Some Stocking Stuffers for Baby Boomer Travelers

This 5-ounce container holds a full-sized beach towel, from Lightload. Photo by Clark Norton

The Blackout Pocket from Scottevest is, appropriately, black, and protects your digital data. Photo by Clark Norton

With just a week to go before Christmas, it seems like a good time to mention some gadgets and smallish travel items that are easy to carry but can come in useful on a trip — and which make great stocking-stuffers for the baby boomer traveler on your list.

These items all have a few things in common: they’re compact in size, they meet travel needs and wants, and they’re all nicely designed and packaged. In short, besides being useful, practical or in one case just enjoyable, they’re well-marketed.

If you have a hiker or camper or other kind of outdoorsy person in mind, this full-size beach towel from Lightload comes in a small 5-ounce waterproof container (pictured)… Continue reading →