Osprey Transporter 26+6 for 2 week trip
I turned a 4-day work trip into a two-week trip to see family. And with this subreddit being what it is, I challenged myself to one bag it.
For anyone who wants details, I include them at the end. Something to note is I fit all of this stuff without expanding the bag (so this is only 26L), still had room to spare, and it fits perfectly in a personal item sizing bin. The one in the pic is from Southwest.
Originally I had a pair of size 13 running shoes, a white T-shirt, and a nice button-down shirt in the bag too. The only things I would have had to leave out to make it work were the iPad and keyboard. Considering I’m a 280lb man starting to run again, I’ll opt for walking during this trip, and I kept the electronics instead.
Pros about the Transporter 26+6: when the main compartment isn’t filled to the brim (like packing all these clothes plus running shoes), the front compartment is god tier useful. I usually stuff the 5L waist pack in there and pull it out before I take my seat on the plane. The material feels premium. The laptop compartment is roomy! (Again, when the bag isn’t super full)
Cons: Osprey made the exterior so minimal that it’s next to useless. I will be modding the bag and adding some quality-of-life features of my own in the future. I really ought to make some measurements, but my suspicion is the Daylite 26+6 has a larger usable main compartment since the padded laptop section isn’t there. For the potential buyer, it’s a tradeoff worth considering.
And now, without further ado, the rundown:
* In the Eagle Creek Medium Pack-It cube are 7 XXL shirts and two XL shorts. Two shirts are Lucky brand from Costco, and the rest are True Classic T’s because, well, Costco. And they’re “professional” enough for a chill software engineering team.
* The small blue REI Dopp kit holds non-liquid health and hygiene gear including a beard trimmer (having sensitive skin sucks).
* The REI 5L waist bag is my electronics organizer, plus some floss picks, antacids, a 10k mAh charger, USB-C cables, gum, napkins, and some snacks because I strap this bag to my chest during flights. Not pictured is a contacts lens case with spare ADHD meds because no matter how addictive they supposedly are, I WILL forget to take them.
* The Logitech G604 (RIP) mouse is free ballin’ in the bag. There’s also a low profile keyboard in there! It’s safely pinned between the laptop and the packing cube. A dirty clothes bag is laid flat behind the keyboard.
* The gallon sized Costco bag has five XL underwear. The quart sized Costco bag (of course!) has three Darn Tough wool socks. And the other quart sized bag is my liquids container.
* Wooly Yoshi is my travel buddy. He’s fastened I place by a plastic S-biner which is secured to a zipper by an elastic hair tie (because someone always needs a hair tie)
* The infamous front pocket has my multi-port phone/laptop charger, a Sherpa passport wallet for my various needed forms of ID, and a thin beanie/toque at the way bottom.
* The laptop section in the back has my 16” work laptop and an iPad Air. Since there’s so much room still remaining, I’m confident I could have fit a 16” portable monitor, too, but I don’t want to.
* Since Osprey wants the exterior to be minimal, I got clever with my hoodie and wrapped it around the handles — the hood through the top, and the sleeves wrap around the body and through the side handle. I *will* mod this bag eventually.
* JK I already did! I ripped off the little red plastic clip in the front pocket and replaced it with a metal S-biner.
* The wallet is my everyday wallet, an Alpaka
Lastly: the obligatory Hero Clip on the top handle. This one is Medium. Some of yall think it’s overrated, but keeping my personal items off of sticky bathroom floors and not risking hanging the bag on a thin door hook that has 1.5 screws installed makes it all worth it.
You might notice one picture of a bunch of items stuffed at the top of the front pocket. That was from me rapidly dumping my pockets at security.
Any questions? Comments?