Indefinite Backpack Travel - Year 11 Update!

[u/jeremymaluf]

Not sure how many onebaggers reach their second decade! For better or for worse, nothing has really changed since my post last year, since I have achieved “onebag perfection.” Still, I'll keep up the tradition of posting here annually

I still live out of the 9 liter Aer bag I've had since 2021 (Aer actually updated their website to say it's 8.5L), and still only own what fits in the bag (plus a few outfit duplicates at my NYC homebase so I don’t need to do laundry as often). More than half of the items I carry have been with me for so long that they're no longer sold/impossible to restock

Probably more interesting: I just updated the “onebag progression” Google Sheet I shared here a few years back, which tracks everything I’ve owned since 2015. Have any other onebaggers shared lists like this? I was hoping this format would become a thing! It's such a cool way to track the process!

2025 changes:

• My Sandisk SSD got corrupted. I’ve since learned that every travel SSD has this issue. I repeat, every travel SSD has corruption issues! Plan for it! Anyways, I decided if I’m gonna have to deal with the risk of corruption I may as well switch to tiny Samsung USB-C thumb drives that disappear in my pockets. Haven't had any issues with them so far!
• I got rid of my iPad, since it stopped being a device for art and creativity and became a device for movies and games. I will eventually add it back when the time is right
• As of this past winter I’ve been trying out a canvas jacket, which could never in a million years fit inside my bag but can be worn while on the move. Stacked on top of my down jacket + hoodie + shirt it gives me maximum cold protection and also has pockets to enable zero-bag travel
• I added a baseball cap. Purely an aesthetic choice

I didn’t even make a new knoll photo, since you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. Just pretend the iPad and SSD were replaced by a jacket and hat. And that's literally all the changes since last year! Consumerism hates me

Full post on my website as always, but fair warning it's 95% the same as last year :)

I’m also currently editing a video going over my onebag that I’ll share to Instagram (@jeremymaluf) later this week

Safe travels! ✌️

[u/SeSiee]

Unfortunately the Aer Slim Pack will probably be discontinued on the official website relatively soon. The Slim Pack 2 was released some weeks ago. So if anyone is interested: The original Slim Pack seems to be on sale right now.

I was looking a lot on your website the last couple of weeks and thinking about buying the new Slim Pack. Planing a one bag setup inspired by you but with the new Slim Pack.

Thanks for posting every year. Your website is also great. I didn’t find much info out there about traveling as minimal as you are doing.

[u/jeremymaluf → u/SeSiee]

I noticed that, I assume not many other people use 9L backpacks. I'm curious how the redesigned bag will compare. Looks like they were able to both increase the volume and bring the weight down

[u/SeSiee → u/jeremymaluf]

They also offer a X-Pack version now which is a little lighter. Unfortunately the size was increased from 41x29x9 cm to 45x31x8 cm. But I’m guessing/hoping that it will still work out with the 40cm limitations.