KIT SPECIAL
seven ESSENTIAL ACCESSORIES
Having the right gear and gadgets with you on tour can make all the difference to your holiday experience. Marcus Leach selects some must-carry equipment
WHEN WE BEGAN touring back in 2017, we were happy to just jump in and go, without too much thought about what we would pack to take with us. Obviously we included the essentials, such as food, clothes and our then two-year-old son, but outside of that, we had an attitude of ‘what we don’t have with us, we can do without’.
Fast forward almost four years, add our second child and the experience garnered from a multitude of trips, and we have developed an altogether different outlook. Now we are very much of the belief that our experiences on the road can be greatly enhanced by what we pack, not to mention our life being made a lot easier and more comfortable, thanks to certain additions to our packing list.
Essential equipment
With many of us planning our trips for the coming months – albeit that they’re looking likely to be far more local this year – we wanted to share our ideas about some of the top accessories that we pack to take away with us.
Of course, every touring family is different, and the accessories and items that each of us deems important will depend very much on the sort of trip we are going on and what we intend to do while we’re away on holiday.