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Long Haul Flight Kit That Actually Helps
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items I fly long haul out of a very humid part of the world, which means every trip starts by going from sweating to freezing within an hour. This is the kit that decides whether I land functional or wrecked. All of it fits inside a personal item, none of ...
Every U-shaped neck pillow I have owned ended up strapped to the outside of a bag looking like a novelty and doing absolutely nothing. This one hides a rigid support inside the fleece, so it actually holds your head instead of just filling the gap be...
Trtl Travel Pillow Plus
Cheap enough that losing a pair is not a crisis, and they take the edge off engine drone without the blocked up pressure feeling you get from foam. I bought them for flights and now use them at home whenever the neighbours discover power tools. The c...
Loop Quiet 2 Ear Plugs - Ultra-Comfy Reusable
The cable situation in my bag used to be one large knotted organism. This has proper folding pockets so every charger, adapter and cable has a place and you can find one without tipping the whole bag onto your lap mid flight. Expensive for a pouch an...
Peak Design Tech Pouch
I started putting one in every checked bag after an airline told me my suitcase was in another country when it was demonstrably still in the building. It does not get your bag back any faster, but walking up to the desk already knowing where it is ch...
Apple AirTag
I ignored these until I landed off a twelve hour flight with ankles I genuinely did not recognise. These look like normal socks rather than medical wear, which is the only reason I actually keep wearing them. Put them on before you board, not after e...
Comrad Compression Socks
The eye cups mean nothing presses on your eyelids, so you can actually open your eyes underneath it. Adjustable, and it blocks light properly rather than nearly.
100% Blackout Sleeping Mask
Plugs into the seat back screen so your own headphones work with the in flight entertainment. Small, cheap, and the single most useful thing in my flight bag.
AirFly | Bluetooth transmitter
One adapter, most countries, several USB ports. It ends the ritual of arriving at a hotel and discovering you brought the wrong one again.
EPICKA Travel Adapter 1AC 1 USB-C 4 USB-A
Sticks magnetically to the back of the phone so there is no cable dangling between the tray table and your lap. Slim enough to forget it is there.
Anker 621 MagGo 5000mAh Magnetic Charger
Cabin air destroys lips within about two hours. This is thick enough to survive the whole flight, unlike every balm I have ever reapplied hourly.
Lip Sleeping Mask Nourish & Hydrate - Laneige
Airline blankets are thin and there are never enough of them. This packs down to the size of a rolled jumper and does not feel like paper.
COOLMAX® Moisture Wicking Travel Blanket for Comfort
Collapses to about the size of a hockey puck once empty, so it goes through security flat and gets filled at the other side. No wasted space in the bag.
Stojo - 14 oz Collapsible Jr. Water Bottle - Collapsed Packaging-SALE
A Japanese mask with a damp filter that sits inside it, so you breathe moist air for hours instead of the desert that is a cabin at cruising altitude. I stopped landing with a raw throat the trip I started using these. The nighttime version is the on...
Kobayashi Nodonuru Wet Filter Mask For Dry & Sore Throat 3ct.
Also Japanese, also a small miracle. It heats gently for about twenty minutes, and the warmth does more to switch your brain off than any blackout mask.
Kao MegRhythm Steam Eye Mask
The other half of the dryness problem. A dab inside each nostril before takeoff and you are not waking up with a nosebleed over Siberia.
Ayr Saline Nasal Gel with Aloe, 0.5 oz
Yes, on a plane. Put it on with the lights down and stop worrying about what anyone thinks, because you will land looking human.
Mediheal Korean Tea Tree Essential Mask
Fold flat, weigh nothing, and mean you are not walking to the toilet in socks. Small dignity, disproportionate effect on a fourteen hour flight.
MUJI Portable Slippers
Designed to be slept in, so they do not dig into your ear against a headrest. Passive blocking rather than active cancelling, which is the right trade for sleep.
Anker Soundcore Sleep A20 Earbuds