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It’s that time of year again, and the busiest travel days are ahead of us. So let’s run through a crash course in packing.
It’s no different than choosing the right car to drive on an off-road trail, picking the right pack to travel with is key. When travelling, too much bag is just that, too much bag. There are enough variables to holiday travel that you don’t need to be wrestling your bag in the middle of it.
Our recommendations:
Global Travel Bag 30L for long weekends. The perfect carry-on bag.
Global Travel Bag Roller (44L) for 1-2+ week trips: it fits in the overhead but is more than durable enough to check.
Mountain Duffel 70L for the journeys that you need to be ready for anything. Fill it up and send it off to your final destination.
Before discovering Topo, I dreaded packing. I never knew how things would fit, and if I had to pull something out at the airport, it would be a total yard sale. The PackFast™ System and Pack Bags are now my guiding light. Most of my trips take around two weeks, so the Global Travel Bag Roller is the hub of my system.
Working in layers, the base of my bag is pants and shoes. As a big proponent of versatility, I like packing Craghoppers Convertible pants. These pants that convert to shorts in a pull of a zipper are a practical space saver. Toss a Pack Cube on top of that with t-shirts and wovens in it. Regardless of the season, bringing a cosy layer is always a good idea. The Craghoppers CompressLite jacket is my default. As the name suggests, this impressively warm jacket is super-light and super-compressible. It packs small and is ready to wear straight from its own stuff sack. The puffer jacket can be stuffed into the bag’s pocket. Add enough socks and underwear to last you a year, and you’re ready for that two-week trip to anywhere.
We are huge fans of one-bag travel. But, with such a wide range of fantastic Topo Designs travel bags, there are just some other bags we can’t leave home without…
The Global Travel Bag 30L has three ways to carry it: crossbody, backpack and a pass-through sleeve for roller bags. Personally, I think this bag is optimized as a backpack and pairs well with a Mountain Cross Bag that fits under your seat. The Mountain Utility Tote is a great partner if you like having more of a dump bag while on a flight or going full streamline with the Mountain Cross Bag.
The Global Travel Bag Roller and Global Briefcase are the definition of having your travel kit dialled. It feels like travelling with a Transformer, with the seemingly endless ways to configure this kit. The other option is pairing your Roller Bag with a Rover Pack Classic.
The Rover Pack’s PackFast™ Loops allow you to attach it to the front of the Roller Bag. Inspired by how pilots carry their luggage, this is an airport travel pro move.
Holiday travel, and travel in general, usually comes with its ups and downs (planes, am I right?), but your bags should be the one thing you can count on. Be safe out there, and don’t forget the “holiday packing hack.”
This article, written by Adam Concannon, was originally posted on Topodesigns.com and has been modified.
