Whether it’s just a night or two or an extended period of time, traveling to new places is one of my biggest sources of joy. Packing is not. I’ve had the privilege of vacationing all over the world and yet I still haven’t mastered the oddly complicated art of properly storing clothing in luggage. There are overpackers and underpackers, and somehow, I’ve been both. I like having options when I travel but I also try to avoid checking bags whenever possible. That has made finding the right bag extraordinarily difficult – until now. Following a recent two-week trip to Florida, I won’t go on another vacation without Osprey’s Squffel duffle bag.
My extreme aversion to dealing with the baggage claim at the end of a long flight pushed me to start using backpacks as often as possible. I’m slowly training myself to be a carry-on only flyer with varying degrees of success. I have amassed quite the collection of backpacks and totes as a direct result of this experiment, but most of those can be retired since I acquired the 70-liter Squffel. This duffle/backpack hybrid easily stored 14 days of clothing (both daytime beach attire and dressier evening outfits) as well as my toiletries, three pairs of shoes, books and souvenirs I acquired on my trip. I’m still in awe over it, to be honest.
