We do a lot of travel these days and anytime you hit the airport things can derail instantly. Have you ever done a Home Alone full airport sprint before? Fly enough and you will. But sometimes the little things can make a rough trip just a little smoother. That’s why we’ve battle tested this gear in The Guy’s Gear Guide to Air Travel Essentials!
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STOW YOUR SH*T (Travel Bags)
Peak Design Travel Line Backpack 30L
(Midnight, Sage, Black) $$$ – Okay, so this feels like a lot of money for a backpack. But it is hands down one of the best travel backpacks we’ve ever thrown over our shoulders. It’s streamline design makes it low profile but it stows a ton of stuff. There are pockets galore (like a pair of water bottle pockets) and more importantly, the pocket locations are strategic to safely store your gear to prevent theft. It’s made with a weatherproof recycled Nylon Canvas shell and has grab straps prefect for carrying it duffle style or throwing it over a rolling suitcase.
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Osprey Farpoint 65 Wheel Luggage
(Black, Petrol Blue) $$ – Do I want a rolling suitcase? A duffle bag? Or maybe a backpack duffle? How about all three? This is one of the most versatile pieces of luggage out there. While it might not fit in an overhead bin, this bag is going places with all of your stuff. Compression straps on the inside and outside make sure you have plenty of room to pack and then pack some more. If you’re not in backpack mode, the shoulder straps fold away like they were never there.
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Osprey Transporter Electronics Organizer
(Black, Smoke Grey) $ – Sure, it might look like a dopp kit, but this little bag is bite size and packable in your carry on. You’re stowing travel electronics (more on those in a minute), not your toothbrush. You’ve got some serious cable management with this bag.
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Osprey UL Packing Cube Kit
(Electric Lime, Sage , Shadow Grey, Lunar Grey) $ – Packing a bag inside a bag feels a lot like cleaning the house before the house cleaners come. But you know what? It works. You can pack more stuff with packing cubes and be a little organized than you can shoving everything in a bag and hoping it fits. Trust us. This set from Osprey comes with three sizes and will make searching for socks in your bag a much easier process.
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Board Masters VW Dopp Kit
(Red, Blue, Green, Pink) $ – If there were ever a dopp kit made perfectly for our wanderlust it’s this little VW Bus bag. Fair warning, it is a little big for dropping into a carry on but it’s oh so worth it to stow your toiletries.
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FLY COMFORTABLY
Teva Re Ember Moc
(Taupe, Olive, Total Elipse, and many more) $ – You won’t catch us in a pair of Crocs, but a pair of Teva Re Ember Mocs are travel approved. There’s nothing more awkward then juggling your bags, putting on your belt and tying your shoes at the security gate. That’s why these camp mocs are our travel go to for comfort, packability and easy on and off with TSA. Did we mention there are ton of colors for men and women?
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Arcade Ranger Belt
(So many colors) $ – Remember what we said about going through TSA with a belt above? These hiking belts are not only comfortably stretchy (and still strong enough to hold up your pants), but you can wear them right through TSA security checks. Seat belt buckle yours pants right on and choose from a variety of colors and styles in one of the most comfortable belts out there.
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TRAVEL TECH
Sony WH-1000XM4
(Black, Silver, Blue) $$$ – Sure Sony has released the XM5’s, but the XM4’s are the agreed upon reigning king of over-ear noise canceling Bluetooth headphones (plus the case is smaller). AirPods are great, but slip these over your ears and the flight noise and people disappear. No one likes to have their ears ringing after a flight and these noise canceling headphones are comfortable enough to wear during a full day of traveling. Airpods… can you say the same??
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ZUBARR Foldable Wireless Charger
(Black with color changing LED) $ – So maybe we just fired shots at the Apple Airpods… but this flatpack travel charger from ZUBARR charges your iPhone, Airpods AND Apple Watch. Drop all three on when you go to bed at night or if you need a recharge waiting for a delayed flight. We’ve been using this set up for months on every trip and it’s a major upgrade from packing 3 separate chargers.
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Mophie Snap+ Magnetic Charger
(black) $ – Low profile and iPhone & Android compatible, the Mophie chargers have come a long way from their bulky cases. For you iPhone users, the MagSafe connection snaps right on and you’re juiced up and ready to go in minutes.
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BONUS BOTTLE
Yeti Rambler 20oz Tumbler
(All the colors and camo!) $$ – The cooler boys out of Texas have a ton of drink holders, but for flying, the 20oz Tumbler is king. Why? Coffee. Get through security, grab some caffeine and keep it warm for hours. Or when you get to the hotel make a delicious adult beverage in it. No one will ever know the difference. Did we mention they have camo now?
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Now get traveling.
