Bad/unnecessary travel gear?
Feb 23, 2015, 8:31 pm
#46
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Feb 24, 2015, 2:59 pm
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My dad bought me a retractable HDMI cable for Christmas because he knew I liked the retractable micro-usb cables... the thing is about 30% bigger than a Hockey Puck and take sup WAY more space than a nice thin 6ft or even 10-ft cable like the Monoprice Redmere cables. I'll probably end up using it at home in a pinch for some reason, but not really great for travel other than not having to manually roll it up.
Feb 27, 2015, 10:52 am
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Feb 27, 2015, 11:05 am
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Any document / passport / etc. holder you're supposed to wear on a lanyard around your neck so you look like a seven-year-old on a field trip to the zoo is stupid and unnecessary.
Feb 27, 2015, 11:15 am
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@bearx220 see my reply http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24379792-post21.html earlier to that.
Feb 27, 2015, 2:00 pm
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I know this thread is for useless products but this Reposer thing looks interesting. I actually used a briefcase on my lap as an armrest before and felt quite comfortable with both my arms on top of it.
Feb 27, 2015, 3:20 pm
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My first reaction to the Reposer: is this FAA compliant? Is this FAA compliant enough that the FA won't freak out over it? I see the website says it's FAA compliant but there's no certificate you can show.
Feb 27, 2015, 3:28 pm
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Just a guess here, but it's probably ok since it's not permanently or semi-permanently attached to anything. Otherwise, we'd have to equip ourselves with all sorts of FAA-compliant things... shoes, pants, shirt, bags, canes, Bose headsets, 4-in blades, water bottles, and burritos.
Mar 1, 2015, 10:42 am
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reposer
Mar 1, 2015, 10:46 am
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reposer FAA/TSA compliant
Just a guess here, but it's probably ok since it's not permanently or semi-permanently attached to anything. Otherwise, we'd have to equip ourselves with all sorts of FAA-compliant things... shoes, pants, shirt, bags, canes, Bose headsets, 4-in blades, water bottles, and burritos.
Mar 1, 2015, 10:54 am
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Packing cubes. I use large zip lock bags. Cheaper. I can roll the clothes I want to roll, fold the ones I want to fold and I can find stuff in my duffle without unpacking the whole things. Unused clothes stay folded or rolled. I think they take up less space/weight than packing cubes.
I am going to start using hand sanitizer. Ate in an Indian restaurant in Singapore and got sick. I'm convinced it was my hands, not the restaurant (my son ate there too, same food and didn't get sick).
I don't like those "travel" clothes either. They feel icky. But I love my exofficio underwear. And my son travels with a drain plug. I'm going to get me one. Stayed in an expensive hotel where washing my undies would have cost about $5US each. But even there the drain leaked enough to be maddening. I usually try to find a local laundry, but we were in the Convention Center area of Singapore and finding a laundry would have taken more time and energy than I was willing to give it.
Everyone is different.
I am going to start using hand sanitizer. Ate in an Indian restaurant in Singapore and got sick. I'm convinced it was my hands, not the restaurant (my son ate there too, same food and didn't get sick).
I don't like those "travel" clothes either. They feel icky. But I love my exofficio underwear. And my son travels with a drain plug. I'm going to get me one. Stayed in an expensive hotel where washing my undies would have cost about $5US each. But even there the drain leaked enough to be maddening. I usually try to find a local laundry, but we were in the Convention Center area of Singapore and finding a laundry would have taken more time and energy than I was willing to give it.
Everyone is different.
Mar 1, 2015, 3:35 pm
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Mine has gone through a security scanner at least 30 times. Took it out once just to show it to the TSA agent because I curious what he'd say. He checked it out and said no problem and called his supervisor over to see it and she also said it is perfectly fine, she actually ^said it was very interesting.
In any case, TSA ≠ FAA
Mar 1, 2015, 3:46 pm
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I've also taken my tablet, kindle, and camera on more trips that I can count where they never got used. It turns out when you carry a phone which does a mediocre job of handling all those use cases it's hardly ever worth the hassle to dig out and carry something bigger which does a marginally better job of it.
Mar 2, 2015, 10:27 pm
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FAA is not the same as TSA
Yes, in full disclosure, I am the inventor and owner of the RePoser. I adhere to the guidelines of flyertalk.com and do not try to promote my commercial interests, merely trying to respond to some bad publicity. Have been cast into this category without a fair trial.
