Travel Gear

[skyring]

I had to dash into Civic today to pick up some Swiss Francs for Kerri, and I poked my nose into the Kathmandu shop where they are having a sale. I only had five minutes, because DD was waiting at home for the car to go to her next babysitting stint, but I could have spent a lot longer.

I love this kind of stuff. Light, sturdy, cleverly designed gear with lots of pockets and zips and buckles. My little yellow travel journal wallet comes from these people and I love it. I want more!

But I restrained myself for now. My toilet bag is showing its age, and I'm not entirely comfortable with my toothbrush, shaving kit and shampoo getting all promiscuous together. So I picked up a replacement, a bit bigger, but with seperate compartments and pouches to keep everything in order. It also has a hook so I can hang it up when I go to a hostel bathroom and have everything in reach, even if there are no convenient flat surfaces around. Half price.

Next big purchase is a replacement backpack. Not a big pack, but something I can carry onto a plane and tuck under the seat and have everything convenient. I'm going to be real picky on this one, because my current pack does the job well, but has developed a couple of small holes and the last thing I want is to leave a trail of batteries and dongles and pens behind me.

I might make a bit of time to browse through the shop properly tomorrow, see if they have something close to what I want. Otherwise, Targus has a great range of packs.

I'm definitely going to buy a couple of organiser cubes. These are little soft "sub-packs" that fit inside a big bag - I can fill them up with souvenirs and maps and papers and all the things I accumulate along the way and never can find or pack in a hurry when the airport shuttle is waiting at the door and I haven't cleared the room yet. And a laundry bag. I'm sick of rummaging through the morass of shirts and socks and undies that takes over the inside of my bag after a few days to sort out what's clean and what's not.

I suspect that if I went crazy in this shop I could cheerfully walk out with more stuff than I could possibly carry - but boy, would I be organised!

And I haven't even mentioned the clothing...

Comments

[thebiblioholic.livejournal.com]

That stings! (Being called a "middle-aged man".) :-)

[skyring.livejournal.com]

I think Bron is referring to me. Then again, compared to the effervescent Bron, nearly everyone is slow-moving and elderly.

Mind you, Bron took that wonderful photograph of you in Brisbane.