Travel gadgets

Do you hate paying the full retail price for luggage, travel gear, or outdoor adventure clothing? Well, it’s easy to avoid that if you get your timing right and follow a few simple strategies. You can always find great deals on travel gear if you shop smart.  Long-time readers know that I founded and ran …

Want to know what gift to get a frequent traveler that will be appreciated? But you don’t want to spend a fortune or take a chance they’ve already got it? These practical travel gear gifts and gadgets will come in handy on any trip but they won’t set you back more than $25 for your …

Want to buy traveler gifts that are actually useful? This is the time of year when seemingly every magazine and travel blog has some kind “ultimate travel gift guide” or “100 great ideas for the traveler on your list.” Many of the magazine ones are written by desk jockey editors who don’t travel very much …

A reader asked me back in 2008 if there was a way to travel around the world without ever plugging into a wall socket. The answer was “sort of” and it has not gotten much better since then, unfortunately. If you only carry a smartphone it’s not hard to be a solar-powered traveler, but it …

I have spent more than a decade reviewing travel gear in some form or another, six of those as editor of the popular Practical Travel Gear Blog that I sold last summer. I originally started that to highlight the inexpensive but essential gear backpackers were carrying but that no magazine was writing about. These items …