What's the ONE thing you must take with you on every trip?
Aug 9, 2016, 12:37 am
#16
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QC25s unless I'm going on a backcountry trip where I'll have to carry everything I'm bringing with me.
10,000 mAh battery pack is with me 99% of the time - you never know where you'll find your next power outlet and a phone is an invaluable aid when travelling.
10,000 mAh battery pack is with me 99% of the time - you never know where you'll find your next power outlet and a phone is an invaluable aid when travelling.
Aug 9, 2016, 9:09 am
#17
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Apart from the obvious (phone, passport, wallet / CC) it's my QC25s.
Those things (and the QC15s I had before them) improve my quality of travel more than any other single object.
If checking a bag and flying internationally, at least 1 change of clothes in the carry-on is a must too.
Those things (and the QC15s I had before them) improve my quality of travel more than any other single object.
If checking a bag and flying internationally, at least 1 change of clothes in the carry-on is a must too.
Aug 9, 2016, 10:36 am
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Beside myself, means for travel and/or paying for travel to a place where I can attain more resources in a timely manner.
Aug 9, 2016, 11:00 am
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baby nail clippers... hands get torn up and dried out on trips, need to clip off those hangnails before they get bad or I try to bite them off. Don't want to be on a long flight or bus ride without the clippers
second would be wet wipes. Preferably the blue Walmart Equate branded ones. Backup would be the yellow CVS Toddler ones. Travel in enough foreign countries and you find these are a lifesaver. My spouse forgot to bring them this past weekend when we were out on the trail in a dry climate and I had to resort to more primitive methods...
second would be wet wipes. Preferably the blue Walmart Equate branded ones. Backup would be the yellow CVS Toddler ones. Travel in enough foreign countries and you find these are a lifesaver. My spouse forgot to bring them this past weekend when we were out on the trail in a dry climate and I had to resort to more primitive methods...
Aug 13, 2016, 11:37 pm
#20
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I (fortunately) have never had a bad experience during travel like some of the folks that have posted, but I still always travel with this:
Aug 14, 2016, 1:11 am
#21
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Agreed, antacid is a must. I had this issue on a trip last year. 4AM and heartburn. Since I have heartburn about twice a year, it never occurred to me to bring a few tablets in my travel pack. It is now a staple in my toiletry bag, even though I know I'll probably never need it again.
Aug 14, 2016, 10:17 am
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Over the years, I've had to buy Pepto Bismol in several countries. Mexico, the EU, Turkey, and Peru, on various occasions, all required pink tablets to soothe my stomach. Now I carry the tablets, just in case.
But, when I was in Hong Kong earlier this year, a place with a pharmacy on nearly every corner, I had no luck finding Pepto Bismol type products. The vendors truly had no idea what it was, and looked it up on the internet to figure it out. They didn't have it, and I ended up with a Chinese version of herbal-take-with-hot-water-3x-a-day stomach ache pills. That gave me quite an insight into just how different Western and Eastern medicine really is.
Aug 14, 2016, 12:22 pm
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I've read on FT that some people bring bed sheets with them because they don't want to sleep on the hotel sheets.
I have a generic packing list which helps prevent forgetting things. It's grouped into rooms, like bathroom, desk, closet, misc.
Bathroom items include toothbrush. Desk items include tickets (if any), flight info, passport, transit cards (like Oyster, Metrocard, Compass, etc). Closet = clothes. Misc = nail clipper.
Not everything on the list is taken on every trip.
I have a generic packing list which helps prevent forgetting things. It's grouped into rooms, like bathroom, desk, closet, misc.
Bathroom items include toothbrush. Desk items include tickets (if any), flight info, passport, transit cards (like Oyster, Metrocard, Compass, etc). Closet = clothes. Misc = nail clipper.
Not everything on the list is taken on every trip.
Aug 14, 2016, 2:17 pm
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Prescription meds -- migraine prevention. If you've ever had a migraine, you'll know why.
Sunglasses. I'm a vampire (see migraine comment above).
Beauty products and cosmetics (I'm vain).
iPad and iPhone.
One pair undies and one extra top.
Sunglasses. I'm a vampire (see migraine comment above).
Beauty products and cosmetics (I'm vain).
iPad and iPhone.
One pair undies and one extra top.
Aug 14, 2016, 4:21 pm
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Aside from the obvious, I take Compeed blister plasters.
I walk a fair bit on vacation, and I learned very quickly that having some way to prevent/treat blisters was absolutely essential for me. So they go into both the backpack and the roller first thing.
I walk a fair bit on vacation, and I learned very quickly that having some way to prevent/treat blisters was absolutely essential for me. So they go into both the backpack and the roller first thing.
Aug 16, 2016, 12:11 pm
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You don't need a passport but don't you still need to show some i.d at the security checkpoint (driver's licence, etc.)? I know you do in Canada. Or is the TSA too obsessed with shampoo and shoes to bother verifying identification?
Aug 16, 2016, 2:03 pm
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And they work very well for me. So well that I'd hesitate to use any other.
They're much better than the Dr. Scholl's version, and larger and thicker than the Band-Aid brand (at least the one's I found).
I can only recommend trying the Compeed, and then trying the other(s).
Aug 16, 2016, 4:56 pm
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https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-...identification
http://blog.tsa.gov/2013/04/tsa-trav...n-you-fly.html
i might not want to answer the questions
BUT in that case trip dosn't require flight
i've done domestic RT flights with ID & CC
can pre-pay all expenses in advance
can get cash from bank with just ID
(or maybe if bank manager knows you)
general aviation differs from commercial
train, bus, car, boat (not cruise), bike, foot
but not all trips are the same, especially on FT
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Aug 16, 2016 at 5:17 pm