#onebagtraveler

[saltiesttraveler]

This how I will be traveling the next few weeks, how about yourself? #onebagtraveler #wandertribe #saltiesttraveler #dontbejealousbegracious #theonlywaytofly #herethereandeverywhere https://www.instagram.com/p/CkHVZiJugcr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dwasklist]

3 Weeks 1 Carry-On Suitcase

Less is more. Master the art of minimalist travel with our tips for a 3-week trip, all in one compact carry-on.

[huggies-diapers]

Perfect Travel Bag #travelpacking 

[mrbrown]

Off to Hong Kong for a few days. Excuse the never-sleep face. It was a 6am flight, and I left the house at 3.30am. That’s my underpacked @tombihn Western Flyer, a 26-litre carry-on. #travel #mrbrowntravels #mrbrowninhongkong #carryononly #onebag #onebagtravel #happytraveluncle #tombihn #myphotostotombihn (at Changi Airport)

[lessification]

Surround yourself with experiences — not things.

Follow @lessification on Instagram now to see more visual quotes on travel, minimalism, and life.

[chachophotography]

Just got my @knackbags in Indigo Blue. Wanted a bag for #everydaycarry and #onebagtravel this hit the spot. I really like the organization. The color of the pockets is great so you can find items easily. . . #onebaglife #businessbackpack #travelbackpack #atx #tx (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B87xY_7FJvU/?igshid=174sc8rltwfvt

[rtbu]

I seldom get to say this but I am bored. #epabag #travellight #digitalnomadgirls #nomad #epa #onebagtravel

[chauzer]

One of my favorite parts of traveling is packing for the trip. I love having everything that I need on me in just a backpack 🎒👍. I've converted @kale_ylin to using backpacks as well and limit her to just one for all her stuff 😅 . During all our travels living abroad, we've only used backpacks for each trip. It does make it much easier though when mostly traveling to warm destinations in Asia. #onebag #onebagtravel #carryon #travelgear #travelbag #backpacker (at Taipei, Taiwan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz3ie2plyBQ/?igshid=1kb0li1ku1gve

[saltiesttraveler]

No buttons in this tin 🤣🤣🤣 #Christmascookies #holidaysarehere #herethereandeverywhere #saltiesttraveler #onebagtravel #wanderlusttribe #wandertribe #staysalty (at Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkKXIWbsbnD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[aplanehebuilt]

Mostly Delight

Headwinds

Late October, Breakfast, Hampton, South Carolina

I moved my hand away from the top of my mug and nodded to the waitress. “This coffee is wonderful,” I smiled.

“I’m glad y'all enjoy it,” she smiled back at me and filled my mug.

About an hour later, In the air over Fayetteville, North Carolina

There is a twenty knot headwind.

Another hour later, near the southern tip of the DelMarVa peninsula

There is a thirty knot headwind, and we are beginning to think about a fuel stop. 

 A half hour later, over the Atlantic Ocean

Roy and I were two thousand miles from home, in chairs in the sky, in a plane he built. This absolutely overwhelms me with delight. And the best part of the day is still to come.

For an added bonus, I could see many of the places that were navigation references used during my training for my Coast Guard Captain's License. The huge airports of Norfolk International and Oceana Naval Air Station were off to the west. I recognized the curve of the bay, and the bridges that become tunnels half way across the bay. And there was the ocean, endless water and whitecaps moving across the bay.

Roy pushed the throttle in and started to climb over a thin layer of puffy, white clouds.

I reached for his hand… “I seriously have to pee…” I said. The coffee from breakfast - the wonderful dark brew that I couldn’t resist have three cups of -had hit bottom.

“Now?”

“Yes, now.” I squirmed in my seat and reached for the iPad, opened Foreflight and started looking for places to land.

“There’s an airfield,” I pointed ahead and to the left. Sun shone on broad, flat farms below us. White barns and a few houses dotted green farms, green crops, blue ponds, and blue estuaries winding in from the sea.

“That airport is off our beam now.” I wasn’t sure he’d heard me.

“I wished you’d told me before I started to climb.” He sounded annoyed. He poked at the AFS screen in front of him. “Can you wait?”

“No,” I shook my head. “You said we could stop.” I could hear the petulance in my voice.

He pulled the throttle back and pointed the nose down.

