I just hate how cheap it looks and how it always, without exception, brings down the overall aesthetic of the bag. No, I don’t want to cover it with ridiculous EMBRACE THE SUCK/DON’T TREAD ON ME/I’MATOUGHALPHAGUYPLSNOTICEME meme patches, because I’m not 14. Is it just me or are all the niche brands adding them to everything nowadays? Just offer a clean, non-velcro version of the bag too.
Moving from my beloved Bellroy 6L venture sling to the TB Side Hustle for the ability to carry my iPad Air. Not a lot of posts out there about this bag yet so I thought I’d share. Definitely one of my favorite bags ever. Roomier than I would have imagined but also feels very compact to wear- perfect size for a cased iPad plus 17oz water bottle and everything else.
This bag has just about every SCARS customization short of front and side PALS MOLLE. The entire process was a real Goldilocks and the Three Bears experience in choosing a one bag. I am the Baghag, after all.
I wanted to provide a follow-up to this post on how my pack has evolved after 1.5 years of travel. I started in Oct 2021 and traveled through Mexico and Central America until Colombia, with a 3-month side quest in Europe due to a family emergency (Germany, UK, Denmark, Norway). After a short break in the US, I started up again and have been through Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico the last 6 months, and am currently back in Colombia. I experienced a lot of variable climates in this span and made some tweaks to my pack to jettison stuff I wasn’t wearing or using.
Next destinations: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina (Patagonia), Brasil, and Venezuela. I expect to start Asia mid-to-late next year. I think I can comfortably continue for another 4 years or so, although desire and effort can be fickle mistresses.
Note: Everything in bold (aside from the section titles) are either replacement items, outright new additions, or items with adjusted …
I was on a connecting flight from Houston to Chicago with an end destination of Edinburgh, Scotland (I’m here for a couple of months), and there was a storm that forced us to land in a nearby city temporarily. This made me miss my international flight, so they tried to get me on a connecting flight in New York, but that was delayed because of a lack of staffing. Eventually, when it did come, I had already missed my next flight, and the system was trying to reschedule everything automatically through the app. Oddly enough, as I was scanning the boarding pass on my phone, they changed my flight because of the delays. I very nonchalantly boarded anyway. My luggage would’ve been lost in the void if I hadn’t gone with 1 bag to travel.
There aren’t many flights to Edinburgh each day, so I ended up having to stay in New York from 10:00 PM on a Monday to 8:00 PM on Tuesday (the initial flight plan had me arriving in Edinburgh early Monday morning, but I got there late …
I feel like out of all of the airports in the world, Heathrow has some of the most restrictive airport security. Some notes that I thought would be helpful are below. For those of you who are wondering why I don’t just buy toiletries once I get to my location, it’s because 1) I’m picky 2) We have a number of stops on my trip and I don’t want to keep tossing toiletries along the way
How I decreased liquids for a month of travel. In a word, solids. After much trial and error, here is what has …
I plan to “one bag” my next upcoming trip. Carry on and personal item. I always bring snacks for when I’m in transit in my personal item. I’ve seen many useful tips on here but it seems you guys have non-existent appetites. For the ones on here that get hangry, do you bring your own snacks or buy snacks at the airport?
My wife and I took a trip to Portugal early December of 2022, and we had a really solid time. The food experiences were amazing and getting to take in so much old-world architecture was awe-inspiring.
Focus: Our main focus was lazy tourism and fine dining between Porto and Lisbon. We ended the trip with a 9 hour layover in Toronto, which we used to visit friends and some of our favorite Toronto spots.
Weather: The week was mostly sunny with some rain interspersed, and average temperatures seeming to be mid-teens. Toronto at the time was cold and snow-covered.
Accomodations: We ended up doing hotels as they were rather cheap.
Some photos below, along with some detailed notes of the packing list. Photos may be missing some things due to last minute substitutions, tried to note that.
Introduction
Experiment 387 from Outlier is the New Earth Tank, a heavyweight tank top made from a sustainable cotton rib with a clean look and a snug fit. Outlier provided me this product in exchange for an honest review, and they were kind enough to send me two sizes to compare. I’m 5’7”, 135lb. and I’m wearing a size medium in Black.
New Earth Tank (unwashed), Bombtwill Paragliders, Washiabaca Cap.
Fabric
The New Earth Tank is knit entirely from New Earth Rib, a thick and luxurious cotton with incredible horizontal stretch. It has high durability and high breathability that is hard to come by in a natural material. At 325gsm this is an incredibly heavy cotton. Its robustness is showcased in how the fabric forms steady horizontal rolls.
New Earth Tank (unwashed), Duckworks.
Treated with a mercerization process and biopolished, New Earth Rib is hardly recognizable as cotton when it’s new. It’s soft with wonderful strength, stretch, and …
I feel like Outlier draws a pretty diverse crowd. What’s in your headwear rotation right now?
Experiment 387 - New Earth Tank
A heavyweight cotton tank top experiment, cut for a comfortable compress. The 325gsm (9.5oz) cotton rib is mercerized and biopolished into an exceptionally crisp and smooth fabric with a substantive and substantial feel.
A rugged take on the classic OG-107 fatigue pant form, with an added “thick fifth” pocket. The super tough Bombtwill adds structure, a slight give and a secret softness to an iconic silhouette.
Any recommendations on how to fix the missing black button at the pockets’ corners? These are strong dungarees.
I just got the alphawoollinen duvet and it’s fantastic! But, I’m curious about the layers.
According to the webpage, Polartec Alpha 60 insulation is not warm enough by itself, so wool is included. But, why not use only Polartec Alpha but in a heavier weight? Or use only Lavalan wool? Are they that different in breathability?
My guess is the Alpha helps secure the wool batting even further, allowing the linen outer to have no quilt stitches. If that’s the case, why not make the linen cover removeable?