Betrayed by a Bag

It's true, I have been betrayed by my very own bag.

It's perfect right? Tiny, right? Just big enough to hold everything you need, right? Wrong! Completely wrong. Almost everything I have stuffed in here would fit in my pockets. I brought the bag because my camera, while it would fit in my back pocket, should not be crammed in my pocket. Then it decided to rain every day. This bag is not big enough for my camera, and rain gear at the same time; let us not even begin to speak about my travel journal. 

Mistake made, but solution found. I don't need a tiny bag that takes up little to no room in my backpack. I need a big bag that takes up little or no room in my backpack. Impossible, right? Once again, wrong. So very wrong, in fact so very wrong that there are multiple types and styles of my wrongness made by all different travel companies.

I haven't tried any of these out, but they all fit the bill. Yepal makes this one that is water resistant. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B011B6VR76/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1460226318&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=yepal+backpack&dpPl=1&dpID=41XbdgmWTPL&ref=plSrch

If you are looking for something a little less pink, Sea to Summit makes this bad boy, but I don't love the way it looks. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002ZHS6JS/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1460226550&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=sea+backpack&dpPl=1&dpID=41-iv9isd5L&ref=plSrch

I think the best options, however, are made by a company called ChicoBag.. They make all kinds of folding reusable bags, travel bags, and shoulder bags. Many of them are made from recycled materials! They pack up tiny, weigh next to nothing, and have little clips, so you don't need to take up precious space in your bag, you can attach in to the outside. https://www.chicobag.com/

They have a backpack/daypack:

However, I like to be able to tuck my bag under my arm when I'm traveling, so I ordered the hobo style and the sling and I'll keep whichever one seems like it will work better!