Because you don’t want to be the guy (or gal) whose shirts look like they were taken from the dryer and packed in a rush at the bottom of your suitcase, even when they really were.

I do a ton of presentations with whiteboards. Which means I always end up with tons of marker stains on my hands, arms, shirts and pants. For all those not on my body, these guys do a great job of taking care of my clumsiness.

I may or may not have been pooped on by a bird on my way back from work not too long ago while on a business trip. So I decided to be prepared for next time. It’s not that unusual to have to extend business trips a few more days (that you weren’t counting on) or you might be stuck somewhere for a few days because of weather, and this kit will get you out of trouble if you need to quickly get an extra change of clothes ready.

Yeah. Some of us cannot stand the nasty airline coffee and would rather pass out from exhaustion than consume drip coffee (or tea) brewed with water that’s pumped from deep within the guts of an airplane. If you’re more into espresso instead, this cool little gadget will make 1 or 1.5 shots of espresso in a matter of minutes in a fully manual way. All you need is to ask the flight attendant for hot water and pump the smooth espresso yourself, crema included. You’re welcome.

We love staying at luxury hotels. We REALLY do. And we stay there about 98.7% of the time. But on a recent trip to a rather small and remote town in the Philippines, we were forced to stay at a rather sub par property. And I regretted not carrying any toiletries with me, as they provided nothing other than towels. These are small and practical enough!

Yup. I don’t really have to write a review for these. All I will say is they’re like a portable bidet inside a pouch. As they themselves put it, ‘let it rip’.

Have you gone on a trip to a really cold, dry place only to come back with your lips all chapped and nose feeling dry like cardboard? I have been toying with the idea of getting one of these for every time we end up in the Midwest during winter, and I wonder if it would make a noticeable difference. Do let me know if you carry one like this with ya.

They’re pretty steep in price, but it’s definitely one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. It enables me to actually listen to the movies I’m watching while flying without the airplane noise getting in the way. Also, pretty useful when I want to nap in a long haul flight without any noise waking me up. Great for cancelling out chatty seat mates and the occasional snorer as well.