Travel Gear: The breathable gym bag

1 Aer Gym Duffel As the name suggests, Aer's Gym Duffel is designed to handle the aftermath of your work-out. Made with tough ballistic nylon, it has plenty of compartments to organise your clean clothes and work stuff, as well as a waterproof valuables pocket. It has also several mesh ventilated panels to stop moisture build-up from any sweaty gear (no pain, no gain), including a specific compartment for your trainers. $165 for 32l duffel from aersf.com

2 Biolite SolarPanel 5+ Biolite's self-proclaimed mission is "to bring energy everywhere" with a very strong social responsibility. The SolarPanel +5 is lightweight and portable, with a simple analogue sundial to help line it up optimally with the sun. There's a built-in 2200mAh battery which lets you to recharge your devices when you need them, while the 5W panel is capable of juicing most personal mobile hardware. €90 from bioliteenergy.com

3 Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Tekoa Boot Converse introduced its All Star canvas "sneakerboot" in 1917, with basketball player Chuck Taylor contributing ideas in 1921 to give it the classic look it has today. The All Star has come a long way, with the Tekoa just one of the latest iterations. This is Converse for the outdoors, weatherproofed grippy soles and cosy tongues. €105 from littlewoodsireland.ie

Tom Kelly @tomtomkelly