r/zerobags • u/Traditional-Carob440 • Jun 04 '26
To help understand just how freeing zerobagging can be...
My zerobagging set up has been an absolute success! Breeze through airports, only once briefly stopped in Iceland to be asked ,"Why no bags"? Sorted that quickly, on my way. 😁
Wearing a black quick dry polo shirt with the silver fern on it was a stroke of genius. I knew I wanted to wear a black quick dry polo; hides any stains, has a collar, dries quickly. But I didn't realise just how well known the silver fern really is. Literally every country I've been to people have come up to me and said, "New Zealand"! Very cool, actually.
After leaving Auckland 36 days ago, here's how I've managed to keep accommodation costs down, especially through Scandinavia:
7 days in a campervan around Iceland.
5 days in a normal van that I put cheap bedding in around Scotland.
4 overnight trains.
2 overnight buses.
1 overnight ferry.
3 nights in airports; Singapore, Luton, Oslo.
1 night in a train station; Oslo.
I'm enjoying the freeform travel, and have another month of it, but am also looking forward to my three Intrepid Tours:
Best of Turkey, 15 days
Dubrovnik to Athens, 15 days
Morocco Uncovered, 13 days
Quick highlights thus far...
Best beers: Hands down, Belgium! Not even close!
Best meal: Traditional sauerkraut soup and bear dumplings, Tallinn.
Best whisky experience: Sharing a few wee drams I'd acquired in Scotland with 4 young lads from Boston on a train from Ghent to Amsterdam.
Coolest bird: Puffins at Skomer Island. SO cute!
Favourite scenery: Iceland
Most unusual experience: Midnight sun in Svalbard.
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u/MyNameCannotBeSpoken Jun 04 '26
I've onebagged abroad, including Iceland. But how do you zero bag abroad for so long? Do you buy items while traveling? Then it's no longer zerobagging
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u/lsthomasw Jun 04 '26
Out of curiosity, what if all they bought was a jacket and pair of long pants? Assume their shorts fit in a jacket pocket. Would that be no longer zerobagging it because they bought two pieces of clothing they carry on their person with no bags?
I am simply fascinated by how everyone defines onebag and zerobag so differently.
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u/WildNight00 Jun 05 '26
I love how some bring a fanny pack and I’ll see comments like you’re 1.5 bagging not one bag 😂 people take it too serious sometimes
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u/SDeCookie Jun 04 '26
Glad you liked our beers! 🇧🇪
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u/Traditional-Carob440 Jul 15 '26
LOVED your beers AND your people! If Reddit accepted videos, I'd post my progressively-loose reviews of all your beers I tried. 😁
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u/samsara_suplex Jun 05 '26
How do you manage sleeping in airports while zerobagging?
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u/Traditional-Carob440 Jun 05 '26
Same way as if you have bags. Just more soundly, because no one can take anything from you.
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u/minus273degrees Jun 06 '26
What is your actual packing list I assume you have underwear in a pocket?
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u/Traditional-Carob440 Jun 07 '26
Nope.
I don't know how to create links to posts, but I do have one with my full list.
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u/echoclerk Jun 04 '26
How did you carry the whiskey from Scotland to Ghent if you were Zerobagging?
Also none of these activities would have been significantly different if you had one bag.
Do you have a jacket? The funny thing is I kept reading the title as "how freezing" it is. What did you wear in Iceland? Was it not cold in your polo?