Can’t lie, I’m surprised I’ve become such a Bihn geek. But I can’t help it if they make superior gear!

Clearly this is a way to get rid of old stock which no one wants. In return for paying for something you can’t even see, you get the pleasure of losing your customer rights as no refunds/exchanges are allowed.

Let’s not make this the norm, if you have stock you can’t sell then put it on sale and not hide it behind a mystery box.

So – I’ve been (mostly) lurking here for a long time, became more and more of a bag nerd and tried my fair share of EDC packs. I’ve of course not tried all of them, but my last packs included an Osprey Radial (loved it, a bit “technical”, but self-standing, served me well), Puma FWD X-Pac(a bit disappointing, see my first impressions here), Goruck M23 (great pack but heavy, not self standing, disliked the laptop compartment and the “black-hole”-toploading made it a bit impractical), and multiple others. I tried Patagonia Black Hole packs, multiple North Face packs, Deuter packs and a many more in stores. While most of them were nice in their own way, none of them fully “clicked”.

Then I stumbled upon REHOSE. It’s a one-man company from the Czech Republic, and the guy running it makes every backpack himself. You can fully customize the color and also the materials.

After a lot of thinking, I ordered the new BUDDY 22 NEO backpack. It’s pricey, yes, but I’ve not …

I understand why Rework made the design choices they have with this bag. As a whole, they’ve captured a LOT of the desired features I’ve seen requested in this sub, and it’s impressive they’ve pulled off such an accomplishment as a new company.

Most of my initial impressions still hold after one week of use, with these updates:

More positive than initial impression:

• the (re)movable key leash is such a win! Adding attachment loops across the bag had minimal impact on weight or aesthetics but massively improves functionality and versatility. I currently have my keys in the right water bottle pocket, lashed to the external loop above pics

Less negative than initial impression:

• the crumpling of the floppy laptop divider can be mitigated by angling the laptop in corner first instead of dropping it in vertically
• I removed the thin paracord from the inside zipper pocket in the admin compartment - problem solved
• the interior ripstop liner feels like a thinner and crinklier nylon …

spent a few hours snipping D rings and knotting paracord to add custom zipper pulls and a side grab handle

Some diy paracord zipper pulls with heat shrink. Turned out pretty good for my first attempt.

Just got back from a short trip to Mexico with my Allpa 35L, and I’m pretty sure I would’ve missed my flight if I hadn’t recently adopted the OneBag approach.

I had taken an Uber to the airport with plenty of buffer time, but a sudden downpour caused traffic to collapse — streets were flooding and we were barely moving. I kept watching the ETA get worse and worse. Eventually, I checked the distance and realized walking (or running) would actually be faster than staying in the car.

I told the driver to end the trip and started running.

It was intense, but I made it! With no bags to check, no delays, I went straight through security. Once I was at the gate, I changed out of my soaked clothes into dry ones I had in my pack.

It all worked out and I am now back home. It was a thrilling adventure and now that the stress has passed I feel great I went for it. Just wanted to share the OneBag win.

We leave tomorrow for two weeks in UK 🇬🇧 and Ireland, 7 days in London, 3 in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 , 3 in Ireland 🇮🇪 , and then one more in England before flying home. We live in the New Orleans area and praise be to whatever deity, British Airways started a nonstop flight ✈️ last year from Louis Armstrong Airport. I wanted to participate in the current r/heronebag challenge of going down a notch in packing, however I do zerobag trips on the regular and my last two overseas trips were with a 13 liter backpack and 12 liter run vest respectively. I did debate a zerobag for this trip, but my partner thinks they’re silly and wasn’t thrilled with the idea. To be honest, this trip is my dream trip, the one I’ve wanted to do my whole life, so I wasn’t exactly keen on it either. Ultimately I decided to split the diff and strip down what I would normally take to basics. Essentially only taking essentials, none of the extras I usually go with (pillow, blanket, snacks, sandals, …

I’ve been streamlining my packing lately, and I realized I always bring this tiny microfiber towel. Doesn’t seem like a big deal, but I use it constantly. Curious, what do you pack that most people overlook?

Before my trip I was looking for examples of people who’ve done this, but found nothing. Hopefully this is helpful to someone!

This is everything I own. I am 3 months into an indefinite Europe trip. I’ll divide the list by compartments of the bags:

Main section of guitar bag: - acoustic guitar, with capo and pick attached - 1 singlet and 1 shirt - 1 pair of light shorts - 3 pairs of underwear - 1 pair of socks - 1 Crumpler Month-by-month. This is non essential, but I bought the guitar and case after I flew into Europe, so this was my original onebag (everything fit in there easily). Kept it because it’s nice for taking my laptop to a cafe.

