Travel Gear: a waterproof rucksack, a trouser press successor and getting tactical with your watch

SureFire 2211 Luminox WristLight 
If you feel you can't travel without the baddest-ass watch you can haul look no further than SureFire's 2211 Luminox, which boasts a powerful 300 lumen built-in LED. Not just any any old flashlight, of course, but one which lines up with your pistol grip should you be totting, making this the most "tactical" of watches. If you'd like sometime a little more discreet the rest of SureFire's Luminox range is good looking, well-engineered and ideal for adventurers without a military bent. $795/€605, see surefire.com

Sea to Summit Carve backpack
Active outdoors regulars know there's no point in bringing a change of clothes in your day bag if they aren't going to be dry; so usually this means another waterproof dry bag inside your rucksack. Instead Sea to Summit's Carve backpack is waterproof from the off, with a 420 denier, seam-sealed outer and roll-top opening. There's a separate hydration pack compartment inside and robust lashing-straps outside for hanging gear on. $160/€122 from backcountrygear.com

Swash

There was a time no hotel room passed muster without its Corby trouser press. Will Swash become the de rigueur fitting for a new generation of road warriors? It’s an all-in-one clothing care gadget – a joint venture from P&G and Whirlpool – that refreshes and de-creases your clothes. Load a Swash pod, clip your garment in place, slide it closed and a fine mist permeates the fabric. Then Swash dries it gently, the theory being this de-wrinkles the once offending item. No plumbing or venting needed, just a socket. $499/€380, see swash.com for information

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Tom Kelly @tomtomkelly