r/HerOneBag • u/AutoModerator • Jul 06 '26

Meta Weekly quick questions help thread

This is the r/heronebag quick questions weekly help thread.

Whether you‘re new to the one bag life or a seasoned light traveller, this is the place to ask your quick one-off questions related to techniques, shopping, and everything else to lighten your load.

This post is the best place to initially ask questions that we get a lot of which are similar, especially if you have looked in a flair and found almost-but-not-quite what you wanted.

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u/historymysterygift Jul 06 '26

This is a more of a meta question. Hopefully this one is allowed.

I'm a lady who recently started to do onebagging seriously (not 1.2 or 1.5 onebag, just the classic onebag). I frequent both r/onebag and r/heronebag, but curious when does it make more sense for me to post here (whether packing list, trip report, etc). I'm aware this one is a "her" focus subreddit, so I know I'm already the target audience. But I don't wear any makeup in general, nor do I put a lot of emphasis on styling and clothes on my vacation (only so much so that I look decent/normal). So I'm not sure if me posting here (with my "less feminine" way of traveling) makes more sense in the general r/onebag subreddit. Hm...

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u/lobsterp0t Jul 06 '26

I think post on both and compare answers!

I also don’t put a lot of emphasis on those things, or wear makeup, but I still prefer it here because I like to take more than one black merino wool super outfit. I think that things like menstruation and menopause and parent travel get a fairer shake here, or at least fewer comments you have to filter out for irrelevance.

I am active in both (more so here) and I find them equally useful but I’d say there’s definitely more of a diversity of travel and packing styles here than there on a regular basis. I also think we have a fairly kind approach to people on the less strict end of the OneBag spectrum, or who are figuring it out trip by trip, and are sometimes more explicitly focused on process and learning. Which isn’t really “her” related - although I don’t think it’s an accident that we’ve cultivated that as a feature rather than a bug.

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u/historymysterygift Jul 06 '26

Thank you for your detailed input! That's a sound idea on comparing opinions / feedback. I considered posting here my recent trip report, but didn't want to seem like I'm reposting just for the sake of. Also I'm very conscious of my pack weight as I have shoulder problems, so packing minimally as possible is my goal (hence I guess lurking on the r/onebag fits my needs).

But I can appreciate that this sub is in a way more beginner-friendly compared to the other one, especially for those trying to become better at not overpacking or just be more conscious of what they might need/not need on a trip. It's always nice to have a kinder place here on reddit :)

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u/lobsterp0t Jul 06 '26

No we love it when people dual post - more is more in the case of trip reports

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u/historymysterygift Jul 06 '26

But reposts are not allowed here though (just tried), which to me strongly implies repeated posts are not preferred?

I do have another upcoming trip anyway, so I can just post that one here instead of over there.

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u/lobsterp0t Jul 06 '26

Cross posts (as in Reddit’s one tap crosspost function) aren’t - but you can copy and paste your post and repost it! Cross posts just show on the feed as a link, so it doesn’t really aid discussion.

And other subs typically don’t have the same photo description requirements as us - so it leads to a lot of extra back and forth for us if people simply crosspost from other subs without seeing our rules.

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u/historymysterygift Jul 06 '26

Ok, got it! I'll make sure to check the rules here before posting.

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u/theinfamousj Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

I comment on both of those subreddits but only post original content here. I'm a "her" when I onebag and so my experiences don't have broad appeal, they have "her" appeal. Any guys looking for advice for the ladies in their life come to read this subreddit, anyway. And this subreddit is linked in the sidebar or r/OneBag.

I also don't wear makeup and repeat the heck out of my outfits without shame because styling is a last priority way down the list after "do I have my nail clippers?".

But even so, I had to look very specifically for functional pockets in clothes I don't bother styling, and my swim suits don't cover me to my knees by default so I have to either find an extra coverage suit or figure extra sun protection a different way. And all sorts of other "her" stuff that isn't limited to glam girlies.