The right gear is essential when you head out on an a big trip, so we present the best gear for travel.
1. Adidas Outdoor Terrex 3-in-1
Versatility is key in travel wear. This baby delivers with an outer shell made from Gore’s new über-breathable and waterproof Active Shell fabric paired with a cozy and removable Primaloft inner midlayer. Put the two together for a warm, dry jacket or wear them separately, according to the elements.
$495; zappos.com
2. Eddie Bauer Travex Cocona Mountain Shirt
Coconut woven into the fibers keep this shirt moisture-wicking and stain-resistant. Those are important qualities when you’re spending hours bounding around on a Third World bus.
$60; eddiebauer.com
3. Gregory Savant 58
The ultimate travel backpack needs to serve double duty as both pack and suitcase. The Savant does just that thanks to easy to access compartments for travel and an advanced suspension system ideal for true backpacking when you reach your destination.
$199; gregorypacks.com
4. Osprey Shuttle 32
Nothing takes more abuse than your roller bag so Osprey built this piece for abuse—the key is in the wheels, which are built with high clearance for slamming them over bumps, cobblestones and curbs. Compression straps cinch down all the stuff you stuff in it.
$279; osprey.com
5. Boardworks Badfish MCIT SUP
The good when it comes to inflatable SUPs is that it’s easy to take them anywhere. The bad is they usually lack guts. Not so in the latest from Boardworks. This inflatable uses a new multi-chamber inflatable technology (MCIT) to create a board that’s more rigid and features tapered rails for better handling. That’s something you won’t find in those other blow-up dolls.
$1,500; boardworkssurf.com
6. Redington Crystal Waters Skirt
The skort is the apparel of choice for active women these days, and this one gives all the benefits of both skirts and shorts underneath without looking like it belongs on a road bike racer.
$70; reddington.com
7. Bheestie Bag
The Bheestie is the type of thing you should just stuff away for when disaster strikes. If your electronics get wet, just put them in the bag, and there’s a good chance they may be saved.
$20; bhesstie.com
8. Stoic Welded Haul Duffel
The gear haul bag needs to perform two basic tasks—hold a bunch of stuff and survive a beating—but many fail. Claiming over 5,000 cubic inches of space and built with polyurethane-coated nylon with welded seam seals, this bag delivers.
$129; backountry.com
9. Eagle Creek Pack-It Specter Cube
Organizing your pack is the bane of every traveler, but this lightweight cube makes that maddening job far easier without taking up too much space.
$16, eaglecreek.com
1. Revo Windspeed
The lightweight, scratch- and impact-resistant polarized lenses on these titanium-framed shades, make them not only the most stylish glasses for travel but also up to the rugged task of hitting the road.
$209; revo.com
2. Tern Eclipse S11i
It’s a bike in a box. But not some chintzy little toy bike. This aluminum framed cycle moves into James Bond (or at least Portland hipster) territory with 24-inch wheels, disc brakes and an internal 11-speed Shimano Alfine hub. All that weighs in at 32 pounds and packs down small enough to cart around the world.
$2,300; ternbicycles.com
3. Smartwool TML Sportknit Full Zip and Flight Neck V Tee
If we were to give one single piece of travel advice it would be think like a sheep. Merino wool is the ultimate travel fabric—it won’t stink even after a red-eye plane ride and it adapts to temperature, warm when it’s cold and cool when it heats up. Plus, you can pull off these styles anywhere, from bar to trail. All that add up to help you cut down on what you pack.
$149 Sportknit Full Zip, $65 Flight Neck V Tee; smartwool.com
4. AYG TransDry Cotton Underwear
The single most important travel essential? Undies. TransDRY gives you all the benefits of soft and breathable cotton, plus fast wicking and drying performance.
polarmax.com
5. Tilley TWC3
What’s better for travel than a hat that looks like it was made for Indiana Jones? (Ok, a whip… but you get it.)
$70; tilleyendurables.com
6. PrincetonTec Byte
The best travel headlamp is one you pack down at the bottom of your bag until you need it. Meet the Byte. It’s just 5 ounces and rings in cheap.
$16; Princetontec.com
7. Mobius Case
You have a fetish for always checking your iPhone, which means the thing is always dying. This little device lets you solar charge that device to keep you, you know, checking fantasy football updates while traveling in the backcountry. Or just charge it on your car dash.
$80; etoncorp.com
8. Goal Zero Guide 10 Adventure Kit
Electronic devices die at the worst possible time. But simply stuff this palm-sized pack in your pocket and you can either use the four AA batteries directly or charge up through a USB plug on the pack. Then charge the batteries back up with the solar panel.
$160; goalzero.com
9. Sylvan Sport GO
We quite simply never thought about using a camping trailer until we saw this. Weighing in at 840 pounds, it hauls gear in several low-profile configurations and then pops up for sleeping quarters away from the bugs.
$7,495.00 (Base Model) $7,995.00 (Adventure Accessory Package model); sylvansport.com
