Originally Posted by
moondog
I usually go with #6 and nonstop flights. When train travel is involved, I try to be a little more strategic (e.g. backpack for essentials plus a light, small, and agile roller) because there usually isn't an option to check bags.
Yeah, that's what I do when I run out of opitons but it doesnt work if I have to do a self-connect in certain situations
Originally Posted by
deniah
1. Fabric duffel-style bags with backpack straps. Luggage frames are heavy.
2. Wear a coat with multiple pockets for storing dense things (like electronic chargers, shavers, etc)
3. Callous…but eat the luggage cost or higher fare. If you can afford many vacations, you can afford the expense.
1. I want wheels, sometimes I have to go a fairly long distance
2. the coat works in colder months. In warm months, it's an extra item I have to carry around that has no other purpose
3. It's not just cost, there's wasted time and times where it isnt practical. Some carriers offer a larger carryon weight for a fee. Many do not and just like to fly their planes with the overheads mostly empty. As for being able to "afford many vacations", who said they're expensive? One could be using points for everything. One can find deals. Trips don't need to be long.
Originally Posted by
adamgump2
so jealous man, 4 times a year!!!
See above
Originally Posted by
gobluetwo
Lighter clothes. You mention jeans. Denim is heavy and takes forever to dry. Replace with lighter weight fabrics which also dry much faster. These can be cheap (I have a pair of nylon/spandex Wrangler pants from Walmart for $22) or expensive (I also have some tech fabric lululemon pants which are $100+), but the commonalities and advantages over denim are greater stain resistance, much faster drying, much lighter weight, and greater breathability.
I just weighed my pants and my jeans range from 24-28 oz while my tech fabric pants range from 13-16 oz. That's close to a 1lb difference or .4kg just from a pair of pants. Replacing 3 pairs of jeans could easily save you 1 kg in mass. Similarly, lighter weight shirts, shoes, etc. can all save you significant mass.
It sounds like you might be describing female clothing. Guys usually wear jeans but I have dockers style pants the are thinner I suppose. Jeans are better in the winter as my jacket won't cover my legs. Also I feel like I can wear jeans longer before needing to wash them which can save weight. In the summer I pack shorts which are pretty light.
I know women can get away with really light clothes like leggings but it can be an issue in some places (ie. some middle eastern countries) or just when it's really cold out.
Originally Posted by
chrisl137
This is probably the best weight savings/cost.
There was a time, long ago, when essentially the only people who had wheeled luggage on aircraft were flight crew. Everybody else seemed to have soft bags with carry straps - sometimes backpacks, but usually clamshell or double-clamshell with a shoulder strap and sometimes stowable backpack straps. The transition happened some time in the last ~25ish years. Some time around 25years ago I received a bag from Travelsmith as a gift that was called "The ultimate carry on" or something close to that. Double clamshell, external large and small document pockets, internal side pockets, one of the compartments expandable for conversion to checked, and stowable backpack straps and a regular shoulder strap. It's still in great shape after decades of use, and I haven't seen anything similar in years. It fits anywhere because it's squishable, so it never ends up on the ramp-check cart. It's 1.8 kg empty, and I could probably drop a few hundred grams by removing the backpack straps that I never use and leaving the strap behind (it has handles, too). I have a duffel from REI that has comparable storage flexibility that comes in at 1.4 kg. You can probably find similar duffels made from lighter weight materials that come in under 1 kg.
Originally Posted by
deniah
yeap, around that time patagonia introduced the “mlc” as one of the original do-all bag.
it was ultra light but unless it was well-loaded, it tended to be very floppy.
the bag has seen multiple revisions with the current iteration looking like its structured, coming in at 1.3kg
I'll take a look. maybe a duffle with wheels would be a good idea. The airline just replaced a bag that they damaged. They only had two 2-wheel options. One was a pretty nice bag but weighed 4.5kg. The other was like 2kg but was like a duffel with whieels. They seemed to describe the duffel as being much lower in quality so I went with the former and use it for domestic trips.
I was thinking of looking for shirts/pants that are quick drying and comfortable that arent expensive.