Top 10 '05 Picks for Best Men's Travel Gear

1. Best Men's Travel Shirt - Cabelas

It's a winner. Soft, sturdy cotton treated in some mysterious way to dry quickly. 30+ ultraviolet sun protection built in, too. Air conditioned, with big back and shoulder vents. It's your kinda shirt. I inadvertently tested the advertised stain-resistant finish with some fresh mango juice, which stayed beaded until I could wipe the moisture away. Very trick. I (also unintentionally) gave the pockets a real workout in the Mexico City airport...Finish reading the Guide review.

2. Best Men's Travel Pants - Cabelas

Cabelas Guidewear® men's zip off pants are great for travel -- zip off the legs when the sun gets hot, and pack the many pockets with everything from guidebooks to sunscreen and a sack lunch... Finish reading the Guide review.

3. Best Men's Travel Shoes - Teva Durban 2

Who woulda thunk to combine flip flops and walking shoes? Travelers, that's who. Somebody at Teva has faced the traveling shoes dilemma, and Teva Flipsoles shoes are the brainchild - flip slops and shoes living together in the same body. Wear shoes on earth surfaces. Wear flip flops on hostel surfaces. Worry not about feet... Finish reading the (Noosa) Guide review.

4. Best Men's Travel Vest

Mesh vents keep you cool and very lightly padded shoulders cushion backpack straps. Eighteen pockets hold ten tons of stuff: worn with a pair of cargo pants and Cabelas Guidewear® shirt, who needs a suitcase? I took a trip with a gang of students who bought many-pocketed vests en route -- get this one before you go.

5. iPod Friendly Hoodie Sweatshirt

Sun Valley's SCOTTEVEST designers know you can't be seperated from your gadgets by travel, and they've created "technology enabled clothing" that makes it easy to bring 'em all along. The TEC® line features the cool MP3 player-friendly "Ultimate Hoodie" -- a nice sweatshirt that loves your iPod as much as you do and proves it with gadget grabbing pockets galore. We like it. Finish reading the Guide review.

6. Very Trick Travel Razor

Ingenious. The top of the Baggallini compact razor twists and locks into place after you turn the razor's bottom; push it into the tube / handle when you're finished. You gotta love this travel razor.

7. Brave Shave Ultimate Shaving Cream

This is the shizz. Not only is it a smooth shave guarantor, but the comfrey starts nicks healing fast. It's a great tube o' stuff to carry traveling because that same comfrey, plus cooling aloe, actually helps other scrapes and scratches, too. Nice. Read about Brave Soldier antiseptic ointment -- another travel winner[/a].

8. Best Travel Watch

No need for a battery with the Casio G-Shock solar powered atomic watch. No need for an alarm clock, either. This ultimate travel watch has it all:

• Solar powered
• 200 meter water resistant
• Shows 26 time zones and 30 cities
• "After" glow in the dark
• Stopwatch
• Four alarms with snooze
• Calendar -- programmed until the year 2039

Comes with a backup battery. Most excellent travel wristwatch.

9. Best Men's Travel Hat

You'll like everything about this hat, as does Outside's Gear Guy -- an adjustable toggle cord tightens under your chin, DriClime® (one of those techie fabrics that really, really works) interior sweatband soaks up moisture and the sides snap up for a dashing safari look. Keep the rain and the sun at bay.

10. Best Travel Shoulder Bag

Red Oxx's "Gator" travel shoulder bag isn't inhabiting the same planet as other travel bags. It's that superior. As Red Oxx advises, write it into your will... it will outlive you. Provided you survive the airlift... Finish reading the Guide review.