Travel Gear
Perfect for obsessive-compulsives, Genius Pack is a new luggage brand that takes packing and organization to a new level: (If you’re viewing this in a reader, here’s a direct link to the video: http://vimeo.com/52887086#at=0 Features: Laundry Compression Technology™ Enabled Toiletry Kit Included Organizational Compartments 22″ Upright: Maximum Carry On Allowance Note that certain features (see [...]
Share this article:
Continue reading about New luggage brand “Genius Pack” launches at Travel Goods Association Expo
My 3-1-1 liquids bag (above front) and “non-liquids” (razor, toothbrush, deodorant, floss, etc.) are always packed and ready to go. The two Tom Bihn bags I use are always handy on one of the shelves in our master closet; I’ll select whatever travel bag I want to use for a particular trip, and toss these [...]
Share this article:
Continue reading about Save time: keep your 3-1-1 bag & other travel essentials always ready to go
What to make of Red Oxx? In a competitive landscape where your average $49 department store bag includes a velvet lined compartment for your Prius keys, a waterproof slot for your latte spoon, and a solar powered panini pocket, in barges Red Oxx: “Here’s a bag. It’s gonna outlast your sorry ass. Put your crap [...]
Share this article:
Devotees of lightweight, one bag travel received some good news from Tom Bihn this week: the firm is rolling out several popular bags (Aeronaut, Tri-Star, Synapse, and others) featuring a new ultralight 400d Dyneema®/420d nylon ripstop exterior material. Two thirds lighter than the 1050 denier ballistic nylon Bihn typically employs on travel bag exteriors, the [...]
Share this article:
Continue reading about Several Tom Bihn bags just got lighter!
While I work on a full review of the Red Oxx Sky Train, I thought you might enjoy seeing it alongside the venerable Air Boss. I’d always assumed the two bags were basically identical in size, but it’s clear that the Sky Train is smaller: Other immediate differences include rain flaps on all key zippers: [...]
Share this article:
Continue reading about Red Oxx Air Boss & Sky Train side by side
In his latest guest post, Practical Hacks contributor and bag aficionado Michael W. evaluates the usefulness of a new kids’ school backpack from Red Oxx as a flight or ” seat side” bag: Although Red Oxx calls its new daypack the “K-12 Kat Pack Backpack,” the same basic design elements that make it great as [...]
Share this article:
Tom Bihn recently introduced four Dyneema Travel Stuff Sacks that are useful for packing (and categorizing via color, if you wish) a variety of small items and clothing. Bihn Stuff Sacks come in four sizes, and each is available in a variety of colors. All models feature oval bases, making them a bit easier to [...]
Recent Comments