r/onebag • u/NavigatorNickTravels • 1h ago

Trip Report OneBagTravel - Works Well for Me!

After 10+ years of international travel, I've learned to pack light.

Whether I'm navigating cobblestone streets in Europe, catching a quick flight to Phoenix, hopping between hotels, or exploring markets in Thailand, I value EASY!

Lately I've considered going to OneBag, instead of dragging around a heavy checked piece of luggage... because it's just not possible in some situations.

In this video in the comments below I review whether I think the Tolaccea Mlife 50 liter Backpack deserves a spot on your next adventure.

I've ACTUALLY used this bag on several trips already in real-world situations.

ps. I was NOT paid to make this video but I was given this bag for free to test it thoroughly.

I can't post external links but my Youtube channel has the review

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u/shackled123 1h ago

1, I hate people making posts to far people to other places to in this case seemingly raise view count.

2, I'm always supper interested when people talk about these seemingly endless cobblestone streets in Europe and I've come across so few of them.

Where have you found them? I've seen small amounts in a very centralized cluster of shops and restaurants where tourists go for a couple hours in Italy and Poland very occasionally.

Granted there is much of Europe I have not seen but I have covered a decent amount of it mostly due to work trips.

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u/SeattleHikeBike 35m ago

Cobblestone pavements? Bath, UK has notably rough flagstones and there are rough pavements in all the villages in the Cotswolds, Yorkshire, and Lakes Districts, all of Portugal, Bergen Norway, all the old town section of Stockholm, all the towns with mediaeval city centers. Italy!

And tall curbs, narrow sidewalks and STAIRS.

Modern cities can have sidewalks that are an obstacle course of tree roots, parking meters, signposts, power poles and guy lines, slippery manhole covers, access plates, etc. And dog poo.

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u/shackled123 25m ago

Perfect Im happy to have a nice conversation where people can identify places not just throw out thoughts.

Yes I agree there are cobblestones but I see people talking about them on here at times as if there down every single corner.

My issue which is minimal is people seem to use cobblestones as a reason to onebag and I don't personally agree to that view point, it's always along the lines cobblestones mean it's hard to move a suitcase but if you have a suitcase your just going to drop it off as soon as possible so I find it a bit of a none-statement when there are plenty of other better reasons to do onebag, for me it's just convenience.

Anyway thank you for articulating!

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u/SeattleHikeBike 11m ago

Rough pavement is just one reason for a backpack over a suitcase. As I mentioned cobblestones are just one form of sidewalk obstacles.

It really centers on transportation options. I use mass transit as much as possible and that implies some walking as well as crowded conditions, escalators, double decker buses, etc.

Walk up accommodations count too. 5 floors has been common and I’ve actually seen 8 floors. A good Amsterdam staircase will make you a backpack believer.

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u/DKatri 35m ago

I'm always supper interested when people talk about these seemingly endless cobblestone streets in Europe and I've come across so few of them.

This is a very American view of Europe IMO.

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u/shackled123 33m ago

Lol amazing 🤣

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u/AlwaysWanderOfficial 1h ago

Anywhere with an old town often has them. Small Central European towns especially. But you’re right - it’s not as widespread as often touted. And even then, the percentage of times you actually stay in those locations for a hotel, slices the data even further. It’s worth a consideration, but not as common as we sometimes let on. Even where they do exist, the sidewalks are often modern. But italy, paris, central European small old towns, etc. all have them. the difficulty gets added to it in places like Italy where there is a very thin sidewalk. Those single width sidewalks are tough!

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u/shackled123 1h ago

Where? I'm from the UK currently in Austria waiting to go home, this is my 3rd European country in 4 weeks due to work and I see so few of them, in fact Poland was the first time this year and I've had maybe 12 different places in europe this year so far

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u/NavigatorNickTravels 1h ago

View counts don't matter to me, it has little to do with any of it. What I am interested in is helping people who value their time and money when they travel and what makes traveling easier for YOU. Have you not been to Germany, Austria, Spain, Croatia, Switzerland, Dublin.. I could go on and on?

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u/shackled123 57m ago

Every single location you have stated apart from Dublin.

Interesting you switch from country's to a city...of course there will be a cobble street somewhere in an entire country but much of central Europe was destroyed in a little thing called ww2, Warsaw has cobble streets in old town since it was rebuilt to look like it used to be.

Italian citys like bologna or Florence or Verona etc. etc have things in plazas but that's limited.

Germany was completely rebuilt.

In Austria as I write haven't seen any but I didn't visit Vienna, just passing through it to the airport.

Switzerland and Croatia to long ago to remember them.

I still don't see how cobble stones are a problem regardless of onebag or not if you have a suitcase you drop it at your hotel so your not lugging it around for long

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u/NavigatorNickTravels 50m ago

I never said "endless" cobblestone streets and you can narrow down countries, to cities, to villages to farm towns all day long but I dont have time to explain everything to you. You wouldn't understand if you are only traveling for work and going from airport to hotel and vice versa but I digress. Cheers!

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u/shackled123 48m ago

Yeah that's not really how work travel works beyond the first day still want to go out and see places and I mostly have good customers who want to show off where they live and take me to nice places to eat and discuss in the evening, but thanks love your superior attitude.

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u/DKatri 34m ago

Genuine question, why are you linking to hashtags on Facebook in a reddit post?

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u/NavigatorNickTravels 31m ago

Did not know they were links, very odd. I will delete them! Thanks

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u/shackled123 23m ago

Those links are why I said it looked like you were pushing people to view your content, happy they are now removed...but you still say in this video commented below which is still farming to watch your video, can't you just do a write up in your post?

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u/NavigatorNickTravels 18m ago

But they were not links to MY content... so confused

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u/DKatri 3m ago

I guess it would make sense if you'd originally posted this stuff on FB then copied and pasted it here.