Welcome to Love Your Journey! This new blog is an exciting next step in our journey as we prepare to launch the ‘all-new’ SLICKS travel backpack on Kickstarter shortly.
And with it, we hope to help you love your journey more, giving you helpful tips and tools to make your travel smoother.
A best friend on your trip: an ode to your backpack
Your backpack is a symbol of your journey. An outward sign to your world that you’re embarking on a trip and you’re open to adventure.
A good backpack lets you roam free on your journey, exploring new crannies in an undiscovered world, easily catching a plane or train.
Unburdened by tons of baggage. Unencumbered and ready to say yes.
Through the miles, it becomes your constant companion.
You check its location constantly, a hand reaching down between the seats to touch its top. On a long ferry ride, your foot nudges it closer. Walking to your hotel bathed in a pink sunset’s rays, your pack watches your six.
In fact, you never let it out of your sight.
The farthest it leaves your side is when it slides into the upper compartment over your seat on a long flight. Or when it hangs out in your hotel room during the day while you’re at work conferences, weekend adventures, or month-long explorations.
“I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.” ― Billy Joel
In return for protecting and carrying your precious possessions, you rely on your backpack to stay strong, always fit your flight’s carry on requirements, and tough out any adventure you toss its way.
This pack marks the miles on its fabric and notes weather changes as you switch countries. It witnesses each mile of your journey, braving the saltwater spray or recycled airplane air.
It records your narrow escapes when a Mexican cop pulls you over, demanding money when you argue you weren’t speeding. It celebrates your success in catching tight flight connections, sprinting through airports or cradles your head during a night spent on an airport floor, waiting for your next flight.
You travel to see new sides of yourself, for your job, and for a breath of fresh air.
And a good backpack lets you explore this world waiting just a plane, train, bus or cycle ride away.
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ― Ernest Hemingway
At Love Your Journey, here are a few things you’ll learn…
- How to pack in a carry on, even if you’ve only ever checked bags
- The tricks on packing a suit so it’ll be wrinkle-free at your destination
- Real-world tips on getting through airport security faster
- Carry on tricks for women business travelers (and conquer the 3-2-2 liquids quart baggie!)
- How to save time and money by biking to work (even if you’ve never done it before)
- The maximum carry-on bag allowance for your round-the-world travel plan
This is your journey. And we want to help you love it… give you a great pack so you travel better and never worry about lost checked luggage again.
Can’t wait to start this trip with you!
– The SLICKS team
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Great intro article! I travel exclusively with a backpack when I can, it makes you incredibly flexible: Last week my flight was delayed because of weather – I was on the phone with the carrier and had rerouted around the storm before we deplaned back at our original terminal. If I had checked luggage this wouldn’t have been possible. Go team backpack!
Thanks, JC! That’s awesome you were able to still make your new flight work, thanks to traveling with a carry on. You’re able to make those quick, on-the-ground changes to plans when you need to.