on the road...

5 years since i read kerouac's on the road. and im back in the same place i read it. now reading this article...

"the single bag theory"

- let me introduce you to the single bag theory of packing. it will not only change the way you travel but quite possibly the wy you live. the underlying principle of single bag paacking is that anytime you go away for more tha nthree days, no matter if you go for 30 days or f5, you will always bring the same bag. also with some minor fine tuning, you will fill this bag with the same things...this may sound limiting but it's actually a liberating approach to trip prep. you see, the first time you single bag pack, you will be packing for life. you will be taking a critical eye to your possessions and deciding which items make it onto your away team and which will be demoted to the junior varsity....

then the article moves on to "exceptions" of kiteboarding, snowboarding, blah blah.

-"the soul baring aspect of the initial single bag pack is a rebirth. it will give you a new attitude toward the acquisition of property. you may find yourself in the changing room at the gap discriminatingly asking yourself if those jeans are really "bag worthy"