The Lost Travel 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to the first-ever Lost Travel Holiday Gift Guide, where we skip the fluff and share the real gear our crew uses on adventures and everywhere in between.
These are the actual items we buy, pack, forget, re-buy, break, and replace.
Let’s get into it 👇
KEEGAN’S PICKS
Equal parts practical and chaotic. We expected nothing less.
Carfia Polarized Sunglasses
$28 and worth every penny. They look good, they’re polarized, and if you run them over with a motorcycle in Vietnam, you won’t cry.
Buy These Carfia Polarized Sunglasses
AirFly Bluetooth Airplane Adapter
This handy little tool lets you connect your airpods or other bluetooth listening devices to any output. Plug in → use AirPods → instant peace.
Owala 24oz Water Bottle
Durable, fits in almost every backpack pocket, and doubles as a blunt-force self-defense tool when traveling solo. Choose the 24oz — trust him, it fits everywhere!
AirPods Pro
Noise-cancelling. Lifesaving on planes, trains, buses, boats, and while pretending not to hear your seatmate’s life story.
KÜHL Renegade™ Recon Pants
Keegan’s “I finally found the perfect pair of pants” pants. He went on a mission to find a pair of pants that he could wear everyday and in every condition. He went to Lululemon, Vuori, Prada, Mountain Hardware, Page, plus a few others. Then he stumbled into Kuhl and found my favorite pants of all time. The Renegade pant is cool enough to wear out on the town but rugged and comfortable enough to wear on a 20 mile hike. (Not kidding, he wore a pair of elk hunting). He owns three pairs and has become a fan for life.
Tongue Scraper
We know. Weird. But it will change your life and your breath. Small, cheap, and travels anywhere.
JAKE’S PICKS
Our resident minimalist-who-secretly-isn’t.
Pocket Bellows Fire Starter
Turns you into a fire wizard. Packs tiny, performs huge.
REI Active Pursuits Technical Tee
Jake has worn his grey one for over a decade. On almost every trip. Still alive. Still not embarrassing.
Victorinox Swiss Army Knife
The classic. The OG. The “I can fix that” energy in your pocket.
Inflatable Dinosaur Costume
Believe it or not, this is NOT a joke. Jake brings this to more trips than you’d expect. Top-tier trip entertainment.
WALKER’S PICKS
Simple man. Immaculate taste.
Fjällräven Vidda Pro Ventilated Pants
Lifetime pants. Windproof, water-resistant, reinforced, and ventilated. Tons of pockets. Snake-proof ankles (Walker claims).
Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer (Basic or Combo Set)
A surprisingly affordable, shockingly powerful gift. The Combo prints in four colors without lifting a finger. The Basic still slaps for beginners.
Perfect for makers, tinkerers, or anyone who loves turning ideas into real objects.
AMANDA’S PICKS
Queen of functional gear + self-care.
Women’s Rain Jacket (Packable, Waterproof, Windproof)
Lightweight, packable, reflective — this thing has survived a Drifty storm or two.
Travel Carry-On Backpack
The perfect “I’m not checking a bag” companion. Spacious, smartly designed, under-seat friendly.
SPF + Moisturizer
Keeps your skin happy through long flights, dry air, cold mornings, sun exposure, and late nights.
Travel Essential Cable for Apple Charger/iPhone, etc.
Because nothing ruins a travel day faster than a dead phone and a frayed cable. This one is durable, fast, and practically unbreakable.
Buy This Travel Essential Cable
Wrap-Up: The Lost Travel Gift Philosophy
We don’t believe in buying junk.
We believe in buying gear that:
✔makes adventures smoother,
✔ makes travel easier,
✔ and occasionally, makes you laugh (looking at you, inflatable dino).
Drop any of these into a stocking, gear bag, or carry-on and you’ll instantly become someone’s favorite gift-giver.
Happy Gifting and Stay Adventurous!