Luggage Bags and Packs
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And Wander 20L daypack. Truthfully, I have a lot of day bags, but I wanted something light that would pack well into my SDR set. This one isnt as light as my Gossamer bag but feels a lot more durable. It is also much more water resistant and has a better strap system.
I also looked at Hyperlite and may buy one next time they have a sale.
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My travel pack out is almost always the same outside of extended trips and outdoor excursions.
Iron Heart jeans. In this case, 14oz OD 666, other occasions 18oz vintage 666.
Layers. Here TFH native check over Tezomeya tee. Vegas is mild today and I'm coming home to a storm.
Acronym J28-E. I use this as a travel jacket universally unless weather requires a hardshell or insulated piece (usually a heavy IH piece makes the latter unnecessary). The large mezzanine pockets are great for devices such as phones and batteries and glasses cases, the small one for things like headphones and lip balm, and the lower pockets can host hands and/or anything from keys to a water bottle. This is softshell, similar to ventile but with a water resistant treatment inside the fibers (not DWR surface treatment).
Acronym/Bagjack 3A-5ts messenger bag. Modular/configurable, weather resistant pack with incredible ergonomics. The bag can expand and compress according to load. Ventile-like cotton exterior face fabric with a tarpaulin main compartment that velcros in with a back pad and a pocket I use for electronics, and I added a compatible Bagjack laptop sleeve (itself with yet another pocket) as well. There are hidden exterior pockets on either side of the bag and I've attached to the extetior MOLLE webbing an Acronym pouch I use for my water bottle and a Maxpedition bag I use to carry pens and the like. Shoulder strap is adjustable and has a quick release, and there is a stabilizer chest strap as well for when on a bicycle. This is my favorite bag and I use it daily for work as well as for travel. I append another MOLLE bag with bike and tire repair tools when on a bike.
Briggs & Riley carry-on. Great carry-on, holds 3 suits, shoes, dopp kit, and a few days' change of clothes in addition to being compact enough to go over head in the cabin. I do wish it had 4 rotating wheels but is otherwise perfect.
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Great to see you here @mclaincausey !
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Beautiful set-up!
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I have four items from SDR now including the D3, T1, field kit Higashiyama, and folio and feel like all 4 have been worth the money.
I feel like an enabler, but I'm ok with that [emoji3]
A big fan of my D3. Only luggage I've used for 2+ years.
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Thanks chums, good to be back participating again. I was lurking for a bit, definitely missed you crazy cats.
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I have always enjoyed your posts, for more than five years. Thanks for taking the time.
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Yours as well my friend; good to be back
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welcome back @mclaincausey. You've got your travel setup down. Can tell it's well tested and based on function at it's core. Am sure it took a lot of work to get the perfect setup. For a while I was doing 7-8 international trips a year for work, would always tweak my kit by a few pieces to settle on the perfect rig. Don't think I got it as close as you've got it here..
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Thanks Snowy, missed ya pal!
I think it's pretty dialed-in from my own days of a lot of travel. I strayed from the Acronym bag in favor of rucksacks for a time, and of course now that it could fetch a fortune on the secondary market have circled back to it and can't imagine WTF I was thinking cheating on it. I also don't understand how a cotton bag has proven to be so durable. You never see the old Limonata Acronym bags in decent cosmetic shape, and I'm not gentle with my gear, and am clumsy with things that stain.
Still have my Gibson bag from you, BTW. His favorite designer is Acronym's Errolson Hugh, and he also loves Japanese denim. He's my spirit animal
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Interesting, Doug. It makes such a huge difference that I may have to stray from BR. The effort involved in schlepping a bag with them versus the traditional model is exponentially less.
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Jody felt the same way and did the same thing, until two of the wheels of her omnidirectional bag broke on a single trip and she had to drag that thing around.
Now we have three BR bags and I'll prob be getting a fourth for her on her birthday.
A lot of it depends on how much wear and tear your bags go through. Jody is on a plane about 40 times a year.
I use a Pelican case for a suitcase…
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Great to know the Gibson bag is still with you! Still love the bag, just never could figure out a use for it :). The A2 pocket on the front was just a treat!
On the Briggs, I'm coming up 6 years on my baseline. It's easily had 30-40 international trips and still in fantastic condition. I'd heard similar about the wheels breaking on other brands, and looking at the BR design, it's easy to see the wheels are protected. Sucks to be pulling it everywhere and it looks very outdated these days. It's reliability and work-horse-ness has kind of has me looking past the wheels. Hope one day they can figure out a solution.
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Hm. Well it's not a big problem, perhaps I'm being overly lazy. When I wear the messenger instead of mounting on the BR it isn't nearly as bad. And I love the design, durability, and warranty of BR.
I wonder why someone doesn't inset rotating wheels into the bag to protect them? It would be worth sacrificing a little case space.
A colleague has the exact same model of travel ruck that I gifted my fiance when moving back to the Acronym. His shoulder strap ripped immediately. I suspect that to be more anomaly than trend. I can't break my BRs aside from snapping the plastic rod in the suit hanger. That's not much of an inconvenience.
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We've had to exercise the warranty once. I'm not sure how it happened, but the suitcase was literally folded in half to 90 degrees. Had we not had a 12 week old puppy with us, we would have tanned the customer service reps ass. But we just wanted to get her home after a 6 hour flight.
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Good to see you back on board @mclaincausey.
I try to travel with one bag as carry-on, but the restriction tends to be with weight rather than volume these days. I caught a flight from Melbourne to LA yesterday, and the limit was 7 kg / 15 lbs. I got away with it because when I pulled my laptop out, I was close to the cutoff.
If anyone is interested, my packing list was roughly:
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Three John Smedley Merino t-shirts
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One John Smedley Merino sweatshirt
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PBJ indigo twill chinos
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Iron Heart chambray Western shirt
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Seven pairs of socks and underwear
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Wash / Dopp kit
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Klean Kanteen Bottle (empty)
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Folding duffle bag
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Laptop
I can do about a week out of that, and I was wearing another outfit. For a longer trip, like this one, I'll wash everything midway through.
That said, a 10 kg rucksack isn't that comfortable to carry around all day. I think that getting to below 8 kg would make things much easier. I had my Verbockel, which is really heavy, and a lighter pack would save me 1 kg off the bat.
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I'll take that Acronym bag off your hands when you're ready to let it go
