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having the right Essentials for travel
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can make all the difference and the best
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part is you don't have to spend tons of
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money to buy high quality travel gear in
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today's video I'm sharing 10 musthave
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travel Essentials that are all under $20
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and know you are not hearing that wrong
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$20 all these products will not only
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provide amazing value for the price but
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are items that I pack with me and use on
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almost every single trip and I have a
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good feeling you as well all these
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travel Essentials are extremely
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functional and will help you be more
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prepared and comfortable on your trips
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including one item that has so many uses
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while traveling you are really only
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limited by your creativity let's get
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started number one the peak design
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packable tote priced at
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$19.95 this peak design product is
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something that we have been using for
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the last year and have been surprised
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with how much we use it on our travels
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it is super lightweight coming in at
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only 2.82 Oz is made of a 70D nylon
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fabric shell which to be honest with you
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means completely nothing to me other
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than it feels very high quality and I've
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had no issues with rips or tears also it
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is quite big you can fit a lot of stuff
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in this bag being that it has a capacity
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of 12 L but the best part and what makes
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this bag so great for travel and why we
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find it so easy to bring with us is its
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ability to p Back Down super small like
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super small so whether we need to run
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out to grab some groceries head to the
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beach or just need a way to carry a few
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things around on our travels the
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packable tote is a great option and it
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might be for you as well a couple of
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things I should mention all these prices
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are pulled from when I filmed this video
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so there might be a small difference in
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price depending on when you are looking
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but all these products should still be
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under that $2 range or very very close
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second this video is not sponsored just
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products that I use on my travels that I
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wanted to share because I think you get
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a lot of bang for your buck with all of
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these items and you might resonate with
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some of them as well as want to add them
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to your packing list all these products
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will be linked down below number two a
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travel pen this one is the g750 from
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zebra priced at
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$875 which to be honest is actually kind
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of expensive for a pen and there are
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tons on the market that you can get for
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way cheaper but the point of adding a
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pen to this list is not to talk about
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this specific pen but to talk about how
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I would strongly encourage you to pack a
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good pen for traveling packing a pen for
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travel can be incredibly useful for
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filling out forms signing documents
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writing notes or making quick lists will
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on the go especially when you might need
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to complete paperwork at airports Hotel
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or other travel destinations where
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access to riding utensils might not be
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readily available what I like about this
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specific pen is the ink dries really
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quickly so when you need to fill
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something out quick it doesn't smear it
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has some good weight to it being that it
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has a brass Barrel the clip is metal
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versus a plastic one that plastic ones
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can easily break but you don't have to
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worry about that with this one being
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that it's metal personally I also like
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writing with a fullsize pen versus one
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of those smaller travel specific pens
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number three this REI toiletry bag
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priced at $1 199.95 believe it or not
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this is the only toiletry bag I've ever
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owned I've probably had it for 12 years
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and being that I've had it for so long
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you can probably guess I like it a lot
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unfortunately though because I've had it
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for so long they don't make this exact
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model anymore but they do have one that
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is very similar that is probably just as
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good if not better this torture bag has
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made an appearance in a few of my other
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videos and I'm always surprised with how
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many comments I get asking about it so
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thank you to whoever has been asking
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about this bag because now I have an
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excuse to talk about it in a video more
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formally for me this bag is a
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lightweight and made of good materials
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it has a few Pockets it also has this
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nice strap that you can use in multiple
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different ways but for me the best part
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is its size just big enough so I can fit
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everything that I need but too small to
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fit anything I don't need it helps me
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not overpack and pack only the
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Necessities which I feel like a lot of
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people would value from as well Number
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Four The Matador flat pack soap bag
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priced at $14 now this product might not
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be for everybody especially if you don't
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use bar soap when you travel or pack it
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with you but with its price point and
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how well this product works I could not
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leave it off this list now obviously the
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purpose of this little bag is to be a
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home for your bar soap or solid shampoo
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or really whatever soap you travel with
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this bag keeps your soap from getting
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messy in your suitcase when moving from
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place to place but really what this bag
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does best is a feature they are calling
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driveth through technology
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this means you can put in the bag a damp
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or wet bar of soap and it will dry even
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when the bag is closed hence the dryr
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technology I've personally tested this a
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bunch of times and it works very well I
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even use this bag when I'm not traveling
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and just at home when I go to the gym
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and shower so a really great product if
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you travel with solid soap and if you
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don't travel with solid soap I might
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recommend you making the shift because
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it makes makes airport security a lot
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easier number five a water bottle I
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actually have two options that I would
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recommend that are both under $20 the
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first is the aala freeip priced at
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$15.63 this is a 25 o plastic bottle
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with the signature aala lid I feel like
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at this point most people are familiar
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with aala and most people do though have
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the fully insulated one versus the
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plastic one but we have found the
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plastic one to be great for travel being
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that it is much lighter weight and is a
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little bit more budget friendly the only
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downside is that it does not keep your
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water quite as cold being that it is not
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insulated but the best part of aa's
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water bottles is the lid and make this
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bottle perfect for
