As Wirecutter’s senior editor overseeing travel-gear evaluations, I do know all too nicely that, for most individuals, summer season journey hardly ever entails jetting off to glamorous locations with a elaborate aluminum Rimowa trunk in tow.
Actually, I write this as I get well from a four-day highway journey from California to Calgary, sharing an EV with two pricey associates, their cute toddler, and two giant, fluffy, equally cute canines.
I introduced no fancy baggage—only a carry-on backpack roomy sufficient to carry my garments, squishable sufficient to wedge into the overpacked frunk, and comfy sufficient to put on whereas I waited in a seemingly infinite TSA line. (I flew dwelling!)
Right here at Wirecutter, we see lots of seemingly useful however really ineffective journey paraphernalia on the market, meant to attraction to anxious vacationers braced for any eventuality.
What we really advocate—after months of testing on journeys just like the one I simply took—is the baggage, luggage, and different gear that can really make your journeys simpler. The carry-on backpack I used, as an example.
I can’t promise that this specific bag shall be on sale throughout Prime Day, however I can promise that the entire offers listed beneath are for issues that we’ve examined, that we use ourselves, and that we stand by.
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