TRAVELCalifornia Bucket List: Strange vibrations near Joshua Tree, monarch butterflies, startling urban archaeology and a new adventure each day Gift ideas to make traveling easier The goal: Take the hassle out of travel. The gift: anything that does that.Here are some items that can smooth the way, whether it’s across the state or around the world. Our 2016 holiday gift guide is here, over 200 gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list »Separate your tech and clothing in one bagThe Ecbc Sparrow II Wheeled Garment Bag is a two-wheeler that neatly organizes clothes and electronics. It has an electronics compartment that unzips and lies flat on the X-ray belt so a laptop can remain inside if you have the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck fast-through-security clearance.The pocket can hold up to a 16-inch laptop and a 12-inch tablet, and the bag comes with a 6000 mAh power bank. Info: Sparrow II Wheeled Garment bag costs about $400Yes, it’s a phone.

But it does other tricksThe Sony Xperia XZ 4G LTE is an unlocked Android smartphone with a 32GB memory card and a Sony camera that shoots 23-megapixel stills and 4K video even in low light. Its front camera can shoot 13MP selfies.The camera is so hot that your shutterbug may forget it can also make calls, send texts and surf.Info: Sony Xperia XZ 4G LTE costs about $700. The newest chargersZus Smart Car Charger rapidly rejuices smartphones and tablets. Its built-in cooling system helps Zus generate less heat while charging. Its free iOS or Android app can help find your car, set parking reminders and monitor a car's battery health.Info: ZUS Smart Car Charger costs about $30; Twist Plus World Charging Station has four fast-charging USB ports plus an adapter that can power an Apple MacBook.Twist to select the local plug configuration for the country you’re visiting — it works in more than 150 countries — and start charging.  It's ideal for travelers who carry multiple devices.

Info: Twist Plus costs about $45Ready to travel clothing ScotteVest Chloe Hoodie is a durable, machine washable hooded microfleece jacket with 14 pockets.A thumbhole in the extra-long plush-lined cuffs helps warm hands when the cuffs are rolled down.Sizes from XS to XXL. Available in black, brown and purple.Info: ScotteVest Chloe Hoodie costs about $100Voormi Access Vest is a durable lightweight, water repellent vest with Voormi's trademarked Surface Hardened Thermal Wool. Mesh side panels wick away sweat. Ideal for active adventurers whether walking, hiking, biking or skiing. Available for men and women in five sizes and two colors.Info: Voormi Access Vest for women or for men costs $129.CEP Progressive+ Ski Merino Compression socks feel tighter around the ankle and less constricted near the knee. They are designed to keep you cozy after skiing and winter activities and to help prevent swelling and deep-vein thrombosis on long flights. Info: CEP Progressive+ Ski Merino Compression socks for women or men cost $60. 

A killer giftSteriPen Pure+ is a 2.6-ounce water purifier that the company says uses its small UV light to kill 99.9% of bacteria, viruses and protozoa in less than a minute.Great for cleaning water from a stream or waterfall or from the tap in places where water may not be potable.Info: SteriPen Pure+ costs $70This will keep you hangingKammok Wallaby Hammock plus Python Straps is made of ultra-light, silky ripstop fabric. nm lobos hoodiesIt weighs 10 ounces but can hold up to 400 pounds so travelers can relax almost anywhere.champion hoodies jcpenneyA pair of mini Kanga Claws and Python Straps make hammock hanging a snap.goedkoopste hoodies © 2017, Los Angeles Timeslululemon scuba hoodie material

NEW YORK — Whether you are a business executive flying between neighboring cities or across multiple time zones, it is easier than ever to travel light.The latest high-tech clothes and wearable accessories are capable not only of shielding you from rain, cold and UVA rays. They can also double as small carry-on bags, thanks to pockets engineered to store essentials like smartphones, passports, even iPads and water bottles.jack frost hoodie hot topicAu revoir suit and attaché case.“wholesale aeropostale hoodiesBriefcases have definitely declined as a business over all,” said Steven H. Schwartz, vice president for merchandising and product development for Brookstone, which has about 300 stores, 50 of them in major airports around the world. hoodies for sphynx cats

“And smaller has become better.”Travel retailers say tablet sleeves — thin carriers that can tote an iPad — are the new briefcase. And given the fight for overhead bin space these days, perhaps you need not bother with a carry-on bag. Travel apparel companies like ExOfficio are designing lightweight jackets with an array of specialty pockets, like a microfleece-lined pouch for glasses. The company’s Storm Logic jackets, coats and vests have hidden pockets marked with icons for cameras, pens, smartphones, keys and identification cards. Such innovations are meant to appeal to next-generation travelers, so-called millennials, whom Carol Blayden, ExOfficio’s director of marketing, described as more mobile than their frequent-flying predecessors. “Everything’s on their phone or tablet,” she said. “So we look at those trends and we try to make sure we’re integrating pocket systems.” In fact, the Storm Logic jacket, at around $150, also has a large pocket and Velcro tabs that allow it to be taken off and turned into an adjustable neck pillow, or lumbar support, for your flight.

