Whether your trip is a short weekend getaway or a long multi-week adventure, it is important to have a list of all of the important travel essentials that you should never leave the home without.
Packing Cubes
If you are messy on a good day, then these packing cubes will help keep your travel clothes all in one place, seriously they are amazing, socks in one, shirts in another, pants in a third – you literally can’t mess it up. If you are clean then you must have said to yourself there has to be an easier way, here it is – either way get them – they’ve changed my life.
TSA Travel Containers
TSA APPROVED. No need to go to your local convince store and buy travel size shampoo and body wash you hate. Your OWN toiletries from home traveling with you. Did I say TSA Approved?
Power Bank
Lost at a foreign airport with no battery? Lost in a foreign city with no batter? Lost anywhere at a with no battery?
I think I said enough.
Compression socks sounds like something my grandparents use to help with their swollen feet and while that is completely a valid and popular use it has an even better one for travelers. Compression socks reduce soreness in legs from activities such as hiking, biking and walking a city or town.
Make sure to couple compression socks with other products like , Emergen C, Pedialyte and melatonin. All four will insure your jet lag will be minimized and your energy and health maximized so you have more time to enjoy your trip.
A passport without a protector is a dangerous thing. Far too many times have i folded, landing cards, physical printed tickets in my passport , nearly destroying them before i could even use them . This passport organize is now my go to – there enough room for travel documents and passport – keeping everything intact.
Money Belt
Confession, i just came across this product from a friend of mine the other day. He just got back from Rio De Janeiro where robbery rates are at all time high and he said this was a godsend. Even if you aren’t looking to travel to crazy places where there is imminent danger , a secret compartment where you can put extra money or valuables is literally invaluable.
Noise Cancelling Headphones
This one isn’t just for traveling, but it does truly make life so much easier. Ambient train , car and plane noise for your commutes be gone. I have never slept on a plane before using these and now with a few glasses or Merlot and some true noise canceling headphones and i can finally drift off.
For those travelers who like to see a city by walking or public transportation, a backpack specifically to hold your camera, portable charger and some water has arrived.
Like Packing cubes but for all your toiletries, before i found this i was going thru 5 plastic bags a month on travel and still loosing a razor or a toothbrush here and there. Not anymore
Same as my toiletry bag accept specifically for all my wires, i travel with this in my day backpack so I am never without a charge and therefore never lost.
More of a life hack then a travel hack, recharge up to two devices in nearly half the time it takes to charge one on a regular charger – for me its always my phone and my portable charger
This, like the money belt , has changed my life. I travel often and some airlines put restrictions on how heavy your bag can be, even if its fits into the height, weight and depth parameters. I used to get to the airport even earlier and have to try and fight for a scale and then figure out what i would sacrifice to go on my trip. Now i know the exact weight before i even get there – game changer.
Wall Adapter for every single country in the world, never worry about missing a country, ever – more to say.
My friend and i would joke that if you are a true backpacker then you get something stolen at least once, we have sense been enshrined in as true backpackers. With that sentiment in mind safety should always be your first choice.
TSA approved locks allow you to travel with your luggage protected without having to remove locks during security check – its a must.
Most people have portable or built in speakers at home , often these speakers cost hundreds if not thousands and are not ideal to take a long on a trip.
Victsing is one of the best portable and reasonably priced speakers around. Good enough for music in your hotel room or hotel shower but not too expensive that if it does get lost or damaged your trip is ruined
Rated as the #1 “I didn’t know i need this, until i need it” gadgets in the travel world. Pop bottles, open beer cans , use it as a cell phone stand, fix your eye glasses and so much more.
By the way, did i tell you it fits in your wallet ; same exact dimension as a credit card. So convenient you might forget it, until you need it.
