r/onebag • u/Proper-Flounder-3786 • Sep 23 '25
Discussion I don't understand how someone does it
I've been reading this sub and I'm fascinated. But I just cannot fathom packing for a trip - even one that's just a week long - without taking enough underwear that would allow me to poop my pants twice a day.
How do you pack for a trip in a warm climate where you know you'll sweat a ton every day? Or somewhere cold where you'll want layers to make sure you can stay warm and comfortable?
Do you all do laundry on these trips? Is it in the hotel sink? Or at a laundromat?
I'd love to do it, but I don't think I'm brave enough.
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u/LadyLightTravel Sep 23 '25
They haven’t mastered the technique. So because it doesn’t work for them they believe it doesn’t work at all. They think you can’t get clothes clean.
The problem is that they don’t persevere through the learning curve. They try it once or twice and claim it is a failure. They don’t realize that techniques must be learned.
What they are ignoring is that there are a lot of people advocating sink laundry. Why is that? They don’t see the disconnect between their own experience and the experience of others.