Hasta La Ideas

As I mentioned in this post on travel methodologies, I never travel with anything larger than a rolling carry-on. So if I’m flying someplace that has inclement weather and I think I might need to bring boots, I have a simple space-saving trick: I wear them onto the flight. Even filled with rolled-up socks and power cables, boots take up far too much space packed into luggage, whereas the sneakers I pack are easy to crush and stow.

The problem with the boots-wearing is, it’s a pain unlacing and re-lacing them at the airport security line. But I think I’ve just found a solution: A company called LEMs, for Live Easy & Minimal, sells a collapsible, packable boot that I could easily squeeze into packed luggage.

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