TravelStories Episode 51: Everyday Carry

Everyday Carry

Episode 51: Show Notes.

Today’s episode is years in the making as finally, Tom and Trevor sit down and do a deep dive into the everyday carry items you’ll need when traveling. We begin with keeping go kits up-to-date and why Trevor and Tom will always be fans of carry-on luggage. We shift then to our favorite luggage exploring Briggs and Riley, Tumi, Rimowa, and other great roller bag options. Then, we unpack a few must-have travel accessories including portable USB fans, multi-charging cables and adapters, man purses, and much more. Our conversation then turns to clothing as we compare normal clothes to travel clothes versus a combination of both, and we discover why Trevor is a fanboy of lululemon and Tom loves shirts with front pockets. To end, Tom and Trevor discuss eSIMs and other best practices for using your cell phone abroad, and after weighing the pros and cons of using laptops versus tablets, our hosts shares more travel advice and tips, especially for parents traveling with toddlers. 

Key Points From This Episode:

• [0:01:00] How today’s episode on everyday carry items has been years in the making.
• [0:04:55] Updating go kits and being dedicated members of Team Carry On.
• [0:06:00] Team Briggs and Riley, and other great luggage options. 
• [0:21:02] Exploring Tom and Trevor’s must-have travel accessories.   
• [0:34:14] Lufthansa’s first-class amenity kits, compression packing cubes, and toiletry bags. 
• [0:42:06] Travel clothes versus normal clothes versus integrating the two. 
• [0:48:06] Flight passes, eSIMs, and other advice for using your cell phone abroad.  
• [0:57:12] Everyday carry technology. 
• [1:13:58] Final thoughts, more helpful travel tips, and parting advice for traveling parents. 

Quotes:

“This is an opportunity for everybody to learn, because there’s so many different things that I know I don’t know, and I’m always looking for how I can get more efficient.” — @tmount [02:05]

“Travel’s personal, and I think your gear is personal.” — @TktweetsKim [02:38]

“We call this luggage, but you don’t want to be dragging it around as a burden.” — @tmount [13:24]

“Curate your stuff so that you’ve [only] got what you need for the mission at hand.” — @TktweetsKim [29:37]

“Things keep changing. You have to keep iterating because people change the rules and change things on you all the time. So, it’s important to keep up and continue to iterate your everyday carry.” — @TktweetsKim [1:07:55]

“What’s clear is that we’re very passionate about a lot of this. We’re passionate about what is in our gear [and] what we’re willing to drag pretty much around the world.” — @tmount [1:14:05]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Everyday Carry 

Marie Kondo 

Briggs and Riley 

Tumi

Rimowa 

Travelpro 

Monos 

Away 

Costco Wholesale | Luggage 

3 in 2 USB C Cable | Amazon 

VASCO Compression Packing Cubes for Travel 

Muji | Bags 

Kenneth Cole | Reaction 

Bellroy 

Lufthansa | First Class

Pat & Mike on X 

Aēsop | Travel 

lululemon 

American Express 

Google Fi Wireless

T-Mobile | International Roaming Plans 

Nomad eSIM 

GigSky 

Cellular at Sea 

Anker 

Unidapt Universal Travel Adapter | Amazon 

Momax 

Baseus 

Microsoft | Surface 

Dell | Pay Credits 

TP-Link | Travel Router 

Rapid Travel Chai

Thomas Kim on X

Trevor Mountcastle on X