Must-have travel accessories for LVL 20'6
Commercial Plane Spotter: This laminated guide fits in your carry-on and helps pass the time when your flight gets delayed. I recommend taking it to the super-comfortable lounge chairs next to the seafood bar in Schipol airport, positioned by huge windows on the central terminal. Grab a pickled herring sandwich and start spottin'.
Carhartt Duffel Bag: Just picked this up at the surplus store on 1st Ave. for the bargain price of $19.99. This is my new carry-on.
Samsonite Passport Wallet: Northwest Airlines is now too cheap to even give you an envelope to put your tickets and receipt in. That's just bad customer service and the savings on paper is not going to get them out of bankruptcy. These days you've got to bring your own gear, and this travel wallet is filthy. This is the clutch accessory for organized travel in 20'6.
Carhartt Duffel Bag: Just picked this up at the surplus store on 1st Ave. for the bargain price of $19.99. This is my new carry-on.
Samsonite Passport Wallet: Northwest Airlines is now too cheap to even give you an envelope to put your tickets and receipt in. That's just bad customer service and the savings on paper is not going to get them out of bankruptcy. These days you've got to bring your own gear, and this travel wallet is filthy. This is the clutch accessory for organized travel in 20'6.
posted by jpo at 06:13
2 Comments:
Reignman gives his full endorsement to the handy field guide for planespotting at international airports. As for the passport wallet - c'mon - put it a side pocket of your carry-on. Why the extra accessory? Where do you put that thing when you're not travelling through airports? In your leather toiletry bag? Ao. And as for the Carhartt duffel - I won't support anything that doesn't have wheels or backpack straps. Carrying weight in your hands is inefficient and taxing for tired, jet-lagged arms. Plus, it also limits your mobility through crowds. The price is right though. Cheap, but in my mind, not cheep.
1. Passport wallet gathers the essentials for airport interactions and holds nothing else. You always know where the important documents and cards are. Maybe this isn't a problem for you, but I always end up with the stuff spread over two or three pockets, and all the loose paper is just not clean. Also it's a good place to store your batch of currency from the previous country.
2. The Dopp shaving kit is classy and at only $10 more than my previous Eagle Creek canvas job, I feel more like a gentleman than a scrubby backpacker. Clown it if you want - it's a classic.
3. The pilots and the flight attendants know what's up - their carry-ons are those low, wheeled numbers that can be attached to the top of the checked-in 26-incher. But... I was in the market for something more V. It needs to be able to hold bulkier stuff, and the wheels, while V in the airport, do nothing for me elsewhere. The flight attendant carry-on is the way to go, but the duffel is more V for my needs (can also be used camping; can be compacted very small).
Also, backpacks are for hikers and kids.
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