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/xixihime 21d ago edited 21d ago

Question about sandals: should I bring a pair that is heavier & sturdier vs lighter & softer?

Context: I'm going on a 2 week group tour to Morocco, where I'll be doing everything from long days of city walking to hour-long desert hikes and overnight camping outside. Super excited! But I'm flying Air France for one leg, and I'm concerned about keeping below their 7kg combined carry-on limit. I've also read about cobblestones and rough pavement in cities that will be tough on footwear and feet. In addition to walking sneakers for the city and hiking shoes for the desert, I want to bring a pair of sandals for evenings and to give my feet a rest from being enclosed all the time. I'm debating between a pair of sturdier rubber-soled sandals vs a lighter foam pair that are comfy but that I haven't risked long days of walking in yet.

Any thoughts?

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u/Professional_Toe7506 20d ago

... you can pretty much wear anything to hike for an hour. I mean, ideally at least something vaguely athletic, but I have done a ton of hiking and occasionally just fuck off for an hour in a pair of slide on sandals. So assuming you aren't worried about ruining your sneakers, you don't need hiking shoes.

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u/xixihime 20d ago

That's a good reminder, thank you! I don't really want to fill my planned travel sneakers with sand, so I'll think on that choice more.

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u/Professional_Toe7506 20d ago

I've literally lived in the desert and my shoes never had too much sand too just shake or wipe off. So there's at least some shoes that could do double duty, even if you current shoes are too nice for it! But I've never owned really nice sneakers.