Where did your TB bag go lately

[jennvee]

@mrbrown, totally unrelated to bags but I love your hair!

[pammy]

@mrbrown, as always I love, love, love your fabulous photos. Your mom is just adorable! Enjoy your mother-son trip. Looking forward to more pictures of your adventure.

[b1gsky]

Me and my Original Halcyon DLBP in Sydney. Just love that backpack.



Thought I would add my own picture of the Lone Tree in Wanaka that I took a few weeks ago:

[brendabethman]

My Nordic and Aubergine SAs and my Sitka YSS went to the Grand Canyon this past week:







We also took two A45s and while I was worried that carrying an SA and A45 would be a pain, it worked out just fine. Wore the SA and carried the A45 over my shoulder -- but I wouldn't recommend doing that without the Absolute Shoulder Strap -- that made all the difference.


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[67South]

My HsJ sadly didn't make the cut on my Antarctic trip, due to various non-standard size and weight restrictions. As compensation, it's come along with me to the other end of the planet instead: here's the top part, in day-pack mode, on a fell just outside Honningsvåg at 71 degrees North, a few miles shy of North Cape.

The flexibility of the HsJ on this trip so far has been amazing. Although there a few times I do find myself wishing for my SA, the new pack has done a wonderful job of swallowing the extra gear required for these latitudes while still allowing me freedom to move.

[mrbrown]

Absolutely gorgeous pictures, Mrbrown!

@mrbrown, as always I love, love, love your fabulous photos. Your mom is just adorable! Enjoy your mother-son trip. Looking forward to more pictures of your adventure.

Thank you, all! I wrote a longer post on the trip here:

mrbrown.com: Things I Learned Travelling with My Mother Through South Island

[bltkmt]

Apparently my wonderful black halcyon Side Effect went to the netherworld last weekend - lost without a trace. The wife and I had spent the day in NYC for her birthday and I must have either left it at Tavern on the Green or in the Lyft car that we took home. I checked with both, but neither reported it found. Besides the SE itself, lost a Mophie case for my iPhone and and Anker battery and cables. Ouch!

[RDR3]

@mrbrown, Thank you for that trip down memory lane! Road trips with my in-laws and parents are like this :) Always very memorable!

Thank you, all! I wrote a longer post on the trip here:

mrbrown.com: Things I Learned Travelling with My Mother Through South Island

[NWhikergal]

Thank you, all! I wrote a longer post on the trip here:

mrbrown.com: Things I Learned Travelling with My Mother Through South Island

That was a beautiful post, @mrbrown. I loved both the images and the sentiments!

[bchaplin]

Sorry! I know the sinking feeling of realizing you lost something.
Hope this is the only time this happens to you, but may I make two suggestions:
1. If you have personal cards with your name & phone number on them, stick one in each bag. I do this as a precaution. Of course it relies on the goodwill of others, but you never know.
2. Likewise, stick a Tile in whatever bag you are currently carrying. These have saved me so many times that I now have a few, including one in my wallet, one on my keys, etc... As does my family.

Apparently my wonderful black halcyon Side Effect went to the netherworld last weekend - lost without a trace. The wife and I had spent the day in NYC for her birthday and I must have either left it at Tavern on the Green or in the Lyft car that we took home. I checked with both, but neither reported it found. Besides the SE itself, lost a Mophie case for my iPhone and and Anker battery and cables. Ouch!

[Traveltech]

First weekend away with Tom Bihn. I took my SE and CP to NYC. Loaded up the co-pilot with all my Amtrak needs but carried only the SE in the city. Perfect!

[bltkmt]

Sorry! I know the sinking feeling of realizing you lost something.
Hope this is the only time this happens to you, but may I make two suggestions:
1. If you have personal cards with your name & phone number on them, stick one in each bag. I do this as a precaution. Of course it relies on the goodwill of others, but you never know.
2. Likewise, stick a Tile in whatever bag you are currently carrying. These have saved me so many times that I now have a few, including one in my wallet, one on my keys, etc... As does my family.

Thanks much for the sympathy and suggestions. I have seen these Tile things mentioned but am curious how long their power lasts and what you do once they run out of juice?

[Mathew]

Thanks much for the sympathy and suggestions. I have seen these Tile things mentioned but am curious how long their power lasts and what you do once they run out of juice?

If you value your privacy, give the tile privacy policy a good read before committing...

[bchaplin]

Thanks much for the sympathy and suggestions. I have seen these Tile things mentioned but am curious how long their power lasts and what you do once they run out of juice?

About a year. They use bluetooth to connect (not GPS), and depend on a link with your cell phone. After a year they have to be replaced, though the company will sell the replacement for about half price.

If you are in a busy place like NY, a lot of other people may also have the app installed as well. If you mark an item as lost, even after you have left the vicinity, it can be anonymously identified by others walking by, and you will find out its approximate location. I've never actually had to do this, but I've been told that my app "located" an item for someone else. (I'm not given any further information about it.)

As an example of real-life use, I temporarily lost my wallet when leaving Lagos, Nigeria once. It was actually a small pouch with my credit cards, and unbeknownst to myself, I'd packed the pouch in my suitcase by mistake. The suitcase was checked for the flight, I went to the airport lounge, and only then did I discover that my credit cards were not in my carry bag. The app was useful because it let me know the last time and place my phone had "seen" the wallet, and that it was after I had left my hotel. So I figured out that the wallet was probably in my suitcase. Once I was up in the air, it occurred to me to open the app again, and it was able to detect the wallet nearby, which meant it was in the cargo hold.

In more mundane but frequent occurrences, I'll use the Tiles to find my keys when they are somewhere in the apartment, or use a Tile to ring my phone so I can locate it.

[SIM]

Heading to parts south and east for a friend's wedding.


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