Those who have travelled recently are well aware of the arcane restrictions that are imposed — the most annoying of which is the restriction on liquids to clear containers of 3oz or less, all fitting into a single quart-sized zip-top back. Larger containers are allowed in your checked luggage, but we all know how reliable checked luggage is: you\u2019re lucky if it arrives by the end of your trip. Some folks (like me) are still 100% carry-on folks, moving to dental power, solid deodorants, and the \u201cbuy it there\u201d philosophy.<\/p>\n
The New York Times<\/a> has an interesting article on how this has served as an opportunity for some. Luggage and cosmetics companies are bringing out products inspired by the carry-on rules, from see-through toiletry kits to \u201cdental finger mitts\u201d \u2014 pre-moistened towelettes that you slip over a finger and wipe your teeth with. Travelon has instant tooth gel, mouthwash and shaving gel in the form of tablets that, like Alka-Seltzer tablets, transform when water is added. I\u2019m sure these are useful, especially when you travel with the dehydrated water. La Fresh Group in Ontario, Calif. has developed a line of travel wipes dubbed Travel Lite on the Go that consists of everything from nail polish remover pads to dental finger mitts. <\/p>\n Of course, you only need these products if you carry on… and in a turnaround, airlines are encouraging you to carry on again. Continental has been posting a notice on its Web site that states, \u201cOur Overhead Bins Are Lonely\u201d and tries to persuade travelers that bringing bags onboard helps \u201cavoid lines at the check-in counter and waiting at baggage claim.\u201d I\u2019ve always avoided checking luggage — I hate the lines at either end. It will be interesting if I can get my family to avoid checking luggage this summer when we go to Nashville TN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Those who have travelled recently are well aware of the arcane restrictions that are imposed — the most annoying of which is the restriction on liquids to clear containers of 3oz or less, all fitting into a single quart-sized zip-top back. Larger containers are allowed in your checked luggage, but we all know how reliable Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lj-xfer","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}