Topo Designs; rover, day pack lite, mountain duffel
Mystery Ranch; Monkey hip pack
Carhartt Hip pack
Angry beaver Canvas tool pouch
I thought others might find this interesting to see. My suitcase is 56cm x 35cm x 23cm (H x W x D) and 2.5 kg. Cotopaxi website says the 35L is 51cm x 30cm x 20cm and 1.5 kg. I’ve lightly packed the cotopaxi for the demo.
Just got this email today and figured it would be worth sharing. Insane pricing for some great Goruck-esque bags. I’ve used the 12Hr+ pack for my last 4 work trips and it’s been great.
I just came back from a 7d trip to Hawaii and thought I’d share my onebag loadout. It covered me in temps ranging from 28F - 85F and would serve me well indefinitely. I’m still working on refining it and would love to hear your suggestions! Here’s a pic of the setup:
I have a bad back and typically hate wearing backpacks. The comfort of the TP3 completely changes that for me. The padding, hip belt, chest strap, and load lifters all make for a very comfortable carry. It’s a night and day difference compared to my more basic GoRuck GR2 which wrecks me after a few minutes.
I also love the bucket style main compartment with the tech organizer in the front. Just the right balance between spaciousness and organization for me.
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We’ll start with the bad news. The textile innovation supply chain is seriously backed up, we’re not going to be back to full on innovation speed for another year or two. It was this years Techtextil Frankfurt that really drove the reality in for me. The show is usually held every two years and sits at the very particular sweet spot between new-experimental and proven-functional that characterizes Outlier fabrics. They skipped 2021 and so this years edition promised three years of innovation in one shot. In my head as I flew out there was some fantasy that the scientists and technicians had spent the pandemic heads down in the lab, cooking up new ideas. The reality is harshly the opposite, innovation relies on global interconnections just as much as any 21st century component. Techtextil 2022 was a wasteland, smaller than usual and almost devoid of anything genuinely new and exciting, the innovation supply chain had been shut down and was just waking back up. …
December goes to the Futurecore Warmshirt as the perfect Winter midlayer. I wear mine under the Exp. 231 Heavy Fourway Nicer Jacket when its freezing. It’s surprisingly cozy and looks better than the trackjacket. It’s very versatile as it can be an indoor/outdoor jacket or a formal/informal one. The feel and texture of the snaps is also very satisfying. More importantly it’s always a piece I want to wear because it’s so soft inside and looks good in any situation.
2022 goes to Exp. 342 Bombduex. Also a super versatile piece that looks good dressed up or down. I find it easier to wear than the Bombworks, which look a bit more formal but are also excellent. I think if I worked in construction still I would reach for these pants every time. I love how lux and heavy and structured this fabric is, and with these pants you get a big expansive canvas that shows it off. You can also wear leggings underneath these, or the bagginess can get you at least a little airflow …
Tyler kindly sent me one of these to test and review. Since I received it only this morning, the full review will come next week, after some proper wear. In the meantime, suffice it to say that this shirt has already stepped in as my new favorite, replacing my S140 hidden pocket pivot as the best non-layer I own with buttons on it. I predict it will get a great deal of wear, from WFH to date nights (like tonight). As you can see from the following pics, it goes well with a variety of color combinations (and I think it would be great with a range of skin tones). Note, too, that even if the pink-red combo sounds like it’s a bit much, the colors actually come across as rather muted (even though the shirt is definitely a statement). This is no doubt thanks in part to the fabric’s texture, which, as you may have heard from discussion of the Acottonflannel Shorts, is fantastic. Cozy. Unbrushed on the inside (soft and smooth). Brushed on the outside. (It’s the brushed …
A simple billfold using some of the last scraps of our now unobtainable Doubledyneema Alien Skin fabric. Folds asymmetrically and a single card slot holds up to roughly half a dozen cards.
Just back from Singapore and I picked up some dreamweight normies for the trip. Weather there was mid 80s and very humid so I wanted something that would look nice, not stink, and not make me over heat. These Ts definitely did the job for me. Very light weight and very comfortable in a wide range of temps - ac indoor to midday sun outside. For me, these were just the ticket and I suspect they’d go another ten degrees warmer and still feel comfy.
Not the most glamorous product perhaps but a very good warm weather essential and one that will look good because it is nice and crisp looking because it sn’t sloppily creased and splotched with sweat stains. That’s especially true of the dark colors because the pearl gray did show some sweat tho it quickly dried out and looked way better than a light gray cotton t ever would or could.
Enjoy and outlier on.