one bag” traveling for the last 3 (now going on 4) years, but had no idea about this community until recently – it was great to find some simpaticos.
I’ve really liked reading the ideas, thoughts, and advice on this forum, and thought I’d share some of my own. Here it goes (note I used to call onebag “traveling light” so you may see that in here too):
• One bag traveling is for people who are adaptable. If you are traveling light for any extended amount of time, you will run into a situation where you don’t have what you need. Don’t try and pack for every possible situation, and instead accept as fact that you will be unprepared at times. Don’t fear it. I’m not saying don’t try to be prepared - but don’t delude yourself that you will be prepared for …
A while back I analyzed the most mentioned brands on r/onebag. Based on your feedback, I now looked into the most popular backpacks (positive tone behind mention) that have been discussed here over the last 300 days.
50 most popular backpacks on r/onebag
Handling and merging different models, synonyms, and abbreviations is a challenge, so the data is not perfect. Some backpacks are listed without a liter version, which I decided based on what spelling is used most often. This makes the ranking not completely “fair”, but I think it’s a good start.
So you’ve heard of this “onebag” thing and you’ve decided to try it out. Like any normal human being, you typed “reddit” after onebag in google and hit the jackpot!
That is, until you saw what would be required.
One $120 shirt here, a $240 pair of shorts there…
And the costs-more-than-your-flight bags…don’t even get me started!
Ok enough of that. The purpose of this thread is to make a guide for one-bagging on a budget. It is geared towards beginners, but experienced travelers can get something out of this too.
BAGS:
My first purchase was a farpoint 40on sale, however my most used bag is my Jansport from college I bought from a department store. Why, you ask? It’s budget airlines friendly and has very simple organization. Nonetheless, here are some options:
Decathlon: They have a good rep around here
Cabin Zero: They have good quality backpacks for under $100. I’ve seen nothing but great things about the 28L
Amazon: You can always find something cheap on amazon. I’ve …
I am sitting on the train, heading home to Hamburg from Berlin, on what was my first one bag trip. Some of you may remember my post from a few days ago.
I thought I would report back on how things went. I considered this to be a sort of test trip, because I didn’t buy anything special for one-bagging, I used only stuff I already had and none of this was special technical clothing or anything. I realize now that some people think I went a bit hardcore because my bag is so small 😂 that was not my intention! I just used the backpack I already had. I didn’t want to invest in a new bag yet. In all honesty, I probably will get a bigger bag at some point once I figure out what I really want.
So I am happy to report the following:
• I used every single thing I packed. • I didn’t regret leaving anything at home.
When I got to Berlin, I couldn’t check into my hotel for several more hours…but that didn’t matter because all my stuff was on my back. I …
Good deal for the 28L
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Hey all, it’s been a while. I’ve been busy with a new job. Still write reviews, but less often. Nevertheless, the Nexhigh Rolltop is definitely one that’s worth me sharing here.
TL:DR
It looks super nice but usability can be improved. I understand tradeoffs but the balance between form and function is a little off here.
What I like
What I dislike
Asking this here since like most of you I love outlier and perhaps someone with a similar perspective on clothing to mine might be able to express why stone island clothing is considered to be any good. I went into a store of theirs a few months back after reading so much frothy prose about how great their clothing is but I just didn’t see it. I didn’t particularly like the designs and I thought it was awfully expensive. Happy to try to understand why people like the brand so. Thanks.
In general I don’t need to steam or iron my outlier clothing. But occasionally the AMB Merino shirts and S120/140 require collar and pockets as well as sleeves to have some wrinkles taken out and structure restored. I never machine dry my stuff just hand dry.
Recently I got this Cirrus No. 3 Iron and Steamer that was advertised in the Uncrate newsletter. So I decided to give it a try. I have tried many crappy steamer / irons over the years and found they mostly all suck.
The Cirrus steamer is wonderful.
Worth a shot. I hate ironing and all the setup needed for a quick fix up and this seems great.
Note - I keep some smart water distilled water around that is sold in 1L bottles and perfect for steaming small quantities. Prevents scale and hard water build up.
I recently got injected linen pants in winedark, but have few options for styling them.
I’m looking to get more camp collar shirts, especially in the classic off-white cream color linen shirts traditionally are, but I’m curious what brands people like for something so ubiquitous.
I’m also looking for plain ball caps in the same color, and struggling to find ones that I like. I have the gen 1 supermarine 3Bar, and it’s good but too shallow. Any recommendations?
I’ve bought two pairs F. Cloth pants and love the ease and durability of the fabric. I’ve just ordered a pair (highdarts) in the Nylistic Merino and am wondering if anyone had had experience with this fabric? Does one have to baby it more?Wash cold and hang dry? Treat them as one would treat a regular pair of well made wool pants?
Or is it as wildly durable as the f cloth? Thanks in advance for any tips!