Flashlight, check. Swiss Army knife, of course. But what other travel gizmos do VIA readers swear by?

"Duct tape," writes Christian Lepley of San Francisco. "It can fix a hole in your jacket or a broken camera strap."

"A minifridge," says Patricia Kabrich of Las Vegas. "It plugs into my car’s cigarette lighter and keeps my sodas and snacks cold."

"An over-the-door hook will come to the rescue when there’s no place to hang your robe," says Natalie Barrios of Sheridan, Ore.

"A pair of opera glasses," suggests Sandie Locke-Paddon of Corralitos, Calif. "Use them for bird- and people-watching."

"My sound machine," writes Amalie Border of Belgrade, Mont. "It shuts out noises and lulls me to sleep."