Front zip: - MacBook air, wrapped in a t shirt - Tula Mic, stuffed in a pair of socks (I used this to record videos on my Instagram) - a book

Smaller Front zips: - hat - goggles for swimming (have not used once, but I remain determined) - sunnies for raves - toiletries - chopsticks

Bumbag: This becomes my daybag too. - passport …

An IT guy’s packing list for a 5 day business trip. Car pooling on this trip with other coworkers, so do not have access to the rental. No local coffee shops to check out in walking distance.

• Patagonia Capilene X2

• Vuori Stratotech

• Band tee

• Lululemon polo

• Western Rise Evolution x3

• Arcade belt CK / Smartwool underwear

• Tracksmith / Darn tough socks

• Reigning Champ hoodie

• Vans Ultarange

• Sunglasses

• Peak designs medium packing cube

• MacBook / Dell laptop (personal/work) with chargers

• Misc charging cables

• Anker power bank

• Airpods

• CAT5 cable

• Thule tech pouch

• Toothpaste / brush

• Floss

• Deodorant

• Nail clippers

• Dr. Bronners unscented soap

• Nuun electrolytes

• Ginger candy

• Collapsible kettle

• Hario V60 filters

• Soto helix

• Fellow Carter coffee mug 12oz

• Pre grinded and dosed coffee in separate small ziplocks and stored inside the mug just before leaving

• Travel scale

• Third wave water mineral packet (not pictured, mixed with a gallon of distilled water at the hotel)

• Patagonia …

I received one of the Air/jex Offshore shirts in richpink from the folks at Outlier for review. As a person who overheats really easily, I was super curious about this fabric as a new clothing hack for hot summer months. Here are my thoughts from my first ~22 hours with the shirt. For more specific info, be sure to check the product page: https://outlier.nyc/collections/experiments/air-jex-offshore

TL;DR
This shirt lives up to the hype about being light and breathable. As it’s 100% polyester, it insulates a bit when you’re sitting still, but it’s great when there’s a breeze, and I’d definitely reach for it over injex during hot summer months. The fabric is far lighter than injex, and very smooth and soft to the touch. I’d describe it as highly translucent, rather than transparent, so it’s going to hint at what’s under it without fully giving away the goods. I would buy more shirts in this fabric, but I’m hoping they can better dial …

outlier/tyler reached out to me to ask whether i’d be inclined to review the new injex onegliders that might drop later today, a chance i gladly (and gratefully) took.

since they might drop in just three hours, i’ll try to get a review together fast, i’ll start with the important part, i.e. the pictures i immediately went to take:

https://preview.redd.it/pj3obrmcai6f1.jpg?width=6056&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe3b09b2be495b8153dbecadad4273f0cf0e3818

https://preview.redd.it/o0ik43h9ai6f1.jpg?width=6056&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffbda59a0679a60cfa47a2d76a2e1796433145e2

buttonless 3bar coreless cord closure tightened maybe one inch, hoping to achieve some bunching and quasi pleat

(paired with the dp\/helix longsleeve, worn at 28°C, doable, but the injex wore cooler, wind will go through the dp\/helix, too)

https://preview.redd.it/ygr4jfnh3i6f1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac47c81be963c69bcc7e16554f11e27ec0abfe6c …

Injex Shank - Expected Tuesday, June 10th, 1pm NYC.

Injex Camp Collar

An easy wearing camp collar shirt in the open yet opaque, and exclusive to Outlier, Injected Linen fabric. Bulk buy eligible.

Now available in RDX Navylit, RDX Lightlines and RDX Sativa

Sunwarp Arms

A sunblock you can wear, on the arms. The Sunwarp fabric is soft, extremely stretchy and quick drying with a UPF of 50+. The hi-viz base colors convert UV into visual light for a vibrant protection. Raw cut to a brutal simplicity to provide protection where t-shirts and short sleeves don’t, with bird flip cuffs for extended coverage.

Now available in Darkyellow Sweethome, Darkyellow Rocktone, Yellow Rockstatic, Darkpink Irigrid, Darkyellow Irigrid

Injex Shank

A compact jean-style jacket featuring matte black stainless steel shank buttons. Made in Manhattan using our Injected Linen fabric and the flawless intersection of openness and opaqueness it brings.

Now available in RDX Smokedplum, RDX Navylit, RDX Lightlines and RD Black