Comments on: Best and Worst Travel Gear of 2009

By: Alexa

Alexa — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:56:47 +0000

Thanks for the great list. It’s nice to hear the best and worst. So much of the time it’s only the best and we don’t always get a warning on what to stay away from.

Love the SteriPEN, and many of the others I am now about to research.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:10:18 +0000

Cool rundown! I’m tired of seeing bests, so thanks for some worsts. I like the Starbucks instant coffee, but it isn’t exactly a value.

By: Wanderluster

Wanderluster — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:31:12 +0000

Fantastic lists all around. As Nancy says, I’m also a SteriPEN fanatic but just really discovered Tom Binh recently (and they are located in my home city of Seattle!).

Ditto my love for ExOfficio (another Seattle-area company) and I DO like VIA (uh, another Seattle company!). I’m not a Starbucks fan but I can get 2-3 uses out of a VIA packet because I water it down so much, bringing the cost to .30 – .50/packet.

There are lots of products (like the PlaneSheets) which appear to be a whole lot of trouble for little return but the folks at PlaneSheets do swear that for children with peanut allergies these can be life savers.

We all have items about which we say, “What the *^&^ was I thinking?” once we are on the road. Thanks for sharing your lists of crap.

By: Nancy D. Brown

Nancy D. Brown — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:43:58 +0000

I love, love, love my Tom Bihn Check Point Flyer bag. Curious about the ExOficio underwear and SteriPEN Traveler.

I know Beth Whitman at Wanderlust loves her SteriPEN, too. My daughter is going to Zimbabwe this summer. Would like to review it.

Thanks for the list.