Gear Reviews

Check out the team’s reviews of luggage, backpacks, and practical travel gadgets based on real-world experiences with our own travel gear.

Black duffel bag with light brown leather trim on MIA airport carpet

Blue Claw Co. Ballistic Worton Weekender Duffel Bag Review

I stumbled across this duffel bag by accident while researching luxury luggage during the pandemic. After finding signs of fatigue on my all-leather Floto Milano Duffle, I set out with a mission to get my hands on a tough-yet-tasteful duffel capable of surviving trips around the world. Enter Blue Claw Co.’s Worton Weekender bag. While …

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front of plum Rick Steves travel backpack

Rick Steves Convertible Carry-on Review

Picture yourself traveling through Europe with no internet access, no smartphone, and nothing more than a paperback guide book. Hard to imagine? Countless Americans were able to accomplish this thanks to the efforts of Rick Steves. Regarded as one of America’s foremost experts on European travel, Rick Steves’ travel empire encompasses more than just guidebooks: …

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Mini cruiser skateboard sitting next to red backpack on astroturf

7 Travel-Sized Skateboards You Can Fit In Your Carry-On Bag

As I watched the sun cast long shadows across the boardwalk as it slipped below the horizon, I couldn’t help but notice a couple of longboarders effortlessly gliding by. They casually cruised alongside the ocean as if they didn’t have a care in the world.  “Vacation personified,” I thought to myself as I saw the …

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