Speaking from Colorado during ExOfficio’s sales meeting for the fall 2014 line, Ms. Blayden said travelers could expect more of this transformer clothing in the future. “Can the skirt turn into a shirt?” she said. “It’s all about helping them take the few right pieces in their luggage.”And depending on where business takes the traveler, there might be interest in new gear from various makers that includes shirts and dresses that guard against UVA and UVB rays, as well as insect-repellent pants and socks.For those in the market for a jacket that can truly hold as much as a bag, there’s Scottevest, a company that for more than a decade has been making what it refers to as technology-enabled clothing. The brand’s jackets, vests, hoodies, shirts, pants and baseball caps have hidden pockets. Even the boxer shorts have pockets for a cell phone and passport should one need to make a swift escape. Scottevest’s jackets can hold a drawer’s worth of travel gear. The latest model, the Fleece 7.0, at $160, was introduced last year and has 23 various-sized pockets that can hold staples like pens, cameras, mints, hand sanitizer, identification cards, travel documents, eyeglasses (a cleaning cloth is included), smartphones, an iPod, water bottle, guide book, spare change and keys (on an extendable holder).

In the medium and larger sizes there is also a big pocket designed to hold an iPad, and fabric “arteries” that enable users to run headphones into and around the collar of the jacket. A “clear touch” cell phone pocket allows the wearer to control a smartphone through clear fabric inside the jacket without having to remove the device. The jacket’s sleeves pop off so it can be worn as a vest. There are even pockets to keep your hands warm.Speaking of hands, what business traveler does not have a smartphone (or two) glued to his palm? Pengallan’s Genius Gloves, at $175, were introduced last year and are handmade in Italy. Made of kid leather and lined with cashmere, the thumb and index fingers on both hands flip back so that you can use a touch screen device. Sure, there are iPhone and smart-touch gloves that allow you to operate your phone or tablet without taking them off. But as Jason Tsou, the founder of Pengallan likes to point out, his leather gloves can be used with the new iPhone 5’s Touch ID fingerprint sensor.

And being able to wear leather gloves yet swiftly uncover a couple of fingertips also comes in handy for other things, be it adjusting a contact lens, applying makeup or wiping a child’s face.Sunglasses are a travel mainstay, of course, but are notoriously easy to break when jostling in and out of airplanes and hotels. That is why Ovvo Optics makes sunglasses, selling for $300, that weigh only 0.6 ounces, yet are so strong they supposedly can help tow a small airplane. (There’s an online video of a man doing it). The company, a family-run business in New Jersey, makes its frames of surgical steel and titanium in Germany and Poland. Not every day is sunny, though. Travelers intent on being prepared might be interested in Davek Accessories, a seller of some of the smallest umbrellas, which also come with a lifetime guarantee. The Davek Traveler automatic umbrella (9 inches closed; $89) has undergone a number of frame improvements in the past few months and the manual open-and-close Davek Mini (the company’s smallest umbrella at 7 inches closed; $49) has had a frame overhaul to make it more wind resilient.

While many new items are space-savers, some are simply time-savers.“In our airports we sell a disproportionate amount of a product called Hickies,” said Mr. Schwartz of Brookstone. Hickies, if you don’t already know, are elastic bands that replace shoelaces, making it easier, for example, to slip your shoes on and off at airport security lines.Initially introduced on Kickstarter, the online technology incubator, Hickies, at $19.99, stretch to accommodate any shoe size and loosen and contract with the movement of your foot. They are a hit with travelers according to Mr. Schwartz. There are more than a dozen color combinations, and a free app enables you to virtually try various hues on your existing shoes.Once you are actually on a plane, if all you want to do is conk out, various companies are trying to help you do so by tricking out the basic sleep mask. One currently in development is a pared-down version of the eyebrow-raising Ostrich Pillow, which cocoons your head in what looks like a soft, padded deep-sea diving helmet.