Plugs into a car or regular outlet to make wet snowboard or ski boots warm and dry for the next day’s runs.

(Via the NYTimes’ Shedding the Mud-Puddle Look).

New to the market: Passive noise-canceling in-ear headphones at a price so low, the recipient will think you splurged. Eartips made of self-conforming foam help promote a rockin’ bass, too.

Provides a scoop or a V-neck, depending on which side faces forward. A key layering piece that comes in a dozen colors.

Also: Congratulations to Mary Jo, winner of the Organized Traveler Set, of which the Poketo Travel Journal was the star. Winner of the final giveaway announced tomorrow. Enter here.

OK, here goes. The first TrustyPony giveaway: Two Plane Comfort sets. One features the exact blanket-pillow set you see above, plus a few various comfort-inducing travel items. (My favorite: A pair of Spandexy red and blue travel slippers that look like what Wonder Woman would wear if she went coach because, say, the invisible jet cost too much to fly, what with the price of gas and all.) The second set features a chocolate brown blanket plus socks and matching eye shade, and goodies including a little book on Travel Yoga.

To enter: Leave a comment (see the comments tab up at the top of the post there) before 6 PM CST next Sunday, November 23rd. If you have a preference, do mention which set you’d prefer. Anonymous comments and those without a valid email address will be disqualified. The winners will be chosen at random, then announced and contacted via email next Monday, November 24th. If I don’t hear from the winners within 5 days, new winners will be chosen. Please enter/comment only once per giveaway—check back tomorrow to enter to win another item.

You’re either a money-belt person or you’re not. My uncle Pat, a globe-trotter who’s lived in countries including Germany, Malaysia and Dubai, is a money-belt person. Quite a while back, he presented me with the challenge of finding one that was actually comfortable. At this year’s Travel Goods Association conference, I got a preview of this baby. Really thin, soft and small—perfect for hiding the basics. It just appeared on the market. I say, “Challenge met.” I’ll let you know if Uncle Pat says otherwise.

Comfortable travel slippers with a recycled-rubber sole, making them durable enough to double as shoes around the lodge, plane or campsite. They roll up small enough to fit into an available pocket or cranny.

I’m slightly obsessed with this array of face spritzes by the Swedish natural skincare company Hakansson. All hydrate and refresh your skin, but they come in six different “flavors” designed to zap various types of travel fallout. (Two of my favorites: Calming orange blossom and energizing rosemary.) All fit neatly into a little 3.5-by-5-inch zippered pouch that’s carryon friendly.

Went to the preview party for The Container Store here in the Twin Cities last week. I wasn’t surprised by the two brands of luggage they carry: Baggallini and Eagle Creek. One’s more feminine, the other more masculine, but both are high-quality and definitely geared toward well organized travelers. I’d already featured lots of items in the travel aisle, but not yet these scary-cute kids’ stuffed animals/travel pillows. They’re made from machine-washable fleece and filled with buckwheat hulls.

Such peace of mind knowing that if you get your hoodie filthy hauling campfire wood, a cleaner, plaid-er version is just two sleeve manipulations away.

Thumbs up to the two of you knocking about in your tent in the middle of the woods. Thumbs down to your sleeping pads following suit.