TRAVEL PREP

Bag, hat case, truck keys, wallet. After one hotel-lobby panic, you'll buy them all.

Red-eye after a 1AM show. A 3mg melatonin gummy and an eye mask resets the body clock.

Active noise cancel on the plane, transparency mode at the gate. Same battery life as the bigger over-ears at a third the size.

Three days of clothes in a carry-on. Compression zip squeezes a flannel down to t-shirt thickness.

Sleeps better than the inflatable horseshoe. Memory foam, washable cover, clips to a carry-on handle.

Doesn't press the eyeballs. Sleep on a red-eye, sleep through a hotel sunrise.

For the hotel pool day before the show. Real leather strap, double-layer arch, last a decade.

Long flight plus 4-hour show equals swollen ankles. Compression socks fix both.

Hotel rooms have one outlet. This adds two and three USBs, all from a brick smaller than a pack of cards.

If a European Ella date enters the touring rotation, this is the one. PD charging means it tops a phone in under an hour.

Skip the airline plastic. Real leather tag with a brass buckle, ID card behind the flap.

Slim metal handle, travel cap, no charger needed. Hangs on a hotel mirror with the included mount.

Cowboy boots into the duffel — separate from your clean shirts. Cheap insurance.

Holds passport, two cards, and the printed boarding pass. Looks better than the airline-branded freebie.

Folds to fist-size, weighs less than a shirt. Throw in the duffel and forget until the forecast turns.

Squeeze refill bottles for shampoo, beard oil, cologne — under TSA's 3.4oz limit, leak-proof.

Real leather, waterproof lining, fits razor, deodorant, cologne, chargers without bulging.

Heavy waxed cotton, leather handles, built for a 3-night tour run. Ages like a good pair of boots.

Boots, outfits, chargers, and a hanging suit. Goes under the seat.