They have ladybugs and tigers, too, but doesn’t the turtle seem too tantalizingly appropriate?

This sleek seven-inch aluminum tube, with a speaker in each end, runs on four AAAs, making it simple to sufficiently rock, whenever, wherever.

Y’all loved you some keychain totes when I posted about ‘em way back when. Now, the joy of extra storage unfolding from a surprisingly teensy pouch comes in backpack form. Yee-haw!

With the high cost of gas, air travel and, well, everything right now, the term staycation has been springing up. I say, hooray for exploring close to home! (That’s called “being positive.”) This journal reminds you where to best spend those hard-earned dollars on your getaway-minded local dining splurge.

No need to fill wee bottles with your pet toiletries so you can make it through airport security. Just pack one of these kits, for men and women, ready with toothpaste, hair gel, quality face cleanser and more, in disposable hard-paper pouches intended for up to six uses. Includes razor and toothbrush, too.

By god, you will not miss the game. This four-pound unit re-directs your home TV—DVR, satellite or digital cable and all—to any computer, anywhere.

Before you leave for the airport, must you wash all dishes, clean all floors, hang fresh hand towels in the bathroom and triple-check your stove’s burners to ensure they are, in fact, off? Yes? Then man, do I have the suitcase for you. It weighs just 5.5 pounds, unzips completely flat and is small enough to fit under the airplane seat in front of you. Plentiful extras include a laptop pocket, lipstick slots and a clear quart-sized toiletry pouch that clips to the inside of the bag with its own leash. Super for those who are, or aspire to be, hyper-organized.

Sixty master packing lists ready and waiting with the usual trip necessities, for business or pleasure, urban or remote. The reminder at the end of each page is all too true: “Bring half of what you think you’ll need, and twice as much money.”

Listen up: Radio chips embedded in new passports, credit cards and drivers licenses constantly transmit your personal information. This means a thief can nab it, wirelessly. Enter Kena Kai’s new wallets and passport holders, lined with material designed to block radio frequency identification (RFID) transmission. Smart and good looking. Nice combo.

I’m pretty psyched about the arrival of camping season, as well as my new camp-out essential. It’s a weather, AM or FM radio; LED flashlight and emergency phone charger, all in one easy-to-hold, eco-friendly little package. Uses energy generated via the hand crank, solar panel or USB port.