Cool Travel Gear
We love great travel gear — those items that make traveling easier and more pleasurable! If you know of travel items that we should share with our readers, please email us.
NOTE: When you see the words Real Test, it means that RFT editors or RFT contributors have purposely taken a product out and tested it under tough, real-world travel conditions. Those products that make it through our Real Tests are given full reviews and our unbiased and honest recommendations. If you're a vendor and want us to test and review your products, please email our editors.
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High Sierra AT505: A Versatile Workhorse
With escalating fees being charged by airlines for luggage, we found a bag that will do it all — it’s large enough allow you to pack enough stuff, small enough to carry on, and it’s stylish and easy to use.
Borch Maps: Heavy-Duty Direction
I love maps. They ground me as much as help me find my way. Borch maps, durable, water-repellant, and durable can help with trip planning as well as directing your travel on the road.
Write On: Tough Pens for Tough Conditions
On a trip to the Yukon where the temperature can drop as low as -20° or even -30° F., I realized not all of the pens I normally use would work.
LL Bean Mountain Fleece Vest: Cozy and Good Looking
Weather on the Sechelt Peninsula in British Columbia is rarely extreme temperature-wise, but it can be exceedingly fickle. A comfortable, well-fitted vest is a definite plus in one’s wardrobe.
PacSafe’s CamSafe 200: Big, Rainproof, Theft-proof!
In planning a scouting trip to Spain for realfoodtraveler.com, we’d read horror stories about pickpockets and thieves slashing and grabbing bags, especially in popular tourist areas like La Rambla in Barcelona.
PacSafe MetroSafe Shoulder Bag: Worry-free Convenience
Everyone said be careful on Las Ramblas in Barcelona… pickpockets everywhere. “They will slash your bag and leave you with just a strap around your neck,” people warned us.
More Travel Products RFT Likes
A sampling of some of our favorite things to bring along.
Performance Sunglasses get a Real Test
We put two new Bollé performance sunglasses to a Real Test!
PacSafe Venturesafe Hip Pack
When I travel, I love a belly bag. I know they’re not particularly stylish, but they’re incredibly convenient and enable me to carry my passport, money, glasses, lip gloss, etc. where I can easily access them. On a recent trip to Spain , I was concerned about security, especially after reading to many stories about pickpockets.
