We’ve asked some of the well-traveled folks we admire to pass on some of their travel secrets—the little tricks or accessories that make the rigors of the short hop more bearable. Our inaugural guest is the hard-working founder of TreeHugger.com (and Mark Frauenfelder’s only documented boy crush) the practically ethical Graham Hill.

What’s in your overnight bag, Graham?

• One pair of pants. Come on, they don’t get that dirty. Pick a dark coloured pair that’s a little dressy
and you can cover all bases.

• Carbon credits from Planktos. Flying sucks for the environment. If you have to do it, bring some of these along.

• A local plastic bag. Throw your laptop, valuables, whatever in there and hit the streets. No-one looks at you twice.

• Paper shopping bag. All these damn rules at the airport. I take a rollie bag and my Voltaic solar backpack and then cram the rest into a fancy paper shopping bag. For some reason, this doesn’t count as a bag so no need to checky-checky.

• Vacuum-packed bag with wrinkle-free but non-smelly clothing. Ok, I don’t think this exists but it should. Imagine: you cram everything into a bag and then plug the vacuum hose into the side and it shrinks down to nothing. And the clothing doesn’t wrinkle nor is it bad smelling polyester.

Aww, forget it. [Actually, there is the Space Bag, but it may smell like polyester. -Ed.]

• Shaver refill. With some of those babies, you don’t even need the handle. Just grab the little guy with your fingers and shave away. I like the absolute minimalness.

• No toothpaste. I’ve been told that toothpaste doesn’t actually do much. So why bring it for a quick trip? Not that I would do such a thing.

• Handle-less toothbrush. I love minimal. These things just pop on the end of your finger.

• “Forget” your phone. Away for a few days? Take a damn break from all the calls.