I really liked the design and the aesthetic look of the bag, so I bought a navy one despite having seen several posts about its easy-to-tear off shoulder straps. And I was shocked to see what I received today. With only three stitches, and two of them already stated to rip without being used, it is hard to imagine the two tiny webbing straps are attentively designed to endure the weight of a bag with 20L capacity for three years? Luckily I was able to return it immediately, and maybe I should buy the System Messenger instead even though it was out 4 years ago?
I’m a big believer that if I ask a question, no matter how specific, there’s at least someone else on the Internet asking the same thing, so here goes.
I was looking for a sling bag that fits my OM-1 35mm camera, my Ricoh GR 3, and my glasses case that is easy to carry around. I was researching a bunch and couldn’t find out for sure, but thought this might be the one that solves my problems. I wanted the X-Pac but couldn’t find it in a store, so I just bit anyway.
It fits these things pretty well. With my glasses case up front, it works. I have owned this for about ten minutes so I am sure I need some time to arrange things optimally and see what else I can cram in there, but if you have a small 35mm SLR and a point and shoot camera, odds are yes, this will work for you.
I preferred the X-Pac over the ballistic nylon because I did find a local vendor that had the nylon one on display and tried it. It fit the things, but felt stiff and not sure if it had the …
36L loaded up with all of my EDC gear and clothes for 5 days at Disney World. Also a picture next to the 30L (all the contents of which were then moved to the 36.
I recently learned that I got a new job that I will start in the fall. It’s hybrid, so a few days a week I will have to commute 90 minutes on public transit twice a day. My old, shitty backpack started falling apart so I decided I needed to get a good one for going to the big city and back with everything I need for the day.
The discussions here, including detailed pro/con lists from people who own a bunch of different high-end backpacks really made it easy to choose the one that fits my specific needs. I ended up with a CPL24 v3, and I absolutely love it. It’s super comfortable, fits everything I need easily, and looks damn good to boot. I’ll be travelling to a conference soon and I can’t wait to see how it fares as my personal item when flying.
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to need to not look at any posts here ever again, because I don’t need yet another expensive hobby.
Learned about Greenroom136 through this subreddit and ended up ordering a Quickdraw. Enough room for my iPad and I can tether a water bottle to it. Perfection… at least until I begin obsessing about another bag.
While I thought I packed pretty well and tidy for my 2-week work trip abroad, I did miss a few items that I should have had with me.
Let’s start with some of the things I did have, which made the trip much more enjoyable:
I also packed a rechargeable mini flashlight (Fenix E18R, smaller than the pump) that uses the same exact battery, so I can recharge the battery for the pump in the flashlight body and double my usability! * Scrubba Wash Bag, non-mini, so I could wash both pants, shirts, socks and other items. I also packed some “Soap Leaves” from Sea to Summit with me to wash the items in the room.
The hotel was so packed that people were complaining that they were getting their wash …
Inspired by another comment on this sub. Let’s hear your Onebag origin stories, tales from the road, best gear epiphanies and hilarious mishaps!
Here’s mine:
Early on in my onebagging, I was traveling for work and had to bring some marketing materials (a box of pens and buttons) with me to a trade show. Nothing exciting, but also this was before I had Pre Check. I get the airport and go through TSA. My bag got flagged for search.
The TSA agent opens everything, looking in all the pouches and cubes, opening the little boxes the marketing materials come in. She hastily puts it back together and calls over someone else to look. They call another person over. Next thing I know there are five TSA agents leering at my bag.
I’m getting concerned and thinking there is a problem, but then finally the agent smiles and says, “No sir, this is just one of the most organized bags we’ve ever seen” and sends me on my way.
I considered that day an absolute win.
Two months ago, I shared a travel hack I made for my work trips: an airtight compression cube for clothes, that turns into a 15.5L daypack.
I didn’t expect nearly 100k views! Many of you gave me ideas for how to make it better, so I did.
Here’s a look at the updated version I made:
Packing cube mode:
When I get to my room, I unpack my clothes and put them in the cupboard. The empty packing cube becomes my travel daypack.
Backpack mode:
Why do I need to be so weatherproof? In Seoul and Dubai, …
I almost didn’t post this, because I feel like an idiot. But I feel like I’m missing something here. I’ve been trying to look up the best ways to pack for a 10 day vacation using just a carry-on. (Should be easy enough for me, but truth be told I’m really trying to look for solutions to help my Mom who is coming along with our family and always seems to pack for the impending apocalypse LOL) I see lots of recommendations across the internet for using packing cubes, but I’m not sure how they benefit to warrant the cost of buying them? #1, they’re going to add weight. Negligible I’m sure, but still it’s added weight. Also.. like I understand pantry organizing cubes, because of the extra wasted space in commercial packaging of consumable products. But … #2… wouldn’t you be able to technically fit MORE into a carry-on bag *without* using the cubes? Help me understand. Again, I [already] feel like an idiot asking this …
For those of you that walk a lot on holiday - do you go for sturdy hiking shoes, trail runners, regular runners or walking shoes? Or neither - just fashionable shoes.
A boxy and beautiful button up in the open yet opaque, and exclusive to Outlier, Injected Linen fabric. Garment-dyed with an inside/outside double chest pocket. Bulk buy eligible.
A double-stacked summertime flip of the classic M65 fatigue pant silhouette. The radically open-yet-opaque Injected Linen fabric makes pants practically feel like shorts it’s so breathable. Like classic fatigues it has four front pockets, but instead of cargo pockets, a flap pocket is stacked on top of a slash pocket for a roomy but clean flow.
An Injex Popover postproduction experiment [#437]. A long sleeve popover with a subtle placket pocket, made in the open yet opaque Injected Linen fabric. In postproduction it is first sprayed with pigment and then washed with synthetic pumice to create a two-tone aleatoric effect and soft broken-in feel.
A material on material belt experiment [#450]. Custom Dynylon webbing layered on top of custom Polyamour webbing and combined with a 1” Cobra buckle for quick release and smooth adjustment. The Dynylon webbing features integrated Dyneema loops which can be strung or laced with whatever your imagination can conjure, from the freaky to the functional, it’s your call.
Out of the loop. Interested in normal stuff - more linen, hemp, shirts, camp collars, hats, etc. The one camp collar release sold out so I may have to start looking elsewhere.
Also does anyone thing this sub kinda died? It use to have tons of chatter! I only see experiment looking release posts on the front page now.