Prepping my Worldtrip - I finally got my backpack! [Osprey Farpoint 55]

After long decision making, I finally got my hands on the Farpoint 55!

The first time I went to the store, the guy suggested to get a bigger backpack than 55 liters and instantly saddled me with a 70 liter one. "Because you can compress it still when you have space left," he said. And in my mind I only thought: When there is space, that means that it can be filled. We can pack more! -- And that is exactly what I want to avoid during my travels.

Why the Osprey Farpoint 55?

Actually, I had set my mind on the Osprey Farpoint earlier. I have been a member of several digital nomad Facebook groups as a result of my research for them when I was working on my thesis. Ever since my thesis, I had been neglecting those groups, but since I had to start preparing and doing some more research for my travels, activity slowly increased again. Many people had or suggested Osprey as a brand on it's own, and more than one nomad were travelling even lighter with the Farpoint 40. (Let's not exaggerate with the minimal packing, shall we? I am still used to two closets.)

Failure to launch

Last weekend, we went over to one of the better known outdoor stores in Amsterdam: Bever Sport. The plan to buy the bag and happily walking out of the store with it was quickly disrupted when they didn't have it in stock anymore. So we had to order it after all. Great.

SO IT JUST CAME IN AND I AM PSYCHED!

What I absolutely love about this backpack is that fact that it opens like a suitcase. No more digging into your luggage from the top if you happen to have something at the bottom. Just zip it open and there you go! Everything to your convenience :D

When I say 55 liter, it means that in total it is 55 liter. The actual compartment is 40 liters and the extra daypack attached to it is the other 15 liters. Love it!

This is also the pack in which the laptop sleeve is located. Super easy to just zip the daypack off when you're flying. Also, if you're lucky with not too much luggage, you might be able to smuggle the entire backpack as cabin luggage.

Ohohoh, you can also use this backpack as a simple bag to carry. You can hide the straps and use it from the handle on the side.

Fancy schmancy! So ofcourse, first thing I did was to collect most of the things I want to bring and stuff it in there. Earlier I bought some compression bags from Amazon and they are super convenient. I can stuff whatever in my big ass luggage compartment.

This is what I quicklty collected to stuff it inside, and I still got space. Also it's not too heavy yet.

• A pair of sneakers;
• Two leggings;
• One pair of pants;
• Six pairs of socks;
• Five pairs of boxers;
• Two bra's;
• Some toiletries;
• Laptop;
• Universal adapter;
• Four shirts;
• Softshell jacket;
• Vest;
• Sleeplinen;
• Pillow;
• Towel.

In case you're curious about this backpack, I found this super convenient YouTube video in where this chick shows it all!

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