“What was wrong with…?” I pointed back over my shoulder. No point now. We were making for a different airport.

“I want to get fuel closer to Dover.” He held up his finger for ‘sterile cockpit’.

Our little plane bumped and rocked side to side in the turbulent cross-wind as we made our final approach. I held my legs tight. Please don’t pee in the plane, please don’t pee in the plane… The words ran in my brain like a rosary. Large, black crows scattered from the runway as we approached the numbers. I didn’t care about the birds. I did care about sitting in a wet spot.

I held my breath, then exhaled as we touched down.

Roy taxied to the fuel pump, shut the engine down, and cracked the canopy. I popped out without our usual landing-kiss. There wasn’t a soul around. The FBO was locked. I ran around to the other side. No door there. I ran back to the other door and banged on it. Nothing. No One. I ran around to the back of the building. Really, there was no back. Just the taxiway, and the runway, and beyond that farm land.

Isn’t airplane travel glamorous, I thought.

I hiked up my jeans and walked back to the plane. Roy was walking to the FBO.

“It’s locked,” I nodded my head toward the building. “Did you get fuel?”

He shook his head. “Fuel pump’s locked too.”

“How long to Dover?” I think in terms of time to destination, which has to do with the best part of the day being just ahead. For this, I’m willing to deal with the occasional abandoned FBO. 

“About 470 nautical miles.” Roy thinks in terms of range, which has to do with if we’ll have the required minimum fuel when we get to Dover.

Late October, In the late afternoon of the day we began in Savanna, Georgia

This time I gave my darling husband a landing-kiss before popping out of the plane.  The Best Part of the Day had arrived. 

I ran through the terminal to the parking lot. My daughter was there, with her head in the backseat. She looked up and smiled. A little brown-haired girl next to her turned to see what her Mom was looking at.

“Grandma!” Ava, otherwise known as Gramma’s Princess, ran and jumped into my arms. I held her and planted kisses all over her face. My daughter, Gaela, held baby Logan in her arms. I put Ava down and hugged my daughter. “Hi Mom,” she said, and baby Logan smiled from her arms. And that, simply overwhelms me with delight.

[934bagworks]

My wife just came back from a three week trip to northern India. Her trip gave me the perfect excuse to make a new bag for her to prototype. . . . . . . . . . #934bagworks #newproduct #rucksack #backpack #cordura #cordurabrand #travelbag #travelpack #weatherproofbags #weatherproof #builttolast #fidlock #vbuckle #handmade #madeinmichigan #grandrapids #carryology #everydaycarry #edc #dailycompanion #onebagtravel #onebagtraveler #everydaycarry #adventure (at Detroit Metro Airport (DTW)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoMq5f6gAU5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ahwfdg1hszxu

[metropolicity]

ONE MORE MOD. I always, ALWAYS travel with a sharpie and a pen (will probably swap this shockingly old Uniball for a Spacepen). Next to the water bottle pocket, I added a couple of quick access pen slots that are long enough for a pair of chopsticks (yes, I travel with chopsticks, sue me, I am Asian). Also, a quick shot of the perfect flat tech pouch found on Amazon, and iPad Mini that slide into the front pocket. I had considered making a bag or an organizer for this pocket but with the bag packed out, it’s a snug fit so no need for it. | Aside from adding a couple of D-Loops, I think this is the end of the #cheaterbackpack story but the start of its journey into the undersides of seat, unknown adventures and sprints across connecting flights. #travel #travelbag #carryononly #onebagtravel #bagmod #makersgonnamake #sewing #penslots https://www.instagram.com/p/BohAa6sB9Zv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f67fz6re824g

[kaeltravels]

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A Silent Film: Packing for a one-bag only trip UPDATE: I could have carried less.

[mrbrown]

On my way to San Francisco for Apple #WWDC. See you all in about 20 hours! #WWDC18 #travel #mrbrowntravels #mrbrowninSF #mrbrowninUSA #carryononly #onebag #onebagtravel #happytraveluncle #tombihn #myphotototombihn #shotoniphone #shotoniphoneX

[jeremybrooks]

Another #onebagtravel adventure, this time to the Netherlands and Belgium. Down to 10.5 pounds for two weeks of travel. https://ift.tt/2uCKUJj