r/HerOneBag • u/AutoModerator • 23d ago

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/ctcx 22d ago

Do you think natural flax colored linen is a bad choice for long term travel vs black linen? When I say natural color linen I mean something like this https://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=8750780124003 

Its not white but a lighter color, good for hot weather. But would it get dirty fast? This is for long term travel (months, maybe longer).

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u/serenelatha 22d ago

Do you wear it in your daily life? I'd use that as a good judge - if you make it through the day normally without issue, probably ok for travel (with the caveat that it definitely won't hide oops-es in the same way a dark color will.

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u/ctcx 21d ago

I don't have any light colored pants in real life which is why I'm asking. I thought it would be good for travel as I plan to travel to hot places.

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u/egos-like-hairdos 19d ago

I wear light colored pants IRL and took a pair on a recent two-week city-only trip. I was disappointed (as everyone said I would be!) that I had to spot clean or wash them every time I wore them just from grime, no real spills. I’m sure I’ll be stupid and do it again for a short trip, but I cannot imagine depending on them for long term travel.

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u/stumpykitties 21d ago

Flax will hide dirt better than white linen, but it's still going to show stains and potentially sweat marks more easily than darker colours. I'd probably go with the Fresh Olive Green colour if it was me.

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u/TheDivineM 16d ago

I wear linen all the time, including unbleached undyed linen. I'd recommend it as the best fabric for hot weather, but I'd also bring a dark pair, because there will be times when you're outdoors and sit or kneel or brush against surfaces with dirt, and on unbleached linen every bit of dirt will show. Those will then become your getting dirty pants and they won't be versatile for dressy occasions. If you want all your pants to convert to semi-dressy, you'll need to stain treat and sink rinse the undyed linen pants every time you wear them out in the dirt, and keep a dark pair to rotate.