Eagle Creek Pack-It Folder
Hard core luggage warriors will tell you that rolling is the key to über efficient packing. Roll everything tightly and ninja it all in. Eagle Creek have a more measured approach with a whole range of Pack-It folders and cubes to keep your clothes sorted and folded while maximising the use of every cubic centimetre in your case. Its Pack-It 20 can take up to 15 items, with a fold-over winged design and a handle for easy access. It does take a certain class of an obsessive to make the most of it.
€30 from basecamp.ie
Leatherman Tread
Part industrial jewellery, part wearable multltool, the Tread from Leatherman secrets away 25 tools. Each of the 11 interchangeable bracelet links has a tool or two, including specialist ones like an oxygen tank wrench and a SIM card needle pick, as well as all the usual Philips, flat heads, hexes and Allen keys any travelling engineer might want to hand. Literally.
Around $200, see leatherman.com
Oru Bay+ Folding Kayak
That’s right: it’s a foldable kayak, coming in its own box, which is only a bit larger than a carry-on suitcase. So you can fling it in a car boot or check it on for adventures abroad. The box is the boat. Flip the stainless steel buckles, and it smartly unfolds in one piece, origami-style to create the kayak’s body. Elements like the floor and fully-adjustable seat slot in. There’s a screw-out deck hatch and water-resistant bag for storing gear. And it weighs just 13kg (about 28lb).
$1,875, see orukayak.com for EU shipping