Gear

We put in another year and tens of thousands more miles of travel to test the best travel gear—and we stand by last year’s choices alongside a few new picks.

The best power strip for travel in North America is the easily packable Tripp Lite Protect It 3-Outlet Surge Protector—our top pick for eight years running.

The affordable, leak-resistant Simple Modern Classic Tumbler keeps drinks cold (or warm) for hours, and it comes with both a straw lid and a flip-top lid.

Here we present practical and whimsical finds to delight any intrepid traveler.

You don't have to be a digital nomad to travel like one. Here are a few gadgets and accessories to make travel as painless as possible.

You can get cleaner, better-tasting water with a filtered bottle that can travel with you—but other filtered water options may be more convenient overall.

This travel pillow is so great you won’t even care if you look silly wearing it.

After testing eight travel pillows on four red-eye flights in window, aisle, and middle seats, we think the Travelrest Ultimate is the best for most travelers.

The Camelbak Podium is affordable, lightweight, and perfect for packing.

Air travel is often uncomfortable—but it doesn’t have to be. These seven inexpensive amenities can make your in-flight experience much more bearable for much less.

From compact car seats and cribs to portable blackout shades and white noise machines, the right tools for travel can lead to less fuss—and more fun.

These things don’t make your flight take off any faster, but they can make the wait a little more tolerable.

After testing 17 lightweight, portable car seats, we have five good options for infants, toddlers, and big kids to recommend.

The Stanley Classic Legendary Bottle 2.5 QT is the most comfortable thermos to carry and pour from, and it keeps your drinks hot over a long workday.

Always losing cables, SD cards, and tubes of lip balm in the depths of your backpack? A bag organizer will help you corral what you carry every day.

A professional ornithologist tested 25 field-ready binoculars against his $2,500 Leica Ultravids and picked the Athlon Optics Midas ED pair as the best.

After testing travel mugs for more than 10 years, we’re still confident that the Zojirushi Stainless Steel Mug is the best mug to keep drinks hot for hours.

After stuffing, shaking, and dunking 23 toiletry bags, we chose five that can serve as your bathroom-in-a-bag in a variety of travel scenarios.

After 120 hours of research and 1,500 miles behind the wheel, we’ve singled out the gear that’s absolutely essential for your next journey on the open road.

After testing seven travel strollers on various trips and excursions, we’re confident that the Uppababy Minu V2 is the one to get.

We tested more than a dozen travel plug adapters to find the best to bring on a trip overseas. Nothing can cover you everywhere, but here are four good options.

After lounging on 19 top-rated picnic blankets, we found that the Nemo Victory Picnic Blanket offers the best combination of comfort, durability, and easy cleaning.

We tested 37 pairs of travel underwear and found that ExOfficio’s Give-N-Go 2.0 Sport Mesh 6″ Boxer Brief and Patagonia Women’s Active Hipster panties are the best around.

Whether you’re working from a plane, train, coffee shop, or that one quiet corner of a vacation rental, the right setup will make everything so much easier.

Summer-camp packing lists can be long—and sometimes intimidating. Here’s how to choose fun but practical gear that’ll last for many seasons to come.

We spend a lot of time driving each year, and this is our list of essential road-trip gear to include in your packing list.

The Stanley Adventure Quencher Travel Tumbler has taken over social media, but we think it doesn’t quite live up to the hype.

We measured 25 different sets of earplugs and sleep-tested the top contenders to find that Mack's Slim Fit Soft Foam Earplugs are the best for most people.

Here are the essential—and nonessential—items to carry in your car during winter driving to ensure you get to your destination.

Our sleep and travel editors recommend gear for coping with travel-induced insomnia, vetted through hours of testing and years of personal experience.

After much research and hundreds of air miles traveled, Wirecutter pet owners have learned to rely on this gear when flying with cats or small dogs.

After lugging eight pet carriers around NYC, we found that the Sherpa Original Deluxe is the best for taking your small pet on a plane or to the vet.