Travel Gear: Travel beds, lights and multitools

Children's inflatable bed 
Whether it's dealing with a starter sleepover at the cousins' or improvising an extra cot on your travels, My First Ready Travel Bed could become such an adventure your kids might never want to bed down anywhere else. It has a raised perimeter to keep night-time rollers safely in situ. For 18 months up to about three years. €40 from littledreamers.ie

Biolite Nanogrid System 

Biolite’s new expandable four-in- one lighting kit is for anything from fishing to sailing to camping, with a lantern, torch, integrated battery and pair of 150-lumen lamps on 3m of cable, so you can daisy chain it for a useful lighting set-up. It can also recharge your phone or camera. €110;

[ biotitestove.com ]

Edelkrone Pocket Rig 2 

This might look like some sort of semi-professional selfie stick for DSLR cameras, but it’s actually versatile kit for photographers or videographers looking to shoot lightweight. A case of camera gear folded into one multitool, it has an extendable support arm that can also hook on your belt – plus 15mm rods to attach accessories like a matte box or handles. €250; check

[ elkrone.com ]

for availability