Travelling overnight by car? The duffel (the name comes from a town in Belgium where the thick cloth that made up the original exteriors was woven) bag makes for an easy overnight. Capacious, casual and easy to carry, a single duffel holds toiletries, clean underwear, pajamas, a change of shirt, the obligatory sweater, that unfinished book and just about anything else a man can convince himself he needs for a quick trip (the thoroughly thought through version in the photo is by Ettinger).
In our case we were headed South to Atascadero, a town in central California that is roughly equidistant from San Francisco and Los Angeles, to pick up a Manx kitten. Marriage does things like that to a man. With temperatures in the 40s (perhaps 7 degrees C), it was hardly top open weather but a duffel's flexibility is even more useful when a man is cramming luggage into a small boot. The trip is about three hours in either direction, law enforcement willing, and could be done in a single day if it were not such a literal pain in assorted body parts.
For myself, an overnight trip that includes a resort restaurant dinner and then a return drive to San Francisco the next morning means a blazer, odd waistcoat, very light gray flannel trousers that cause me to direct negative thoughts at Ambrosi when I put them on, and a pair of crepe soled bluchers that are all worn two days in a row along with a change of shirt, necktie and pocket square. Easy work for a duffel, and that is the point.
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6 comments:
A cat? You knew someone would ask: What's the trouser issue?
Do you have recommendation for any particular types of suitable cat carriers? Congratulations on your new cat.
We've been using the hard shell plastic carriers for many years. As you may have experienced, the soft siders just get ripped up by young cats.
Congratulations on the cat. As I am sure you know, be careful with them around your weardrobe. My cat loved to play with my ties until I moved my tie rack to a location over my dresser so she could not get to them.
Among soft-sided bags, I can recommend the Sherpa bag. It is suitable for cabin travel on flights and is quite durable. There is also a Goyard pet carrier I have noticed, but that may be a bit showy.
What are you driving? I rather expect your car to be chosen with the care you devote to everything else.
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