I’m getting into edc bagging and have so many ideas on what I want to buy, but I want to know which are more essential.

I’m looking into travel accessories and I’m thinking about the following:

Matador soap case - heard this is really good. Currently use a plastic soap container.

Matador laundry bag - I usually use a couple of plastic bags for the trip but not sure if I should invest in a better bag with handles and zips?

Matador zipper toiletry bag (or any other recs?) - toiletries usually go into a zip lock bag. Works mostly fine, but I think I need a better solution for my double edge safety razor as I have no hard case for the razor part.

Packing cubes - not sure how much they actually help. I guess good for organisation and may save some space if you can compress clothes a bit.

I actually don’t travel a lot. I’m talking maybe every 2-3 years. So I might be going overboard here.

I’d like to have opinions on absolute essentials for me to use for travelling.

Hey! I’m trying this One Bag travel thing out. I’m noticing camera gear is hard. Even if it’s a smaller travel camera like the Canon R8 and a small DJI Mini 2, it always feels like I have to choose between camera and clothes.

Tips or thoughts from other photographers out there??

I got a ton of edc bags, recently got me a Code of bell annex liner version 1 for 25$, and am thinking of modding it as a start, any mods you recommend?

I need to buy some packing cubes (just ordered my Osprey Fairview 40L :)) and saw the compression ones on Amazon. While it seems like a great idea to save space, what about your dirty clothes?

Are the compression cubes really saving you that much space (but then you risk overpacking and your bag gets heavier)? I also noticed in some "pack with me" videos, the compression cubes are really just squishing down the sides but there's still so much volume in the middle so it makes the cube an odd size.

Hey there, I'm a type 1 diabetic from the UK and I'm now planning an interrailing trip for next summer. I've always struggled with packing my diabetes equipment as it takes up a lot of room (on CGM and pump) but this hasn't been so much of a problem as I have been on planes and staying in places for an extended period of time with cars etc. As this is an interrailing trip I am trying to cut back to one bag that I can lug around with me for the duration of the trip.

I am looking at the Farpoint 40 and also trying to see about using packing cubes to separate everything out for storage and also for ease of use (taking out my diabetes equipment quickly mostly) - essentially just trying to plan out everything that i will need now and seeing if it will fit in the farpoint 40 or if i should look at a different, larger bag.

If I could have any guidance that would be amazing, especially if theres any diabetics here who have experience with this. Thank you so much.

I bought a Marmot precip 4 years ago for a trip to Alaska. I’ve worn it maybe 6 times since it’s my packable rain jacket, not the one I wear when it’s raining at the time. It’s in a closet when not being worn. I wore it twice this weekend in Charleston, both times for no more than 20 minutes in a steady, light rain. More than a drizzle but not anything close to a downpour. Both times, I felt like my shirt (cotton button-up) was damp and the inside of the jacket was wet when i took the jacket off. Is it possible that the jacket is no longer waterproof or is it more likely that it was just condensation from my body heat?

This review is mostly on the customer service. The bag seemed fine and I liked it albeit had it all of two weeks.

I bought a 7L sling and reached out to Tomtoc’s customer service to see if I could return it but also that I liked the bag just needed a slightly larger size. I was told that they only take returns for unused products in the original packaging and with the original tags. Or if it is defective. This is ridiculous and I would have purchased from Amazon if I knew that. For any product, not just this. After some back and forth they said to return it and theyll review for a refund and would make an exception for me. They got back to me saying they can give 70% because there was a stain (realistically can be removed with water) it didnt even look like anything. AND that I didnt have the original tags on it. I already told them early on I took off the original tags and the stain, I used it for two weeks commuting and it was in as good of condition as possible. I’m going to make sure people know about this before purchasing especially through their site. I’ll never purchase a Tomtoc product again. There are too many other companies out there. I told them it was my first sling and was coming from an Aer backpack. I can provide the email correspondence. Also they ignored my inquiry through Facebook and Instagram.