Demonstrating access to the interior pocket of the Cotopaxi Allpa 35l pack directly from the outside, with the reviewer’s hand sticking into the main compartment – not a good anti-theft feature for a travel backpack. ©KettiWilhelm2023

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The best travel products and gear that’s worth the investment to make your trips smoother, better, easier, and even lighter on the planet. I’m an obsessive, detail-oriented tester, so my recommendations don’t come lightly – good or bad.

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Tortuga compression packing cube filled with six tops, including three sweaters. ©KettiWilhelm2024

The Best Packing Cubes

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Testing my Unbound Merino Active Merino wool tank top as part of my light-packing travel wardrobe in Europe. ©KettiWilhelm2023

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Wearing my Tortuga travel backpack – one of the best sustainable travel gifts this year. ©KettiWilhelm2023

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A new, purple, plastic-free Pela iPhone case. ©KettiWilhelm

Travel e-SIM (cheaper, easier and no plastic or e-waste)

My LARQ self-cleaning water bottle, sitting on a rock with the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean behind. ©KettiWilhelm2021

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My LARQ self-cleaning water bottle, and Grayl filtering water bottle, sitting on a rock with the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean behind. ©KettiWilhelm2021

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