Alright, everyone, I’m taking a little holiday in sunny California. So for this video, I want to share my tech travel essentials. I don’t know about you guys, but I tend to overpack whenever I travel. That includes clothes and tech. Packing for a vacation should be simple and inexpensive. For this trip, I want to bring items that can fit in a carry-on or small personal item for my flight. So with that in mind, let’s look at what I have—starting with the actual bag.
My tech bag is the Thule Subterra Power Shuttle Plus. The Power Shuttle Plus keeps your items organized and accessible on the go. There’s space for over-the-ear headphones, a battery bank, and cables. On the inside, you’ll find elastic straps for cable management, a mesh pocket, and sleeves on either side. On the back, there’s another mesh sleeve, great for quick access to your passport. And, if you need to charge your devices, a cable passthrough. The Subterra Plus suits me because some of my essential items are big. And I’ll talk about those in a moment. If this is a bit much for your needs, Thule also makes the Subterra in a Medium and Mini form factor. They all offer similar features, so choose your size based on your needs.
Now when I’m traveling, I like to listen to music, audiobooks, and Podcasts. Depending on the situation, I want options for my listening experience. For that reason, I brought my JBL Tune 760NC. These headphones offer 35 hours of listening with noise canceling on and 50 hours with noise canceling disabled. These headphones support multi-point connection. And there’s a detachable cable for wired connections. These fold and fit nicely in the Power Shuttle. With the JBL 760s, of course, I brought my AirPods. If you have more than one apple device, these come in handy when switching between them. It’s the primary reason why I use these.
Speaking of apple, the next item on the list is the iPad Mini 6th generation. The iPad Mini can handle most of my primary computing needs. It can even manage some video editing. I have the iPad mini in this keyboard case. This keyboard sells under different brands on Amazon. I’ll make a separate video about this later, but it’s fair for productivity on the iPad Mini.
Now to power all these items, I need a few cables. I have an official Apple USB A charging puck for my Apple Watch. All Apple Watches have a USB-C charging puck, but you can still buy these USB-A chargers from Apple. I’ll show you why I use the USB A version. For my iPhone and AirPods, I use the Belkin BoostCharge Pro Flex Braided USB C to Lighting cable. It’s 2 Meters long, MFi Certified, with 20 W fast charging. For my iPad Mini, I use this braided type c cable from Uni. This cable supports 100W fast charging, and most devices with USB C charging. So MacBooks, Surface Books, Dells, etc.
So check this out. I only brought one charger with me on vacation. And it is the Anker 735. The 735 has two USB Type C ports and a single USB A port. Both Type C Ports give 65W max charging when charging a single device. The Type A Port offers a 22.5W Max charge. Its size makes it ideal for travel. And with the fast charging, I can juice up my batteries in the morning before my day starts.
Now if I need to charge my phone on the go, I use my Anker 737 Power Bank. I don’t always bring this with me because it’s enormous. It has a 24,000 mAh battery, a smart display, and three charging ports. Anker says you can recharge your iPhone almost five times with this. But again, it’s a big power bank. If you need to bring this, you’ll probably need to put it in your fanny pack.