Maybe you’re preparing for your first backpacking trip, or perhaps you’re looking for some new gear for your upcoming travels.

There are countless products on the market designed specifically for budget travelers and backpackers but, as we all know, the most important thing when preparing for a trip is picking the right products and packing less.

Here are a couple of backpacking essentials by Eartheasy for your next trip!

• • • Anti-Theft Travel Backpack • • •

No matter what type of backpack you travel with, theft is something you need to be cautious of and you’ll need, at the very least, a lock. But, how do you secure your bag during train ride? Or while you stop for a coffee on a crowded patio?

The Numinous GlobePacs 55L Travel Backpack is the ultimate in anti-theft backpacks.

In addition to Kevlar anti-slash technology and anti-puncture zippers with TSA-approved zipper locks, the GlobePacs backpack includes a retractable combination lock system which allows you to security attach your backpack to a fixed object.

Features & Benefits:

Secure padded laptop compartment

Puncture-resistant zippers

TSA approved zipper locks

Fully adjustable back system to accommodate users of all shapes and sizes

Padded lumbar support system with airflow

Full length opening

• • • Travel Wash Bag • • •

This might be my favorite travel essential that I bring on my trips! Regardless of whether you’re taking a 2-week long trip or plan on backpacking for an entire summer, you will need to wash your clothes.

Instead of washing your clothes in the hostel sink or wasting time and money leaving clothes at a fluff-and-fold, bring a Scrubba™ Wash Bag for quick, easy and efficient laundering.

Weighing less than 5 oz., the Scrubba™ Wash Bag is the lightest and most compact “washing machine” in the world. Simply fill the bag with water, add soap and drop in your clothes. Once you let out the excess air in the bag, you scrub your clothes against the built in washboard.

All you need is 1-3 minutes, a quick rinse and *voilà* you have clean clothes!

Features & Benefits:

A modern take on the old fashioned washboard: hundreds of internal Scrubba™ nodules that efficiently clean your clothes in minutes

Machine quality wash

Folds down to pocket-size and is small enough to take anywhere

Transparent ‘window’ to see washing and filling levels

Picture instructions printed right on the outside of the bag

Doubles as a dry-bag

• • • About Eartheasy • • •

This article was put together in partnership with Eartheasy, a family business committed to bringing you practical products and information for sustainable living. On their website, you’ll find unique products for everything for the home, garden and beyond.

You’ll also find helpful articles on their blog about gardening, composting, home-efficiency, food preservation, non-toxic home care, alternate energy, natural pest control, and family play activities.