TAKE THESE WITH YOU
We present a curated list of travel aids to help make sure your next trip runs smoothly. This week, we’re powering up, packing down, pounding the pavement and protecting important info. By Emma Yardley
Carry Charge on the go Powered Up Backpack Device-charging pack
By: Royce Price: $356.14 Available at: amazon.ca Seamlessly merging style and tech sagacity, Royce’s “Powered Up” water-resistant backpack comes equipped with a padded 15-inch laptop compartment and its own device-charging station for phones and tablets. An iPhone-sized lithium battery pack (with two USB ports and up to 1,000 charge cycles) sits comfortably in a small pocket inside this designed-in-New York, leather-accented pack. Never hunt for a plug abroad again. Sip Hydrate wherever, whenever Hydaway Bottle Collapsible silicone bottle By: Hydaway
Price: $33.15 Available at: amazon.ca Thanks to its ingenious hinged design and flat-packing flip-up straw, this nifty little travel bottle squishes down to a pocket-sized puck when empty, perfect for throwing in the pack after a day of swigging and sightseeing. Made from 100-per-cent BPA-free foodgrade silicone and plastic, Hydaway Bottles are watertight, taste and odour free, and dishwasher safe.
Hold Protect personal data Leather Travel Wallet RFID-blocking organizer By: Pure Sir
Price: $49.99 (U.S.)
Available at: puresir.com Keep all your credit and debit cards in one place and know without a doubt that they’re safe from cyber thieves — Pure Sir’s travel wallet has built-in RFID-blocking technology to keep your data hidden from prying eyes. There are slots for eight cards, pockets for your passport and boarding passes, and a hefty exterior zipper that keeps them all tucked safely away.
Stride Explore everywhere Core High GTX Gore-Tex trail shoes By: La Sportiva Price: $229
Available at: MEC Step into La Sportiva’s sleek waterproof day hikers and you likely won’t ever want to step out of them. The polyurethane web uppers allow toes to wiggle and feet to flex while the ankle is kept sturdy. The Vibram outsole has lugs in all the right places and the removable just-squishyenough insole will put a spring in your step. Plus, weighing only 612 grams per shoe, your suitcase just got lighter. Emma Yardley is a Toronto/Vancouver writer.