What travel tidbits have you come to find you can't travel without>Fork/Spoon/bottle opener comboComes in handy more than not>mini ice trayNever understand why Europe and some airbnbs don't have these for drinking or just convivence>desk fanMakes a meh airbnb so much better>mouse padnever understand what it is about Asia and glass or glass surface desks>rubber bandsmakes packing into a smaller suitcase far easier than vac bags>USB stick with OS install+driversEither chromeOS or Windows incase a linux or windows update fucks up>multiplug wall unitnot sure why but so many places only seem to have 1 plug these days in the worst >multivitamin solutionheard this was a meme, thought this was a meme, after living in SEA it's not a meme>spare shoe gel insolesnever realized how quickly some of these can wear down while being out and about to save your feet
>>2864491>What travel tidbits have you come to find you can't travel withoutA small fan, esp to hot climates or to countries where air con is an afterthought. That in your face fan esp with white noise, is dual purpose to dry off post shower, keep you cool enough to fall sleep some where like Venice or Spain, and to buffer noise.Metal insulated water bottle for ice cold beverage that stays cold all night bedside, or hot tea all night, or icy all day. Refill from every restaurant throughout the day.Real noise cancelling headphones.puffy vest for seat comfort, esp with neck support.Extreme comfort insoles and firmer soled shoes for cobblestones.
a long USB cable goes a long way when having to deal with inconveniently placed outlets
E-sim cellphone or upgraded cellphone in general>for years don't want a samshit or itoddler device>other phones with e-sims seem weirdly expensive, figure my phone just werks>upgrade last year to A36 (deal with my carrier)>land and instantly have internet no BS wondering if my flight lands and sim shop open or dealing with 711 SAAARS HERE GOOD DEAL!!!1>camera isn't half bad meaning I can leave my good shooter in the roomHoly shit, while I get I'm saying goodbye to custom rom's but man so worth it. Seriously 200 bucks will get you a good deal I've found, yeah upgrading kinda sucks for a bit but overall not sure why I kept clinging onto that shit.Also, if US citizen Google Fi >>>>>>>>> anything else. 20/mo for free wifi calling(something like 20c a min without wifi calling) and texting abroad.
>>2864501I use Talkatone's free US phone number service for calling my bank or texting my brother back in America (the only person in the world I chat with on a regular basis).>>2864499An insulated water bottle is too bulky to carry around in your hand for six hours, IMO. When I take daytrips I bring a throwaway one liter water bottle, maybe a disposable rain poncho, and nothing else. >fan to block out noiseThis works surprisingly well. Earplugs alone don't stop you from hearing that obnoxious dog that won't stop barking next door, but crank a fan up before popping in those earplugs, and now you can rest at last. Here in India, a five-speed ceiling fan is standard in even the cheapest rooms, so traveling with a fan is pointless.>shoe insolesYou can buy them at a department store in any city.>hard seatsThat's something your ass should get used to. In any case, sitting for too long is not healthy.>>2864500A meter long cable has always worked fine for me.
HDMI cable - makes every hotel tv a possible second monitor to dick around withEthernet cable - Asia these these are GOAT due to channel saturation and Temu level routers. Had one place where calls were dropping and speeds all over the place with latency, plugged in my ethernet got like 250/250 compared to the 15-25mbps on wifi.
>beryl travel router>cheap ass tv stick off Amazon with Plex on it, connects to my laptop>roll up travel blanket, the case is so soft so it's a pillow when stored >proper $50 eye mask, yes I paid that much, it's worth it, like wearing nothing
>>2864778Never got the travel router BS, maybe it's just my Xiaomi device but it can bridge a wifi to like 10 devices.>proper $50 eye mask, yes I paid that much, it's worth it, like wearing nothinggotta ask wtf kinda mask this is, best come with some kind of ear cancelling shit
Backup phone which is a clone of your real phone, in case your main one gets lost or stolen. An old used/broken iPhone 6 that you can hand away in case of robbery. Yes, I always travel with 3 phones. They dont take up much space.
