Forget the overpacked minivan. Families are proving even young children can handle long-term travel with just a backpack.
Parents preparing for a 6-month trip across Asia, Australia, and Europe are teaching kids as young as 5 to travel with only a 20L backpack. The strategy shared on r/onebag includes test trips to build stamina and prove the onebag lifestyle works for entire families.
The Big Trip Plan
In January 2028, the family departs for six months hitting Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Montenegro, and Croatia. They've been saving and planning for two years.
The goal: onebag the entire trip for easy movement and simplicity.
Testing the System
The current 11-day France and Italy trip serves as a trial run. Tons of walking, multiple flights, inter-city trains, and metro systems test whether the packing strategy holds up under real conditions.
The parents brought:
• Dad: Thule Aion 28L backpack • Mom: Working toward onebagging ("slowly exposing her to Onebagging") • Kids (5 and 8 years old): Quechua 20L backpacks from Decathlon
The Kids' Rule
The backpacks came with a condition: everything they want to bring must fit in their packs, and they're solely responsible for carrying it throughout the journey.
So far,
