{"id":652,"date":"2011-07-22T06:30:58","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T11:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/gazette\/2011\/07\/22\/110722-roadwarriorgear\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T12:18:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T18:18:23","slug":"110722-roadwarriorgear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/2011\/07\/22\/110722-roadwarriorgear\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Warrior Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t travel much on business, or conduct much business when I travel, but when I do, I have a handful of accessories that I always pack to make the trip more efficient. In addition to the usual electronics (e.g. notebook computer and iPad and associated cables and chargers), here&#8217;s what I bring:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/images\/misc\/roadwarriorgear.jpg\" alt=\"Photo - Various pieces of road warrior gear\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebags.com\/product\/ebags\/downloader-laptop-backpack\/15025?productid=67034\">eBags backpack<\/a>: I switched to a backpack from a traditional computer bag last year, and I&#8217;m never going back. Besides having a plethora of pockets and pouches for storing all kinds of gears and accessories, a backpack doesn&#8217;t scream &#8220;steal me because I have $2,000 of equipment inside!&#8221; Plus, a backpack frees up your hands for carrying suitcases or coffee.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 1.25em;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaglecreek.com\/accessories\/accessories_packing_solutions\/Pack-Ittrade-Compartment-Sac-41079\/?compare=1&amp;id1=41077&amp;id2=41062&amp;id3=41079\">Eagle Creek mesh bag<\/a>: This is one of the handiest accessories I&#8217;ve run across. Everything you see in the photo (except the backpack and the table!) will fit into this three-compartment (two smaller ones are on the back side) zippered bag&#8230;along with the power adapters and cables for my laptop, phone and iPad. The mesh bag then stores nicely inside the backpack&#8217;s middle compartment.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 1.25em;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us.kensington.com\/html\/15715.html\">Kensington notebook lock<\/a>: This won&#8217;t prevent a determined burglar from making off with your computer, but it will thwart snatch-and-run thefts by passers-by who peek in while the housekeeping crew is busy leaving you those useless little soaps.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 1.25em;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/product\/823492\/nite-ize-gear-tie-6-package-of-2\">Nite Ize gear ties<\/a>: I&#8217;ve just discovered these at REI, and I buy a pair every time I&#8217;m in a store. They&#8217;re twist ties on steroids, and their usefulness is limited only by your imagination. Plus, they&#8217;re fun to play with! They come in multiple sizes and the big ones are truly heavy duty. Bend them to use as a makeshift tripod for your compact digital camera, or a document holder when you&#8217;re typing.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 1.25em;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leviton.com\/OA_HTML\/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=896327&amp;section=11769&amp;minisite=10021\">1-to-3 AC adapter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/inch-power-adapter-extender-cable\/dp\/B000EZWN88\">12&#8243; power cords<\/a>: Hotels are getting more savvy about providing abundant AC outlets, but you still occasionally find one that just won&#8217;t accommodate all your electronic charging needs. These simple accessories multiply the available outlets, and the short power cords accommodate adapter bricks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How about you? What are your &#8220;must have&#8221; business travel accessories?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t travel much on business, or conduct much business when I travel, but when I do, I have a handful of accessories that I always pack to make the trip more efficient. In addition to the usual electronics (e.g. notebook computer and iPad and associated cables and chargers), here&#8217;s what I bring: eBags backpack:&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/2011\/07\/22\/110722-roadwarriorgear\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Road Warrior Gear<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18,37,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","category-tools-diy","category-travel","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8376,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions\/8376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}