>>2864848Yeah I do the same, but now with 2 phonesiphone 16 plus - All banking, work, travel apps(hotel/airline/etc), personal backup emails, backup cards and transit cards in wallet, main phone linePoco X3 NFC(the camera is GOAT with gcam) - drinking, party, oh fuck I need to leave it at a bar for collateral because my card fucked up, taxi/grab/uber main phoneDebating when I head out next month to bring my old iphone 11 or not, it's small as shit but idk. Ever since I got a wallet case for my phones the screen cracks and issues from drops have been far fewer. I kinda feel schizo for taking 3 phones
>>2864837looks like its only $30https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/405695849896
>>2864837I have high reliability/security needs and deal with too much bullshit from bad wifi or receptionMain advantage is connection bondingSo I can have seamless failover to the mobile connection if something goes wrong
>>2864491>Travel items that made travel easier
>>2864868I get that but you can do that with your phone. Just confused here.Like I have security requirements too that's why I use Wiregaurd to one of my friends homes back in the USA for shit
>>2864941Phones can't share their VPN connection with hotspot clients unless you're on a rooted androidA travel router makes that much easier especially if you want to set up policy routing as wellThey're super small and inexpensive (<100eur) anyway.
>>2865092I mean pretty sure mine does, I just set my wiregaurd client to route all. Not like a wiregaurd client is too hard to install on a PC anyways
>>2865223Well if you only have one client a router is indeed pointless but that's a super basic use caseMost phones don't route tether/hotspot clients through their active VPN without root, while it's possible with a proxy server that's rather dodgy.I use mine to provide routing to different VPNs per client between work and personal devices.Bonus point is that it can connect to the wired port in hotel rooms in case you get stuck with a corner room with shit wifi.
Unironically the 15 bucks 3x packing cubes. Makes shit nice and tidy.
>>2865496Does it actually work? The ones I looked at don't seem good as actual vacuum packed goodFor organisation its probably good though
>>2865496>>2865498Rubber bands > packing cubes
>>2864491
A spare phone. You almost certainly have an old one in your house somewhere. Bring it with you and write down + safely store important numbers and log in info. Then if you lose or get your phone stolen, you can just get a cheal local sim and not br left up shits creek.
>>2864491dried fruit
>>2864868I mean I turn on google fi's VPN and it sets the shared location to LA
>>2866195This. having a phone break when abroad is so fucking annoying
>>2864491>heard this was a meme, thought this was a meme, after living in SEA it's not a memeI remember anons getting so triggered over suggesting vitamins and after doing no vitamins vs. with vitamins I have no idea why people don't take a simple vitamin. Literal catch-all for anything you lack due to drinking, girls, or hikes.
>>2868063Considering the average 4chan user has a terrible diet, vitamins are a solid recommendation.
Those scented dryer sheets are a great way to keep your luggage smelling fresh when traveling. Wish I knew that way sooner
>>2868063Which daily vitamin do you use/recommend?
>>2870732OPTIMEN if I can find them, GNC with whatever designed as workout supplements are the best for my money I've found. Centrum is fine I guess, I work out 4 or 5 days a week so vitamins are almost required with timezone differences.
>>2870732Dr Brad Micro Vitamins
Blackout mask or whatever the thing is you call it to put over your eyes.>book condo or apartment in SEA>BIG ASS FUCKING WINDOWS>6AM already getting light straight into the bedAlso, spending extra on proper headphone/headset = must
A proper travel cup, never thought it would be useful but I found it so useful in the weirdest situations.Spare slip on shoes, found use more than once especially with oversea gyms having no outside shoe rules.USB-C powered monitor which specifically helps for workI don't know why, not even fat but I've found a spare stick of proper western style deodorant to be worth it. I feel like I take good proper showers, dress right, but man whatever the hell they sell in Asia often sucks. I wish I knew where some of these people who just type "go anywhere" type comments mean. Yeah no "just any convince store" that sells that weird roller ball liquid and overpriced v05 is garbo tier.
