Hey onebaggers!
I just returned from a 3-week trip bouncing around the East Coast of the US (NY, PA, VA, FL). After a few months hanging around this sub, I was excited to challenge myself to pack small & light. Strictly speaking, I packed two bags, but that was a choice for practical reasons. Their combined capacity was still around 20L. Sharing some pics & reflections here because it’s reports like these that helped me travel light & easy on this whirlwind trip!
Parameters: Temps were between the high 60s and low 100s F (19 and 38 C). Chilliest thing I encountered was air conditioning. I was staying with friends and family so I could borrow their towels, shampoo & toothpaste as well as use their laundry machines. I traveled by plane, car, train, bus, and public transit.
Clothes:
Everything packed into the packing cube at bottom left
Love seeing all the packing list. But I never see anyone packing 1 item that I never travel without.
For me, this is my Aeropress with filter. It takes up small amount of room and sometimes I stuff cables and other things in the cavity to save on more room if needed. I need my coffee in the morning and this is my must have.
What’s your must have item that you don’t see often in packing lists?
The Bigs cut was never really interesting to me - I assumed that the cut was too informal and NWS covered the same use cases. In the most recent WTF, I got the FutureBigs, and they quickly became the only pair of shorts I reach for. They have a legitimate universality to them that I haven’t found in any other short.
The fit is great - roomy in the legs, comfortably snug at the waist, and a perfect length for me (about an inch above my knee - I’m 5’4, 29 waist, and got a small.) They’re baggier than the NWS, but not overtly or overly casually so - they never look frumpy and are comfortable to wear out to places where you want to look relatively put together. The minimal design and details elevate them a bit, despite the baggy cut.
They’re easily the most versatile short I own. In ~2 weeks, I’ve worn them to work from home, bike, hike, out to meals, and more. The fit makes leg movements easy and allows for a ton of airflow so it doesn’t get …
Experiment 314 - Injex Studio Shirt
An experiment in extending a shirt downward. Made in Manhattan with the radically open-yet-opaque Injected Linen fabric.
A contradictory cashmere unlike any other, sewn up in our classic popover silhouette. Cash Injection is a warp-knit, weft-insertion fabric that creates an extremely light and breezy fabric kissed with the soft warmth of cashmere.
Why do they recommend using warm water to wash…nearly everything they make? Is there some reasoning behind this with regard to synthetic fabrics that I don’t know about? I use cold water, and I use Dropps detergent for synthetics – which has magical odor removing properties. I don’t think I have ever washed any Outlier garment in warm, but really wondering why they recommend it. Anyone know? Thank you!
Hello. I’m looking for a coat to wear in New York City. I bought arcteryx mionn is jacket, but I haven’t been able to decide yet if it’s worth the money or not. It doesn’t look like a $500 coat. What are you thinking?
What other brands and models of coats would you recommend I look at?
Thanks for your help. My English is not good so I use translate.
Summer is almost over are we going to get some new hats?
or should I just get one of the black/fuchsia gen 2 caps.
sorry for saying summer is almost over but you know what I mean.