TOILETRY KIT

Stelios has come to the rescue of highfl ying chaps who live out of hand luggage. These travel packs comply with carry-on restrictions and contain sachets of shaving cream, aftershave balm, and hair/body wash – just pick up a disposable razor when you land and you’re all set.

Price: £4.50 (contains 9 sachets) Stockist: www.easy4men.com

BEACH BAG

The Moonbag is a drawstring bag that doubles as a changing mat for the beach. Open it out and drop your wet clothes onto it; close it up and put it in the car without making a mess. Unlike a towel, it won’t pick up sand and deposit it everywhere you don’t want it. Simple and effective.

Price: £14.95 Stockist: 01903 872946, www.kit2fi t.com

SMOOTH NAVIGATOR

Here’s a sat nav with something extra. As well as the familiar door-to-door mapping and mobile call intercepts, the new TomTom GO 720 has a hands-free voice-recognition system – so drivers can request a route they’ve done before, while keeping both hands on the wheel.

Price: £329. Stockist: 0845 161 0009, www.tomtom.com

WATER FILTER

If you’re holidaying in a place where it isn’t a good idea to drink the tap water, you could pack an iStraw. This waterfi lter drinking tube may resemble a penny whistle but it eliminates almost all waterborne pathogens, including giardia and cryptosporidium. It fi lters up to 500 litres.

Price: £20. Stockist: 0845 122 8912, www.istraw.co.uk

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