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My Nomad Packing List

I recently wrapped up 18 months of being a nomad. During that time, I lived primarily out of two carry-on bags. Here’s what was in them. My fully packed Red Oxx Airboss ($275.00) bag weighed in at 22 pounds. It included the following (pictured in the featured image): Homage Zip Hoodie. One of the softest hoodies I’ve […]

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What I’m Doing With My Stuff

One of the questions that people first ask when they find out about my nomadic adventure is, “Are you crazy?” The second question is “What are you doing with all of your stuff?” This always reminds me of George Carlin’s bit on stuff (warning NSFW language): The Stuff I Own To determine how much stuff I

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Gear: Tom Bihn Synapse 25 Backpack

For my travels, I’ve decided to go with a two-bag approach. This isn’t surprising: three bags would be inconvenient with constantly checking it when flying and I don’t want to completely destroy my shoulders. Many nomadic travelers go with only one-bag, but I don’t think I can or want to drop that low. I have just

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Gear: Red Oxx Air Boss Bag

The first major purchase for my nomadic travels was my primary travel bag, the Red Oxx Air Boss carry on bag, co-developed by Doug Dyment of OneBag.com. There are number of things that I like about the bag, in no particular order: The bag is really small when you don’t have anything in it, meaning it packs up nicely when

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