"One bag" travel, which bag is best?
in [Europe]
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From: B Vaughan on 4 Aug 2006 14:23 On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:53:46 -0400, nobody <nobody(a)nobody.org> wrote: >B Vaughan wrote: >> I don't understand the public transport thing. The human body is less >> bulky around the legs than around the chest. In a packed tram, you can >> always find a bit of unused real estate on the floor, while a backpack >> on your back will be punching people in the face. > >But when the time comes for you to get on or off the bus/train, your >rolling luggage will be far more disruptive on your side than the >backpack on your back. This is especially true if there are stairs to >navigate on/off the bus/train. I just pick it up and carry it in those circumstances. I don't go around banging people in the face with it at least. I try not to take anything on a trip that I can't carry easily for short distances, or that I can't lift over my head. >Someone mentioned pulling rolling luggage on sidewalks. Isn't that a >recipe to destroy the wheels ? I've had several suitcases whose wheels have outlived the zippers and other crucial pieces. Those little tiny wheels won't last long, but most wheeled luggage has nice-sized robust wheels. > They may be nice on a smooth airport >terminal floor, but on concrete with cracks every couple of metres, >those wheels won't last long, unless you are simply going from a >building across the sidewalk to a waiting taxi. Not my experience. >And it is true that a backpack is not obvious if you have an opportunity >to sit. But it depends on the length of the journey. You might as well >dismount the backpack and put it on floor is the journey is long. But if >short, you can sit on seat with just the edge of your butt on the seat >(and backpack taking the rest). That's one of the most annoying things about backpacks. Like I said, I use both, but neither has all the advantages over the other. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
From: oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com on 4 Aug 2006 14:51 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. > I bought a big Gallileo backpack some years back, and now only use the > daypack that came with it. Note that this isn't a booksack like kids > use at school. Overall if possible I recommend visiting a store, > preferrably with about the amount of stuff you're going to bring with > you. Note that packing light might mean two changes of clothes, one to > wear, one to be drying out. Exactly. I guess I'm just one that doesn't look upon my vacations as an opportunity to practice minimalism. Even on business travel I've learned over the years to pack a creature comfort or two. Doing laundry DEFINITELY isn't something I look forward to doing on vacation. To some extent, it's one of the things I look forward to getting away from.
From: jfmezei on 4 Aug 2006 14:55 "oconnell(a)slr.orl.lmco.com" wrote: > as an opportunity to practice minimalism. Even on business travel > I've learned over the years to pack a creature comfort or two. Doing > laundry DEFINITELY isn't something I look forward to doing on vacation. Let me get this straight, you pack your wife in the suitcase so she can do your laundry (and other things) wherever you are ? :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
From: oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com on 4 Aug 2006 15:02 jfmezei wrote: > "oconnell(a)slr.orl.lmco.com" wrote: > > as an opportunity to practice minimalism. Even on business travel > > I've learned over the years to pack a creature comfort or two. Doing > > laundry DEFINITELY isn't something I look forward to doing on vacation. > > > Let me get this straight, you pack your wife in the suitcase so she can > do your laundry (and other things) wherever you are ? > > :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) Ah, heck no. That'd be cruel. I let her carry the bags.
From: erilar on 4 Aug 2006 15:13
In article <1154707127.001243.17680(a)m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, "Traveller" <PaulWorksHard(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Check out the latest and greatest Eagle Creek travel bag the - Explorer > Trek LT. It's only 40Liters, about the same size as the Red Oxx Air > Boss and is a travel backpack. Eagle > Creek makes travel backpacks that are phenomenal. Tough nylon, heavy > duty zippers and excellent design. I've travelled all over the world > with mine and it has held up great. It has travelled on the top of > buses, cargo hold of ships, on my back, strapped to a mules back etc > etc. 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. When I'm in Europe, I travel primarily by train and bus. I'm 72. Eagle Creek! -- Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar), philologist, biblioholic medievalist http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo |