Been wanted a smaller bag for a daily carry and decided on this bag from Nutsac. It’s their Tacsac 13. I’ve only been carrying it for about a week but I am damn happy about it. Works perfect for my needs and is just large enough for any extras I may need bring back and forth to work. Construction is immaculate and the waxed canvas fits right in with my style.
So I ordered a wallet from Bellroy. The product did not meet my expectations, so I contacted support asking for help in doing a return for a refund.
I get a prompt reply asking for some pictures of the product. Sure, I reply the same day with pictures.
9 days later I get a reply that they’ve sent a replacement wallet free of charge, but I have to pay for import taxes/duties. What the heck?
First of all, I just wanted to return it for a refund, I did not want a replacement. Second, I sure as heck don’t want to pay any additional charges! I don’t even understand why that would be the case. I’m in Europe, my order was shipped from a European fullfilment center. No taxes or duties. Would they ship the replacement from the US or somehing?
Nevertheless, I’ve sent 3 e-mails since yesterday asking for them to stop the replacement and just help me with the return I asked for 10 days ago. Nothing. Tried the chat on their Zendesk and sent a message on Facebook. …
Like many of you, I have more bags than I have used for, so I’m going to post 3 of my bags (categorized in tiers) per week until… well, until I run out of bags, along w some brief thoughts on each bag.
Next up for Week 2:
Trakke Bannoch (w Cobra buckles)
Tom Bihn Paragon (V.1)
Invicta Jolly 3
O.M.G This is the most beautiful bag I have ever seeen. The slate blue color looks incredible than expected. My friends didn’t understand why I was looking at the bag the whole day. I just love everything about it.
The only con is it’s a bit heavy and the straps are stiff.
Hands down the most stealthy, beautiful, well built bag I have ever used. Black ember, you have really outdone ourselves with this one.
Recently flew on Spirit with the same one bag I always travel with. This bag has made it on countless trips, always meeting the size regulations for a personal item. It’s a 28L north face borealis backpack.
Long story short, on my most recent flight out of Nashville I bought a small souvenir on the way to the airport. It was in a thin and compact paper bag. Spirit delayed the boarding process 20+ minutes making as many people as possible resize their carryon bags before getting on the plane.
I resized mine and it fit with no problems. They looked disappointed that my bag fit. So they looked at my hand and saw the paper bag, and said “sorry that must count as your personal item”. I protested that the souvenir was delicate and I didn’t want it to warp or break inside my bag. They didn’t care and charged me a late baggage fee that cost more than my whole round trip ticket.
They were doing this to a lot of travelers on this flight. It seems to me like it was a targeted attempt by the …
Just got back from Japan, here’s what I brought:
1x shirt 5x t-shirt (1 for sleeping) 2x pants 5x underwear 5x socks 1x jacket 1x jumper 1x GoPro 1x Gopro stick 1x Sony headphones 1x Battery bank 1x S23U charger 1x international plug 1x Samsung smart tag 1x sunglasses 1x eye mask for sleeping 1x shampoo and conditioner(trav. size)[not in pic] 1x face spray (travel size) 1x Macpac bumbag 1x travel case
Verdict: It was quite astonishing I was able to bring all of that in a bag! Although I felt that I had brought to many t-shirts to Japan. Note that the list excludes the clothes that I was wearing to Japan. Even with the bag full, I was still able to squeeze in a bottle on the side.
I found the top opening with the Patagonia to be okay, however I feel a front loader would be much better as customs may want to check for what’s inside (well atleast that what happened when I did my stopover in Thailand) overall I rate my Patagonia bag an 8⁄10. Although might give the ULA …
I’ve been one-bagging since the day an airline lost my luggage in 2016. I travel primarily for work, 2-4 weeks at a time.
Two essentials that always live inside my main bag: (i) packing cubes, and (ii) a travel daypack.
6 months ago, I decided to combine the two. It’s been my best upgrade to my onebag setup in years.
At first, I started using a Fjällräven Kanken Laptop 15 as my packing cube. Shortened the straps, and stuffed my clothes inside. It had a separate laptop compartment that I used to pack socks, and underwear separately from my clothes.
It’s a nice boxy shape, so it packs well in my one-bag: which is either a carry-on compliant roller luggage, or a duffel.
When I arrive at my hotel/Airbnb, I just take the clothes out, and leave them in the cupboard. Then I can use the empty Kanken as my travel daypack.
This worked for about a year or so. But there were problems:
For an upcoming trip I’ve packed my photography and travel backpack (PGYTECH Onemo Lite).
In the main compartment I’ve kept it very simple. One space for my camera + allround lens which sits at the quick access side pocket. Next to that I’ve got my drone case with everything inside of there (drone, extra batteries, remote and a small tripod). When I need to bring more I’ll pack 2 extra packing cubes in this space and hang the drone case on my shoulder if I need to. However not necessary for this upcoming trip so I’d rather have it inside of the backpack.
On top I’ve got the peak design packing cube with clothing for about 5 days. 4x underwear, 4 t-shirt and one extra pants. The rest like a jacket and long pants I can wear on the flight itself.
The front compartment has got my small toiletry kit sitting all the way at the bottom. In the mesh pocket I’ve got my powerbank, wall charger, AirPods and 2 USB-C cables.
The bag has another side …
God forbid you get robbed and your onebag gets stolen. What are the things the thief won’t get because you thought ahead? like money in your shoe, or a money belt, or passport holder necklace type stuff. I recently bought an exercise fanny pack that I noticed I could also easily wear under clothing if needed, which got me thinking how underprepared I am if something bad happened.
Surprised to find seat storage on a United domestic first class bulkhead seat (1B) on a B757-300. This storage is actually under the coat closet. MLC30 packed out this time with work travel stuff including: laptop, Sony XM5, Nintendo switch, packing cube with 3 changes, Bellroy sling as tech pouch, sea to summit toiletries bag, and liquids ziplock. Bonus - noticed that seatmate had Aer City Pack X-Pac in the storage section as well. I’m guessing it’s also a popular EDC pack / work onebag for this sub as well.
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A heavyweight pant in the driest and most elegant cotton duck fabric we’ve ever found, Supima Duckcloth. A 13.5 oz fabric that’s tough as nails and with a decent water resistance too.
I believe this debuted as Experiment 358 roughly a year ago. Is there any chance this or something similar would ever come back?
The use case was very specific (as with many Outlier items), but I would find great utility in it.
Requirements: Comfortably worn in the heat(30C/86F), Waterproof/Windproof, lightweight, helmet compatible, under 500USD
I’m going to be hiking and bouldering in the swiss alps, but also exploring lots of cities in Europe. I’ve seen a liot of brands like outlier, arteryx, goldwin, and wander, descente allterrain, mainly too many options and I get confused.
All recommendations are much appreciated.