THE ULTIMATE TRAVEL GEAR 2018

Editor-tested (like, really tested) and -approved picks for your next trip, from a power-generating carry-on spinner to polka-dot compression socks.

TO SEPARATE THE PERFORMERS FROM THE PRETENDERS, WE PUT THESE TRAVEL ESSENTIALS THROUGH THEIR PACES, SEEING HOW THEY HELD UP ON LONG-HAUL FLIGHTS, IN UNFAMILIAR TERRAIN AND AFTER BEING ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF A LAKE. HERE ARE OUR PICKS FOR THE SMART, STYLISH AND JUST PLAIN HANDY GEAR OF THE YEAR.