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Travel In Style This Summer with Our 10 Favorite Travel Accessories

June 16, 2019 / 0

Planning a trip this summer or maybe just headed up north for a long weekend? Make traveling a breeze with some fun new travel accessories from Grandpa Shorter’s!

Scout Toiletry Bag Light Blue

Whether you are in need of a stylish new toiletry bag or maybe a small crossbody purse while you’re out and about exploring northern Michigan, Grandpa Shorter’s has a ton of cute new products to choose from!

Ideas Notebook

We are loving Scout bags this season, as well as Sage & Emily. They are stylish, functional and fun! Have a few ideas you’d like to jot down? We have you covered with our Ideas leather bound notebook! Or, maybe you’re in it for the long haul and need some fun road trip activities to pass the time. Music trivia is a blast!

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I stopped into Shorter’s last week and grabbed a few staff favorites to feature in today’s write up and loved them all. These products are currently available in-store so make sure you stop in the next time you’re in Petoskey!

Grandpa Shorter’s Top 10 Travel Items

  1. Scout Toiletry Bag – Cute meets functional. This bag is the perfect size to hold all your important travel toiletries. The bag itself is made of easy clean vinyl so if something accidentally spills you just need to wipe it clean.
  2. World Map Laundry Bag – Silly as it sounds, this might be my favorite item! It folds small (it could even fit into your purse!) and unfolds big to hold all your dirty laundry. We travel a lot with 3 kiddos and it’s always a pain to pack up dirty clothes for trips home.
  3. Emergency Tech Kit – How many times have you been in the car or on a plane or stuck in an airport and you needed a charger or charging cord? This little kit is perfect to throw into your bag and the case holds everything nice and neat.
  4. Emergency Sewing Kit – This little kit is just too cute not to include in my line up. Missing a button? No problem! Split a small hole in a seam? You’re covered. This kit is just too good not to have even on a daily basis in your purse or car.
  5. Name That Tune Trivia – Road tripping? Staring out the window and singing along to the radio can get real boring, real quick. This fun trivia game will making passing the time fun!
  6. Ideas Notebook – I can’t tell you how many notebooks I have, but I do one is never enough. This little guy is just the right size and fits perfectly into your purse or small backpack.
  7. Emily & Sage Hanging Bath & Body Organizer – This adorable daisy designed bag is just too cute. The material is easy clean and it hangs perfectly on any bathroom hook whether you are traveling near or far.
  8. Sun Lily Roll n’ Go Sun Hat – Hello beach! Protect yourself from the sun’s harmful rays with our perfectly striped beach hat that folds for easy packing.
  9. VIM & VIGR Compression Sleeves – Tired legs? We’ve got your back. These compression sleeves don’t take up much space so they are perfect for traveling!
  10. Travelon Small Crossbody Purse – This small purse is big on style and will hold all your cards and cash. Even more importantly, it’s slash resistant and RFID blocking technology will help you feel more secure!.
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Jill Schultz is a northern Michigan native. She is a content provider for many online sites and a virtual assistance. Besides writing for Grandpa Shorter's, Jill assists with our online store adding inventory and taking photos.

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