Buying Right: Something Extra for the Road Once you’ve got your travel bag, you’re just a few gizmotchies away from becoming a well-honed traveling machine. Start with something to hold your shampoo et al. in style. High Sierra’s Master Bath Toiletry Kit ($25) is bigger than most at 12.5 by 6.5 by 3 inches, is fully lined to keep spilled mouthwash from mingling with your undies, and has In the carrying-comfort department, even some good travel bags have bad shoulder straps for traversing major airports. The cure: a Caribou Hip Shoulder Pillow ($11.50), a no-slip pad that goes over any strap to soften the ride. From Caribou, 800-824-4153. Don’t count on a padlock to secure your pack, but a small one through the zippers can deter amateur sticky fingers. Eagle Creek makes locks in keyed-alike pairs ($5) or with a three-number combination ($7). To tether a pack to, say, your train couchette, Eagle Creek also offers a lightweight, 42-inch, retractable steel cable combination lock ($17). I spurn travel alarms because my Timex Ironman Triathlon watch with Indiglo nightlight and alarm works just great ($43-$55). But I do always pack a Victorinox Traveler’s Kit ($95), a multiblade Swiss Army wonder knife that beds in a pouch with a tiny Maglite flashlight and a compass/thermometer. From Timex, |
Buying Right: Something Extra for the Road
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