Comes with a free 24/7/365 lifetime service—if an upstanding citizen anywhere in the world finds your bag, he or she can call the number listed on this tag, collect, and Victorinox will arrange its return to you. Back-up insurance is always a good idea, no?
Awesome boxes, to transport your CDs and whatnot, handmade from LP covers. Custom orders accepted.
The bottom half of this backpack unzips open, independently and vertically, to reveal padded adjustable space for electronics and camera equipment. Lots of camera equipment. There’re a couple of teensy slots to keep memory cards handy, too. Your laptop slides into its own special horizontal zippered space in back, and the upper half still offers a good amount of room for personalized travel must-carrys. Specialized organizational features, for which I’m an admitted sucker, include a key clip, perfectly phone- and iPod-sized pockets and exterior water-bottle netting.
Avert meltdowns directly related to your little traveler’s tired legs—without compromising crucial bag space, no less.
Good news for the well organized traveler: Now you can customize your own carryon-friendly toiletry bag. Choose a zipable, 3D, clear quart-sized bag in black or white trim. Then, fill it with your perfect combo of jars and airless pumps, all of which hold three ounces or less.
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Heys is a Canadian company, new to the US market, known for ultra-lightweight luggage at bargain-basement prices. This piece in particular captures all the latest trends in luggage—light (just 6 pounds!), hard-sided, eye-catching and four-wheeled. (Word on the street: Once you roll with four, you stay with four.) It’s also durable and expandable, which is rare in hard-sided. There are higher quality bags out there, but if you find any that come in at under a hundy, let me know.
Three solar panels embedded into this bag’s large exterior pocket effectively capture the sun’s power—about six hours of direct light should be enough to charge your iPod, phone or other handheld device (not laptops yet). It’s easy to figure out and comes with tons of adapters, including the travel kind, so you can use it overseas. Bonus: The bag’s made entirely from recycled plastic bottles.
I cannot be the only person who loathes the idea of dirty shoes crammed into such a small space with all my clean clothes. Use it however you want, though it’s actually one of the packing aids designed to go along with lightweight, bare-bones Eagle Creek luggage, such as the previously featured Hovercraft.
These and many other cool products, Eagle Creek and non, are included in The Container Store’s Travel Sale, which I found thanks to the LA Times’ Daily Travel and Deal Blog. Follow? There will be a quiz.
The Jet Set Girls are wondering if this laminated canvas bag’s nautical theme is too “novelty” for a splurge. My two cents: Said kitsch is offset nicely by more traditional details—the leather trim, the o-ring zipper pulls—and the subtle way the diamond net-and-crab situation recalls classic high-fashion patterns. Plus, it’s a nice-sized, well appointed, durable bag that’s not black. Go for it, no?
I featured the light and trusty Hovercraft before. The Tarmac adds a slight business edge to Eagle Creek’s characteristic rugged-outdoorsy aesthetic, and at eight pounds, it’s no heavyweight. This model offers some nice interior features, too, including zippered shoe and stash pockets.
