{"id":12565,"date":"2019-10-21T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?p=12565"},"modified":"2024-06-18T07:34:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T11:34:40","slug":"the-best-carry-on-backpack-for-one-bag-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/the-best-carry-on-backpack-for-one-bag-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Carry On Backpack For One Bag Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In all my years of worldly adventures, I couldn’t wrap my head around One Bag Travel. The sheer statement held an incomprehensible gravity. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just one bag? But what if???<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if….I’m forced to check it and my laptop is inside? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if….I lose it or <\/span>it’s stolen<\/span><\/a> and everything was in it and then I have absolutely nothing? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if…I need a day pack at my destination? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if….too many what ifs. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then I realized that I was taking the concept of One Bag Travel more literally than most. <\/span>To me, one bag travel means traveling with <\/b>just one bag; <\/i><\/b>a minimalist travel backpack that gets my stuff from A to B, and then somehow converts into a daypack at my destination. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I looked around online at what <\/span>other people<\/span><\/i> define as one bag travel, for the most part it’s just about the best travel backpack (sometimes not even carry on sized backpacks) \u2013 as an alternative to traveling with multiple pieces of luggage. Sometimes the backpacks have some flexibility in size (with expansion capabilities for example), but really \u2013<\/span> the wimpy meaning of one bag travel is traveling with a carryon backpack<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s poppycock! That definition of one bag travel is just a new spin on minimalist carry-on travel. It’s been done. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I went on a quest. The quest to find the best carry-on backpack for one bag travel.<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is my experience with One Bag Travel pros and cons, one bag travel packing lists, suggestions, and a review of three different backpacks designed with this whole quest in mind. <\/span>

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What is One Bag Travel? Just Minimalist Travel \u2013 or More? <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One-bag travel is an approach to packing and traveling that involves carrying only one bag of personal items. The idea behind this type of travel is to prevent the hassle and stress associated with hauling multiple bags around by keeping your belongings down to the essentials, often resulting in a lighter overall load. It’s the art of packing light by having everything you need for your trip in one single bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having addressed the wimpy definition of one bag travel (which is really just basic minimalist travel in disguise), let’s look at what <\/span>real<\/span><\/i> one bag travel entails. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order for it to be a success, the bag of choice is large enough <\/i>to transport everything we need to travel from A to B, while being small enough <\/i>(or having separable modules) to suffice as a daypack while tootling around at our destination. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three travel backpack companies have stepped into the one bag travel arena to provide products that answer to this call. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These companies are Knack Packs<\/a>,<\/span> Peak Designs<\/span><\/a>, and Standard Luggage<\/a>. They all sent me a free bag to test out for the purposes of this quest. You’ll see that each has its own set of pros and cons, and I’ve not been unduly biased or influenced towards one or the other. If you click some of the links in this post to make a purchase, I may receive a small commission, which doesn’t affect your price (but which does help me to run this website and continue to offer content to you for free). <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you find this article useful as a review and also a resource with suggestions for how to make your own (real) one bag travel adventures a success. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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