{"id":4679,"date":"2010-09-08T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T10:20:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-09-07T16:20:04","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T10:20:04","slug":"red-oxx-small-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/red-oxx-small-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Oxx Small Aviator Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had a Red Oxx Aviator bag for a few years now. I have both the small and extra-small varieties. These bags are as plain as can be; no shoulder strap, no pockets, no lining of any kind, just tough-as-nails canvas, a good zipper, and strong handles. <\/p>\n<p>My small bag has seen duty as a camping duffle getting kicked around in the dirt, as well as a carry-on for a week-long trip to Italy where it held its own, both as a carry-on (the small bag is almost the maximum legal carry-on size) and as checked luggage. These days I keep a sleeping bag and camp pillow in the extra small (!) and throw it in the car when I know I&#8217;ll end up sleeping outside or on someone&#8217;s floor. The bags zip all the way open allowing you to pack them sideways, like a suitcase, which is nice for laying out clothes and shoes. The zippers on these bags are nice, smooth, and non-catching; which is essential for stuffing my sleeping bag. The bags are guaranteed for life, and it is easy to see why; they are simple and well-done. <\/p>\n<p>There are times I prefer traditional luggage but it is becoming more seldom. The aviator bags, make no mistake, are completely bare bones. This is what I like about them, but packing for a long trip might require you use some other bags inside to keep things apart. I typically use a small drawstring bag for a pair of shoes and stow an empty reusable shopping bag for dirty clothes. Some people use packing cubes. If you want compartments, a frame, straps, compression, organization, etc. built-in this isn&#8217;t the bag for you. Red Oxx makes well-reviewed complete bags but I have really come to prefer the aviator bags for their simplicity. <\/p>\n<p>For the money, I can&#8217;t imagine a bag I&#8217;d rather use for stowing gear or packing on trips. I have some nicer luggage, but I end up using these bags more often and when I have any concern about durability. <\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minimalist utilitarian luggage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"0","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}