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[–] viking@infosec.pub 41 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Noise canceling headphones. I swear by the Bose Quiet Comfort series. Personally I still have the 25 model (with a third party Bluetooth dongle), that way when the battery dies I can simply swap it out, takes simple AAA ones.

Else I'd recommend to bring slippers to wear during the flight. Feet tend to swell up a bit, so wearing shoes is uncomfortable, and walking in socks as many people do is not exactly hygienic, especially in the bathroom (seriously, who does that???).

I'm also freezing easily, so I'll bring a thin scarf to protect my neck from the long exposure to low temperatures.

Lastly, have a set of fresh underwear, t-shirt and wet towels in your hand luggage, along with a toothbrush & paste and deodorant (make sure the volume is hand luggage capable). Then about 1.5h before landing, lock yourself in a bathroom (ideally the ones in the middle, they are a bit more spacious), strip naked, give yourself a through wash, change of clothes etc., and land arrive somewhat refreshed.

[–] Bangs42@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I swear by my WH-1000XM4's. I don't even usually play anything, just turn the noise-cancellation on. Makes flying so much more chill.

[–] astanix@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

These are what I have and use every flight... and to mow the lawn.

I love how good they are at noise cancelation.

[–] Bangs42@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I can't quite get myself to subject them to the amount of sweat generated during mowing the lawn. I've got some cheap nasty DeWalt cans for that. No ANC, but they muffle the sound outside pretty good, and as a bonus still have Bluetooth. Lawn mowing is prime podcast time.

[–] themusicman@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Loved my QC25s until they broke. The new versions are a pain to keep charged...

[–] viking@infosec.pub 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah that's what I heard, especially for longer flights that's super annoying. And the 25s can at least still play mono sound even with dead batteries, I heard that the newer models are simply dead.

On my 25s the left speaker died after 5 years, I contacted Amazon and they swapped them out for a new one, no questions asked, way out of warranty. That was pretty awesome, and the ear pads are cheap and easy to swap out.

I'll ride them to the end and then see what happens after...

[–] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

This is good advice, though honestly I would advise waiting till you arrive and doing your washup at your destination.

If your airport is only 30min from the hotel, I say forgo his and just endure. If you land and the. Have 2+ hours more to your final destination, the I'd do it in the much larger and more accomodating airport bathrooms.

Unless on a very tight schedule or travelling in a big group, just ask your partners to wait and give you 10 to 15 to manage business. Be quick, but it shouldn't take too long to strip down and hit your body with some body wipes. When you come out refreshed and in different clothes they will understand.

[–] meepster23@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

I feel like a shill for compression socks, but they help with that foot swelling and makes things infinitely comfier

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I used to have some of those but found them not awesome on planes. I use Shure earbuds now, not even ‘noise canceling”, and they are better than the Bose QCs ever were. Can’t hear a damn thing in the plane except my music.

Bose were great for the office though!

[–] icanwatermyplants@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago

Years ago I flew transatlantic and just before landing I got up and brushed my teeth with a tiny travel set. I still remember all the people looking at me with my toothpaste and brush in hand thinking "why didn't I think of that?"