Post: #1

So you've finally figured out how to live as a nomad. A few days here, a few weeks there, you elegantly soar from country to country, one 23kg suitcase in tow. With each country, you're faced with often dramatically different weather, a change in culture, and a change in fashion. How do you pack to look sharp throughout the year no matter where you are in the world, for sightseeing, day game, and night game? What are your essential, most versatile items?

I'm seeking advice here. If this has been covered before in this forum, I'd love to get some links.

I'll kick off with some tricks I've picked up already:

• For jackets, the lightest weight, thinnest, but warmest jacket is probably the Mountain Hardware Ghost Whisperer Down Jacket, 8oz. Doesn't look too bad.
  
• Avoid white clothes, it's difficult to keep them clean with limited access to laundry facilities.
• Clothes with a little spandex can be good for travel: wrinkle-free and stretch if you gain or lose weight.
• Stick to universal classics that look good in all cultures.
  

Post: #2

If I was nomad-ing, I'd definitely buy my shirts from these guys:

https://woolandprince.com/

They've got collared shirts, T shirts, and it's all ultrafine merino wool. That stuff never smells or wrinkles, and is just as soft as cotton. They don't run any hotter than cotton in the sunshine either, and they breathe amazingly.

Post: #3

I used (and still use) a 3 in 1 working jacket: It consists of a water and wind shielding outer layer jacket and an inner warm layer jacket which can be separated according to your needs. It's though as nails, doesn't stain and has a very cyber-punkish vibe to it.

For guys traveling with a suitcase I'd advise hiking pants with zippered legs, which you can turn into shirts/Bermudas if it is too warm.
Generally they tend to be on the light side,so you could carry long johns (merino preferably) to combine when in colder climates.
The good thing is that they are presentable enough to be semi formal and don't take up that much space.

Post: #4

Get a decent linen blazer and some properly made leather shoes, in case you need to spiff up a bit.

It's acceptable for linen to have some wrinkles, and it breaths really well so it's appropriate for summer evenings but warm enough to put over a shirt for spring and fall as well.

Post: #5

(04-26-2017 04:25 PM)Surreyman Wrote:  If I was nomad-ing, I'd definitely buy my shirts from these guys:

https://woolandprince.com/

They've got collared shirts, T shirts, and it's all ultrafine merino wool. That stuff never smells or wrinkles, and is just as soft as cotton. They don't run any hotter than cotton in the sunshine either, and they breathe amazingly.

I owned 6 woolandprince collared shirts and 3 t shirts. I used to be a huge backer of their collared shirts but after more than a year of using them, I don't recommend them as much as I used to. It's true that they don't smell as much as cotton but they're definitely hotter than cotton... much hotter. I was sweating like a pig so I had to wash them more often than I wanted to which defeat the purpose of not having to wash them as much.

The 2nd bad thing is that the material get scratchy after a while. I washed by hand most of the time but the colors and stain are hard to remove so I had to be more rough with it and put it in the washing machine. After awhile they became uncomfortable to wear.

The 3rd, is that they shrink like crazy. I threw away 3 shirt because they won't fit anymore. They shrunk about 1.5 sizes. I suspect because I wear them in the summer, the heat and sweat accelerate the shrinking.

I only recommend the woolandprince shirt for winter wear as they will keep you warm and you don't have to wash them much since you won't sweat and they most likely shrink a lot less.

What I do like is the T shirts though, the t shirts are really awesome. They used a new material in their T's that it doesn't shrink and it doesn't get scratchy. It's due to the 22% nylon and because it's a t shirt, it has airflow and won't get hot.

So in conclusion, definitely buy the T shirt and skip the collared shirt unless you're travelling to a colder climate.