SMART PACK

What The Smart Travellers Are Taking On Their Trips

GoMatic Packing Cubes

Until a few years ago, most people had never heard of packing cubes. Now, they are one of the most searched for travel accessories.

If you’ve never tried them, the idea is that you sort your luggage into logical ‘packs’, for example t-shirts in one, underwear in another, and so on. Each set then gets put into an appropriately sized packing cube, which will both compress it into the most efficient space, whilst still maintaining its neatly folded arrangement.

The rectangular packs are then much easier to fit in your suitcase, and to

Cheatwell Travel Wild Guess Game

There are, of course, a wealth of ‘travel games’ that you can take on holiday, and most can play a good role at filling time. A pack of cards, travel chess, or a simple frisbee all have their place. Yet it’s often hard to find just one game, that is small enough to travel with, but can be used in all situations, and by all age groups. Why? Because for once you don’t have to get the right answers to win!

Wild guess is essentially a quiz game, where the question is chosen from a card by the roll of a dice, and all the answers are numerical. The winner of each is simply the person is closest remove and re-pack when needed.

The GoMatic Packing Cubes come in three different sizes, all of the 13cm deep. Once full, the ingenious zipper system them compresses them down to just 6.4cm – saving you 50% on your packing space!

They are probably the best quality packing cubes that we have seen, and are made from a strong, durable material, with mesh covers that allow you to see what is inside. Definitely something to consider for your next trip.

Find more info here: www.gomatic. co.uk/products/packing-cubes to the right answer. So, how many steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower, for example, or how many letters in the longest place name on earth?

There are over 500 questions in the pack, along with a dice, score sheet, and a pack of pencils. We can imagine this being a lot of fun, and if you are on a long drive even the driver can be part of the game. You’ll be amazed at some of the answers, and the craziness of the world we live in, so – win or lose - it will certainly make your next trip more entertaining. Highly recommended.

Find more info here: www.toysrus. co.uk/travel-wild-guessing-game. html

SleepKeeper Pillow Carrier

The is no shortage of travel pillows on the market today, but nothing really takes the place of your own pillow from home. That’s why SleepKeeper have come up with an interesting and useful case to enable you to actually take your own pillow on trips with you.

Sofore Travel Cable Organiser

Velcro. We actually tested it with a fairly thick Memory Foam pillow, and it worked perfectly – compacting the pillow to a small roll that would sit easily on a backpack alongside a sleeping bag, for example. When you’re not using it, it folds up, and takes up about the same space a face flannel.

The SleepKeeper Pillow Carrier compacts the pillow to around 1/3rd of the original size, and protects it in a wate resistant, durable cover. If you’re someone who craves the comforts of home when your on a trip, this might be one step towards granting your wish.

Find more info here: www. sleepkeeper.com.au/shop

Even the most casual traveller can have a mass of cables and chargers to take on holiday with them these days. Phone chargers, ear bubs, camera battery chargers and cables, and maybe even a laptop or iPad charger. Not to mention those bulky plug adapters for whichever country you are travelling to.

The Sofore Travel Cable Organiser is designed not just to store them all, but also to keep them organised, and protected. As well as your chargers and cables, there are spaces for flash drives, power banks, and even SD Cards.

The water resistant, and pressure resistant exterior is made of high-quality material, and the interior dividers can be adjusted to suit your specific requirements. There are multiple compartments and mesh pockets, plus a soft interior to help protect from scratches when travelling.

One more step towards not losing those important items at a crucial moment, has to be a good thing!

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