"One bag" travel, which bag is best?
in [Europe]
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From: TOliver on 5 Aug 2006 09:50 "Donald Newcomb" <DRNewcomb(a)NOT.attglobal.net> wrote ... > >> > Some shade of brown? Almost all my luggage is black. The only advantage of > black is that you can match luggage from different manufacturers without > any > problem. With other colors it would be impossible to get a match. I'd > imagine that any light color would be not so good since it would show dirt > and wear. > Black is the color of my true love's heart.... For years I had a roll of "Day-Glow" orange duct tape which yielded small pieces for each side of a series of family travel bag(s) for a couple of decades. Finally, the roll ran out, but I adjourned to a nearby auto supply store for a package with 4 small narrow rolls of brightly colored plastic "electrician's" tape. Pick a color combo and apply a few pieces in visible locations (especially around the "pull-out" handle of a wheeled bag). A black bag will literally jump off the carrousel into your hands (and the visible ID may cause a purloin artiste to stay his hand, not knowing whether I'm looking on, ready to impale him on my swordless cane. I'll echo the comment on Travel Pro wheels. I carry a shoulder strap rigged for mine, the "sling swivels" firmly sewed by a cobbler to the bag's long upper edge, but recollect only a couple of occasions, one in tiny Cittadella d'Agliano, where the cobbles defeated the wheels. At some conference I attended, the "giveaway" party favor was a black nylon soft sided briefcase, the sort of which convention goers receive a steady flow. This one was different and came with a compartment on the flat side with semi-padded back straps, actually positioned to provide comfort with modest weight loading. Even unloaded and stuffed in a front compartment of one of my two sizes of Travel Pros (gifts of my road warrior daughter), it goes most everywhere with me, makes a serviceable day pack or shoulder bag or informal brief case as circumstances require. A big flap with two audible-click buckles provides at least an inference of security, but obviously no "back pack" is safe on the bus in Marseilles, etc.. Knock on wood and bless the fickle finger of Fate, but in a half century of "traveling" since I left high school, I don't recall ever having been pick-pocketed, to have lost "stuff" from a hotel room, or to have been the victim of theft, from baggage or otherwise, a better record than experienced at the hand of local burglars, car & residential. On one occasion, Denver by Braniff's second incarnation, a checked bag was delayed for two days (but I don't count late bags returning home from a trip, just as long as they arrive before the dirty clothes in them become too strong). Some folks are simply "Marks", giving off a pheromone which attracts scavengers and snake oil salesmen. TMO
From: James Silverton on 5 Aug 2006 10:39 Hello, TOliver! You wrote on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 13:50:11 GMT: T> "Donald Newcomb" <DRNewcomb(a)NOT.attglobal.net> wrote ... ??>> ??>> Some shade of brown? Almost all my luggage is black. The ??>> only advantage of black is that you can match luggage from ??>> different manufacturers without any problem. With other ??>> colors it would be impossible to get a match. I'd imagine ??>> that any light color would be not so good since it would ??>> show dirt and wear. ??>> T> Black is the color of my true love's heart.... T> For years I had a roll of "Day-Glow" orange duct tape which T> yielded small pieces for each side of a series of family T> travel bag(s) for a couple of decades. Finally, the roll T> ran out, but I adjourned to a nearby auto supply store for a T> package with 4 small narrow rolls of brightly colored T> plastic "electrician's" tape. Pick a color combo and apply T> a few pieces in visible locations (especially around the T> "pull-out" handle of a wheeled bag). A black bag will T> literally jump off the carrousel into your hands (and the T> visible ID may cause a purloin artiste to stay his hand, not T> knowing whether I'm looking on, ready to impale him on my T> swordless cane. Why not use an adjustable luggage strap. I have one in high visibility orange and another in bright red. While they do not guarantee that my black or gray luggage is unique, they certainly cut down the amount of examination needed on the carousel. Another factor, in these days of security and baggage examination, is that the straps prevent the unlocked bags from accidentally opening. I have marked my initials on the orange strap and, so far, I've never even attempted to pick up the wrong bag. James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not
From: Sarah Banick on 5 Aug 2006 11:56 <oconnell(a)slr.orl.lmco.com> wrote in message news:1154717466.931744.99650(a)m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... > Dan Stephenson wrote: >> I've found that if you pack light you can make do with a daypack. > > I could probably "make do" with nothing. I took survival > training and actually had to do that for a weekend. Well, > I got to carry a knife and a compass. Not exactly my idea > of a vacation though. Besides, they wouldn't let me take > the knife on a plane these days. > A knife and a compass? Jeez, just give me a credit card and I don't need anything else....
From: erilar on 5 Aug 2006 12:09 In article <8fa7d2darpvv2u0dm4a4p62ipu9ocmaomn(a)4ax.com>, B Vaughan<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:13:00 -0500, erilar > <erilarloFRY(a)SPAMchibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > >YES!!! My old backpack was disintegrating, so when I came back from a > >trip a few years ago, I went backpack shopping in a the largest sporting > >goods place my daughter knew. I tried on several bags of various kinds. > >I wanted to continue traveling without checking anything. I tried on one > >with wheels(WAY too heavy). I tried on some lightweight ones. Then I > >tried on one that said "BUY ME!" because it was so comfortable. Lots of > >pockets. Has its own day pack which can be attached or not. Has a rain > >hood. Straps can be hidden to let it pretend to be a suitcase. My > >daughter asked if I'd get my money's worth out of it, as it was not the > >cheapest one I looked at. Several times already! Eagle Creek. > > In my experience those zip-off daypacks are a bad idea. If there are > any lumps or protruding parts of your backpack, they will put strain > on the zippers, eventually breaking them. Plus they're designed to lie > flat on the larger pack, which makes them poor day packs. If I'm > travelling with a backpack, and I want a daypack, I either pack it in > the backpack or carry it over one shoulder until I get where I'm > going. I never carry one pack fore, the other aft. It just looks so > dorky. This daypack is also more comfortable than my old backpack. And carrying one fore and one back balances the weight if you put heavier stuff in the small pack. Also keeps the camera where I can reach it easily. -- Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar), philologist, biblioholic medievalist http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
From: barney2 on 5 Aug 2006 12:15
In article <8aSdnciKA6VNIknZnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d(a)comcast.com>, sbanick(a)mindspring.com (Sarah Banick) wrote: > *From:* "Sarah Banick" <sbanick(a)mindspring.com> > *Date:* Sat, 5 Aug 2006 11:56:43 -0400 > > > <oconnell(a)slr.orl.lmco.com> wrote in message > news:1154717466.931744.99650(a)m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... > > Dan Stephenson wrote: > >> I've found that if you pack light you can make do with a daypack. > > > > I could probably "make do" with nothing. I took survival > > training and actually had to do that for a weekend. Well, > > I got to carry a knife and a compass. Not exactly my idea > > of a vacation though. Besides, they wouldn't let me take > > the knife on a plane these days. > > > > > A knife and a compass? Jeez, just give me a credit card and I don't > need anything else.... Money Phone Passport Can't go wrong. ;) |