You’ll feel like a supertraveler when you’re on the road, the need for a needle and thread arrives, and bam! There you are, saving the day with your big button.

Hello, lovely travel chopsticks! Such a great multi-purpose on-the-road tool, good for working the (low heat) grill, general cooking, serving and, of course, eating. This stylish, inexpensive pair can withstand temps in the high 200s. I am now craving sushi. Who am I kidding? I’m always craving sushi.

These eight-inch speakers are built into their own super adorable Asian-inspired travel case. Four AAs should give you about 24 hours of sound.

This starts out as a regular-looking flashlight, then, at the touch of a button, those tripod legs spring from the shaft. Also? The light-emitting head adjusts. I thought it perfect for outdoor cooking past dark, or interior tent lighting. My nephew thought it a cool Transformer-like spaceship. Incidentally, the non-rechargeable version is cheaper.

Maggie’s awesome Spork Roundup over at MightyGoods reminded me that I had yet to post about the spork I tested a while back. This one I can vouch for. They come in lots of lovely colors, yes, but that wee knife that’s actually a part of the fork—total bonus. Good for camping and budget backpacking. There’s a discount if you buy a four-pack.

Gives the current time in twelve international cities at the touch of a button (or rather, buttons). There’s a travel alarm and a calculator, too. My favorite feature, though, is that you can program in the current exchange rate for up to two countries—good for big-purchase bargaining or when your brain is so overloaded that math is not an option. Even though the temperature feature on mine petered out over a couple of years, I’d still recommend it. Nice price.

Money’s tight all around, and camping is the ultimate cheap-o vacation. This here’s a nice tent for first-timers, especially. It’s solid, well priced and comes with the ability to charge your cell phone, iPod or hook up lighting. It sets up quickly and easily from the get-go, even though it’s wired with three 12V DC outlets. Power Pack sold separately for 50 bucks, as are the sweet accessories. I like the fan/light. Nice to have a little air circulation for sleeping.

In my world, a portable, streamlined way to facilitate caffeine is not extravagant. It’s essential.

I appreciate Solio because it’s green, yes, but also because it helps the independent traveler step away from the grid. Fans from a compact pod into this flower-like arrangement, featuring three solar cells. Requires roughly ten hours of direct sunlight to accumulate a full charge, which will juice your typical mobile phone at least once or power your iPod about 15 hours.

This fancy 8.4-inch widescreen requires far less squinting than your little iPod. It plays DVDs and CDs, and charges your iPod while in use, too.