20% off everything for AER. Been waiting for the sale.
Ends on Monday 11⁄29. Happy Shopping! https://www.aersf.com/
Just finished hanging pegboard for my travel backpack wall. Shelving and small gear organization coming soon. I’ve been collecting/testing these for 3+ years, some are newer and a few are discontinued (Tortuga Air).
Left to right, top to bottom:
We all love general designs and materials and some brands. But what is the small detail or design choice that really makes a bag for you.
Writing this because as I shop for bags this holiday season I realized the key thing that I never think about but always appreciate and want are good grab handles. Totally often forgotten on a number of bags but when they are there I always appreciate it when getting in and out of a car or picking it up.
So what are you subtle favorites
I finally got my holy grail bag. Been searching for this one for years. Had an alert set on eBay for it and finally saw one come up and just knew I had to buy it. It’s the outlier ultrahigh dufflepack. Just got it in the mail yesterday and I’ve been smiling ever since.
Do you guys have a “Holy grail bag?”
Hey! I am sure some of you have used this technique, but I just discovered it because I am an idiot.
We regularly talk about washing clothes on the road so we can minimize our bags. I think it is fairly common to toss our clothes in the sink or wash bag, add some detergent or soap. Scrub, shake, sit and squeeze.
However, drying clothes has been the bane of my existence, especially in humid climates. Recently I starting drying clothes using a new technique. I have been using a cotton hotel towel to help me out. I lay the towel flat. Lay my clean, wet clothes flat on top. Then I roll the towel and the clothes up, like a little sushi roll. I typically walk on top of the roll to assist the diffusion of water from my wet clothes, to the dry towel. After about 2 minutes I unroll and hang dry for a few hours.
Immediately after the rolling process: - Thin synthetics (Eddie Bauer active tee, Duluth boxer )- 90% dry - Merino wool socks (darn tough)- 80% dry - Thick synthetics (lululemon core …
In Australia, we haven’t really been able to go anywhere since the pandemic. Last weekend I had my first weekend out of Sydney in months and was excited to try out a bunch of things I’ve bought over the last year in preparation for (hopefully) a longer trip over the summer/Christmas break.
Trip overview
We drove up to the Hunter Valley on the Friday evening, it was 28c and humid as anything. The weather report was rainy for the weekend, with a high of 30 on Saturday and 18 on Sunday. This meant I took one more bottom than I’d usually for 2 1⁄2 days plus my raincoat to accommodate the weird weather. Activities were fairly wine focused with some lounging around and relaxing time.
Packing list - Pictures here
This is almost the same list I’d take for a 3-7 day trip as a 3 day cycle is my goal.
Worn:
For years I have been saving old socks and underwear and keeping them in my “travel drawer” in a spare bedroom. If I’d find something with a hole or wearing out I’d pack it on my next trip and just throw it out every day. I’ve always reasoned that if I’d already worn it that long already then what’s one more day? I’m sure some maids at hotels have emptied the trash and thought WTF but I’ll never see them again and I’m certain they’ve discovered worse.
The bonus is that I don’t have to haul back as much dirty laundry and it leaves more room for things I might buy along the way. I’ve traveled many times to Europe prior to 2020 with only carry-on luggage and that includes bulky and heavy lederhosen for Oktoberfest. I’ve enforced a “carry-on-only rule” in our family, which has resulted in some pretty heated arguments with my wife. :-)
The travel drawer idea works beautifully on trips of …
Surprised that there isn’t a discussion about the black friday event that’s happening!
I just bought the Aer travel pack 2 small
https://www.aersf.com/travel-pack-2-small-black
With a hip strap.
The navy color is sold out, I wanted to cry. I’ve been waiting for Black Friday to buy this bag for months now I have to buy the plain black bag :(
I now have my 2 bag setup, my other bag being https://www.redoxx.com/extra-small-aviator-kit-bag-91013-xs/p
Big announcement from Evergoods on their “travel bag” which I’m guessing is called the Civic Travel Bag 35, debuting Friday. Anyone hear or read anything about this?
Feel free to ask questions and for more photos!
Starting from the top with a common critique I agree with. The products photos left a lot to be desired. Something didn’t look right. The thing looked silly, to be frank.
Not to mention I already had a solid rain jacket (Mission Workshop Styrman) which got me a shocking amount of compliments.
Why’d I order this thing? It sounds like a fairly undesirable item.
Abe said this was the last run of the HTRC (High Tenacity Rain Cloth) and I wanted to get my hands on the fabric with the advantage of being able to return it. The second-hand market would’ve left me stuck. Especially at the price point.
I wanted a full-length rain jacket for a long time but it’s hard to find in menswear. Not to mention a lot of them look pretty crappy and nerdy. DnD is fun but I’m not trying to make people think that’s all I do.
It’s absurdly expensive. It falls in the range of the most pricey Veilance jackets.
Why not another (rain) …
Extrafleece Fleece
Album: https://imgur.com/a/ElUNmgP
Stats: 6’, 190lbs
Size: Medium
Color: Chocolate
Site Link: https://outlier.nyc/collections/layers/products/extrafleece-fleece
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Fit
It’s a Boxyish fit with slim arms. There’s lots of room in the torso. The sleeves are a bit tight but they do give a good silhouette. The forearms are on the verge of being too snug with a medium thickness sweatshirt. Sizing up to L up would have made it too big in the wrong places.
I had a difficult time gracefully sliding into the sleeves due to Extrafleece’s texture. Any time I put it on, I need to do a combination of the following to work my sleeves down the Extrafleece armholes: Pull the sleeves of my layers through the cuff, push the sleeves of my layers down the sleeve while reaching in through the arm hole, or shrug a bunch. I’ve never missed smooth sleeve linings more. In the album, you’ll see a few photos where I’m going through …
Experiment 282 - Wavy Linen Towel
https://outlier.nyc/collections/objects/products/experiment-282-wavy-linen-towel
Contextual texture: https://imgur.com/a/L3pcO5n (open pic in new tab to get full size)
A few months back, Outlier graciously sent me a Wavy Linen Towel after I expressed interest in a thread where they were warning that the towels destroy dryers (and washers perhaps?). There was no expectation or request for any sort of feedback or review.
The Wavy Summer Tower is a loose weave waffle towel made of linen from Lithuania and sewn up in NYC. I believe this color is Gray Rock.
Feel:
It has a surprising springiness to it. Squeeze it while dry and it bounces back. Ball it up and throw it onto the ground and it sort of bounces open.
The heavier weave takes on crazy depths of texture, compared to their thinner (more tightly-woven) Grid Linen Towel. The surface is rough, which I’m assuming comes from the more pronounced waffle ridges. It’s rough enough to scratch …
As many people are transitioning from WFH to RTO, I still feel like pants that provide comfy elastic waistbands like Yes pants but fits more professional like the future/strongdarts. I think the sweet-spot was somewhere in the zone of 60⁄30 or OG climbers.
Any plans to design more tapered version of pants with elastic waist?