>>2868063idk what you're taking but a multi vitamin isn't a "catch all" due to drinking or girls (???) i looked at your optimen, overdosed vitamins, underdosed minerals, and a bunch of useless blendsif your diet is decent, it does nothingif your diet is trash, a multivitamin won’t fix it either
>>2872800NTA but as someone who digital nomads, it helps far more than the "it does nothing, I saw a YT video about it" than it hurts. Sure it's not a fix all thing but more of a catches on things you don't realize you've lacked. I think that's what the anon is trying to say, in terms of recovery from drinking (flushing down B12/B6) a vitamin can help bounce back among other things.I work out maybe 2-3 hours after my 11-7AM work cycle(Tues-Fri) since it's perfect time kill to wait for things to open when in Asia. Then go out and about for another 4-5 hours for food and exploring, I assume most anons who brag about living abroad do similar(maybe not as much on the gym). I 100% notice the difference between no vitamin/supplements and taking them while abroad. Sure you can go on and on about your diet but unless you're meal prepping at home to understand all ingredients in it, you're probably not sure exactly what you're getting daily. If nothing else I notice when I am on a multivitamin my sleep schedule is more consistent than without and for .10c a capsule? Worth just whatever generic centrum style workout.>if your diet is decent, it does nothingYes in a perfect world you eat everything great and if you live a normal sedimentary life style it will do minimal to nothing. Lifestyle is a huge factor here, if you're the stereotypical 4chan nomad who wakes up, works, eats, walks around for an hour, and drinks/goons on the weekend sure; vitamins in that life style probably do minimal to help other than counter a hangover. I try to be out and about at least 4-6 hours a day trying to see or do something otherwise the whole "digital nomad" doesn't make sense as I could just live back home.
Travel router with wireguard tunnel to my home serverThis way I only have to connect to the internet on one device and don't risk anything with shady wifi. Plus I get access to my home network.
>>2873663How well does it work with captive portals and some hotels resetting your connection every day?
>>2873669disable it for 2 seconds or turn off the killswitch/all traffic flow through wiregaurdNTA just love my asus router for it
>>2873673What do you have at home?Full blown home server or something less powerhungry?
>>2873676I have an Asus RT-AX3000, it runs the VPN server for 10 devices.There are better models just look for "Wiregaurd Server" or "OpenVPN Server" I also just have a laptop that I remote into as well, I just close the lid set the power settings to never sleep and have a built in workspace+UPS right there.Unlike /g/ that says you need heavy equipment you really don't. I get about 75mpbs up/down from Japan to the midwest and decent latency for what it is.
>>2864491>>Fork/Spoon/bottle opener comboYep>>mini ice trayI really don't care about ice unless I want to mix something. I'd rather not be cheap and go to a bar.>>desk fanOnly if there's space for it. Otherwise, just sleep naked over the bed. >still too hot>mosquitoes Probably there's a proper fan if you're in a place like that. Just make sure to left your room closed and dark.>>rubber bandsYep>>multiplug wall unitI'd be careful of them. Some electrical installations are pretty sketchy. If I used them I'd only plug two devices at a time>>multivitamin solutionTell me how did they save you>>spare shoe gel insolesInteresting.Let's be honest, it depends a lot of the kind of trip you're going to.Something I try to never forget are antihistamines. You'll never know what can bring you an allergic reaction and, depending on the place, getting them could be a pain in the ass.
>>2864491Honestly I find it easier to buy a usb c charge plug in each different locationj
>>2864491god that wall plug looks good, thanks op
Luggage with wheels
>>2870732For guys zinc and magnesiumFor girls iron and magnesium
>>2873669glinet routers handle captive portals with easeI understand why people in this bread are skeptical, I definitely was but it's tiny and worth every cent, I couldn't go back to logging in every fucking device each time I get to a new hotel now
Noise cancelling ear buds.Absolutely indispensable in safe but noisy places for your inner peace, bus rides, etc. Shutting out the subhuman peasant masses and their noise is transformative.