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travel this lid has this horseshoe style
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lock on it where it kind of goes over
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the top of the lid and locks it in place
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so essentially it should be spillproof
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and then if that's not good enough it
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has a button to press to open up the
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lid also you can utilize this horseshoe
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lock as uh a place to hook it on a
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backpack or really just carry it around
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now on the inside of the lid we have two
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ways you can utilize this bottle to
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drink water or whatever liquid you have
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in here you have your traditional straw
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so you can suck the water up or whatever
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you're drinking out of it or you can
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tilt it back like a more traditional
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water bottle it's kind of fun to have
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both options especially when you're in
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an airplane it can actually be sometimes
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hard to like tilt your head all the way
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back when you're in a cramped seat it's
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nice to just be able to tilt your head
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down and suck from the straw so I like
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that it has both options as well as it's
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pretty much spillproof I've never had
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any issues second we have this fully
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collapsible water bottle from Platypus
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priced at $14.95 this bottle is
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lightweight and packs Down super small
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this is the perfect bottle if you are a
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traveler looking to save some space and
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avoid the big bulky water bottles I will
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say though this bottle does take some
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practice drinking out of number six this
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4 in1 cable I got from Amazon priced at
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$19.99 having a 4 in1 cable is really
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nice so you don't have to travel with a
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bunch of different cables that can
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easily get lost or just be a tangled
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mess in your bag this 401 cable allows
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you to charge Tech that takes USB USBC
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and lightning this is especially nice if
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you're somebody like myself who travels
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with an iPhone that charges with USBC
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and airpods that use lightning I like
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the design of this one it feels strong
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it feels sturdy also it has this flat
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cable design that prevents some Tangles
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or kinks in the cord number seven the ca
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SU hel airlight towel priced at
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$17.95 having a towel can be really nice
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when you travel for heading to the beach
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drying off after a walk in the rain you
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never know when a towel might come in
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handy but unfortunately normal towels
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are so heavy and bulky and can take up
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so much space but that is why Megan I
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travel with the towel from sea to Summit
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this towel comes in weighing only 1.7 o
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and is made of 100% polyester microfiber
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but the best part similar to the
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packable toad is that it is so easy to
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pack I mean look at how small this thing
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is also it has a quite big surface area
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for how small it packs down now I'm not
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going to say that this is the most
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incredible moisture wicking and
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absorbing towel I've ever used
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especially compared to your normal bath
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towel but it does the job and it is a
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minimalist traveler's dream when it
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comes to size and weight hey if you're
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appreciated number eight the odos
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crossbody bag the odos I've mentioned
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this product in a bunch of my other
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videos I still do not know how to
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properly say the name of this company so
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my apologies o o d o cross body bag I
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got I I got it on Amazon priced at $1.98
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a cross body bag is a really functional
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piece of travel gear to have it can
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house your valuables such as a phone
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cash cars hand sanitizer or even a snack
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with this bag from odos being priced at
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only $1.98 you are getting a lot of
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value for your money especially being
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that it is pretty much the exact same
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bag from lemon that comes in at close to
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$40 now you might be wondering what the
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quality of a bag is that is so cheap
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personally we have had this bag for over
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a year and it has held up great it is
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made of a waterresistant nylon with the
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zippers also working well I would for
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sure recommend giving this cross body
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bag of try being that it is so
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affordable without sacrificing tons of
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quality number nine a spork this one is
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from snow peak and is priced at
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$9.95 now I know some of you who have
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watched my other videos know that I
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travel with a spork but some of you
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might be thinking why waste space for a
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spork well first of all this is a
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titanium Spork that only weighs about 6
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o and is relatively thin in profile so
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it really does not take up much space
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Meg and I started traveling with a spork
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when we were traveling fulltime due to a
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recommendation from somebody else and we
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were so surprised with how much we ended
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up using it so don't knock it until you
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try it I would definitely recommend a
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spork if you are a Backpacker or
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somebody who tends to take longer trips
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number 10 the hero clip priced at1 1980
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for the small keep in mind this is not
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the small version this is actually the
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large but the large one has the same
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exact design and functions as the small
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one if you unfamiliar with the hero clip
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essentially it is a carabiner but one
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that is specifically designed designed
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for travel the main difference from a
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normal Carabiner is that it has a
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360° rotating swivel hook that you can
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use in tons of different ways the small
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version of this clip can hold up to 50
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lb and is made of aircraft grade
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aluminum it also has a rubber tip to
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securely hang stuff with a nice grip
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there are so many uses for this tool and
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you are really only limited by your
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creativity so whether it is hanging up a
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backpack to keep it off the dirty ground
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hanging up wet clothes to dry or even
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keeping those dirty shoes away from your
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clean clothes there are so many uses for
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this travel essential and I bet you
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could find a few uses for it as well
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keep in mind there are four different
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sizes of the hero clip the mini small
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medium and large with the large one
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being the one that I'm showing just note
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that only the small and Min sizes are
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under that $20 Mark and that is it 10
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must have travel Essentials all under
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$20 these small But Mighty items can
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make a huge difference on your trips let
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me know down in the comments if you have
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any other budget-friendly travel
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Essentials that you would recommend that
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we should try out next if you liked this
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one and are looking to improve not only
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what you pack but how you pack I would
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recommend watching this video here as
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well it is all about how to save weight
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in your suitcase for your next trip
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