I originally learned about one bag travel at onebag.com, by Doug Dyment. It’s a great resource. I probably found that website after reading Vagabonding by Rolf Potts. I highly recommend it. Then I bought an Osprey Farpoint 40 and although I don’t travel as much as I’d like, when I do I try to restrict myself to just that bag and maybe a personal item.
I love seeing other people’s packing lists, hearing about travel, what worked and what didn’t, and even seeing knolling spreads. Happy travels!
That’s so cool. My spouse travels differently than me. Our last trip was a cruise. I convinced her that everyone should just pack a single carryon-sized bag that they handle themselves (there were five of us). Except she put her foot down and wanted a single checked bag (for snorkels, liquids like sunscreen, etc.). Fine, it’s her vacation, I decided to humour her (and I’m a bit of a doormat). Well, she decided that my stuff should go in the checked bag, because it’s big and heavy, so I should carry it through the airport, and from the airport to the ship. Fair enough, except we missed our connection (airline’s fault), and guess who was the only person with their stuff at the hotel? I swore then that I won’t impose one-bag travel on anyone else, but it’s non-negotiable for me.
Yeah it was a tough sell for sure, but luckily we had previous trip experience of hauling around big bags to compare with. The hard part was convincing them to bring fewer clothes honestly, but I feel so much of that is just option paralysis. Most trips people wear a lot of the same stuff over again anyways, it’s just nice to have options.
Obviously it would be more ideal for the both of you to one bag but at least you’ll always know you’ll have your bags whenever you travel. Eventually they’ll see how easy it is and maybe convert over.