What's in your Tech Travel Kit

[Foreigner]

Peter Moon writes weekly columns in the Fin Review and in the article in link he shares his travel kit:

Everything you need for a tech travel kit: Peter Moon | afr.com

I keep several kits, picking items needed for specific journey. But I'm eager to get my hands on a stronger, faster charger.

I also keep a torch. And a HDMI cable for when i may require connecting a projector to my Surface Pro.

What's in your tech kit?

 

[moa999]

A Xiaomi 5000mah adapter, an allococ dual-USB cube with whatever convertors I need for overseas travel. A bunch of USB cables in a tech trap (from a conference). Given up on HDMI cables but will pack my chromecast1 sometimes (cc2 on my home TV), and a ebay generic Ethernet-Wifi adapter.

It is somewhat dependent on length and purpose of trip. In carry-on are some USB cables and a cheap US-USB adapter.

Reading the article I should mention my daily driver is a dual sim ZTE v5 Max (I'm currently looking at a 4G/3G replacement) on TPG Vodafone and my secondary SIMs include a Flexiroam SIM, a Orange Spain Mundo, and a NZ Skinny SIM.

The Allococ cube I love. Single plug provides charge to laptop via cable, 2usb and an extra via a regular port

 

[RooFlyer]

Peter Moon writes weekly columns in the Fin Review and in the article in link he shares his travel kit:

Everything you need for a tech travel kit: Peter Moon | afr.com

I keep several kits, picking items needed for specific journey. But I'm eager to get my hands on a stronger, faster charger.

I also keep a torch. And a HDMI cable for when i may require connecting a projector to my Surface Pro.

What's in your tech kit?

Re the torch - what do you do with the batteries? Strictly, I think by most airlines rules these days you shouldn't be taking them either in the torch or spare outside of it. I take a little torch (empty), always thinking I'll buy batteries at my destination, but I never do.

 

[defurax]

Re the torch - what do you do with the batteries? Strictly, I think by most airlines rules these days you shouldn't be taking them either in the torch or spare outside of it. I take a little torch (empty), always thinking I'll buy batteries at my destination, but I never do.

Only lithium batteries are getting more regulated, standard alkaline batteries are fine.

 

[yohy?!]

Only lithium batteries are getting more regulated, standard alkaline batteries are fine.

Indeed - I picked up a great backup charger in Japan previously that uses AAs with any USB cable, perfectly safe to fly

 

[Foreigner]

Re the torch - what do you do with the batteries? Strictly, I think by most airlines rules these days you shouldn't be taking them either in the torch or spare outside of it. I take a little torch (empty), always thinking I'll buy batteries at my destination, but I never do.

This is an amazing torch, powered by the 'Nokia' type charger which is used maybe 3 times a year between charges.

 

[TheRealTMA]

One (I) use to take a torch 'in the old days' but now every phone has one inbuilt. Corkscrew yes, torch no.

 

[jackthomas]

My Tech Travel Kit:
2x iPad chargers (funnily enough the writer says this also)
- Apple Watch Charger
- Portable WiFi Hotspot (more trustworthy than the inbuilt iPhone one)
- Noise Cancelling earbuds
-iPhone
-iPad Pro
- Local Sim cards depending on the country I'm visiting

 

[JohnK]

Tech travel kit?

Samsung Galaxy S5 with old charger from another phone. Don't understand or need anything else that can't be done with this smartphone.

 

[boregos]

Re the torch - what do you do with the batteries? Strictly, I think by most airlines rules these days you shouldn't be taking them either in the torch or spare outside of it. I take a little torch (empty), always thinking I'll buy batteries at my destination, but I never do.

Spare batteries, even non-lithium, can be carried, though have to be in your carry-on, with the terminals protected, either by the original packaging or tape etc.

 

[EestiTiger]

Corkscrew yes, torch no.

Yep can never be too careful!