For the digital nomad, backpacks and choosing the right one for you will be the toughest part of packing for your soon-to-come adventure. When traveling the globe as a digital nomad, your backpack becomes the closest thing to a permanent home you will have. Whether you stay in a single place for three days or … Read more
For minimalists that prefer “carry-on only” travel, the Patagonia MLC 45L travel bags are excellent options for weekend adventures, business trips, or months of world travel. In this Patagonia MLC review, you’ll discover my experience testing the Patagonia MLC 45L travel pack on a 3-month backpacking trip through Southeast Asia and loved it. The Patagonia … Read more
With so many home fitness gear options, deciding what equipment is essential and purchasing it all without spending too much money can feel tough. Luckily for us, PVC parallettes can enable hundreds of great exercises that build strength, muscle, and bulletproof abs and core. Even better, we can easily and quickly build a tough, durable … Read more
Extremely stylish, lightweight, breathable, and travel-ready, the Western Rise Evolution Pant is just as suited for adventures as looking good. After a year of wearing these awesomely techy yet comfy and stylish pants, they’ve become my travel pants of choice for another year of travel. Suppose you’re aiming for a minimalist (yet stylish), travel-ready wardrobe … Read more
The GORUCK Cross Trainer shoe is one of the best all-around performing shoes I’ve tested, especially for adventurous travel and daily wear if you only want one pair of shoes. The following is a review of my time testing and abusing these shoes, my thoughts on these shoes for travel and hard use fitness, and … Read more
The hunt for a perfect minimalist day pack that is streamlined and durable, looks good, and at a great price can be difficult. Thankfully, the REI Ruckpack 18 fits the bill perfectly as a durable, minimalist day pack for the outdoors, city, and travel. Read on to discover why this 18 liter pack is perfect … Read more
As much as I hate to admit it, the perfect men’s travel shirt doesn’t exist. You might find comfortable travel shirts that look good – but those same “perfect travel shirts” may be too delicate to adventure hard in, dry too slowly, and get destroyed when you drop it off at a Southeast Asian laundry … Read more
When it comes to luggage and travel, less is more. The dry bag laundry method is the epitome of this “traveler minimalism” and it makes for the perfect travel laundry kit. Keeping a dry bag for laundry allows you to wash anytime, meaning you can travel more with fewer sets of clothes but still have … Read more
Getting in a good workout without a gym can be difficult, whether traveling to a far off corner of the world or simply stuck at home. Understandably, being stuck in a hotel room, at home, or in a guest house in a rural part of Southeast Asia can seem like a valid excuse to skip … Read more
Staying fit and strong should be a priority no matter where we’re at in life. Good fitness and the health that comes with make for practical insurance policy against sickness and injury. Whether we’re stuck in a hotel or guest house, or limited by a home gym, we should be limited in how we train … Read more