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Summary: A great little travel item is a slip sheet. A slip sheet is a little body bag that you can use if you just don't want to touch a hotel's sheets but it is also much easier to clean. Watch this free travel video to learn about slip sheets.
Jacquelyn Richey has lived out of her backpack while traveling Europe as well as other exotic locales such as Costa Rica, Morocco and Cambodia. She has slept in trains, planes,...read more
"Also I would say a slip sheet, which is basically just a little body bag for yourself. You can make your own out of cotton or silk, whatever you want to brush up against you. Especially if you're going the budget route. You can put the slip-sheet of a hotel bed if you don't want to touch the sheet or the comforter. Or if you are camping, you want to put inside of a sleeping bag. You can easily wash it, you can also use it as a picnic blanket, a table cloth, a blanket in general. I think that's a good idea. If you're staying some place for an extended amount of time, a couple of days or whatever, bring candles, bring in scents. They've got candles in little tins with lids so that you can easily pack them. Also, I just saw that Brooke Stone has a LED candle that you can just wave your hand over it and it flickers and it's an aromatherapy candle. Technology will make your comfortable. If it's your robe that makes you comfortable or slippers or pictures of your cat. Whatever you need when you're away. You're on vacation, you're supposed to be having fun so be comfortable."
eHow Article: Using a Slip Sheet When Traveling