Crew gear for the commute and the crashpad

Luggage, food coolers, sleep gear and commuter essentials for crew who commute to base and sleep in crashpads. Each link just saves you a search: it opens Amazon results for that item, so you can compare current options and prices yourself.

Airlines almost invariably require black luggage, and the same for shoes, coolers, and similar appearance-regulated crew kit. The luggage, cooler, and shoe searches below start with black options so you can compare those first.

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Crew luggage

The bags you live out of between home, the jumpseat and the crashpad. Travelpro was started by a pilot in 1987 and says crews at more than 90 airlines use its bags. We do not have a direct Travelpro store link yet, so the Travelpro links below open Amazon search results.

Crew rollaboards Search Amazon for black rollaboards (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Travelpro crew rollaboards Search Amazon for black Travelpro rollaboards (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Crew tote bags Search Amazon for black crew totes (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Travelpro totes and personal bags Search Amazon for black Travelpro totes (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Packing cubes Search Amazon for packing cubes (opens Amazon in a new tab)
TSA-approved luggage locks Search Amazon for TSA locks (opens Amazon in a new tab)

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Food coolers for trips

Long duty days and late arrivals leave few food options. A soft cooler lets you bring meals from home or the crashpad fridge.

Travelpro 2-in-1 tote and cooler Search Amazon for black Travelpro tote coolers (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Crew cooler bags Search Amazon for black crew cooler bags (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Coolers that strap onto a rollaboard Search Amazon for black luggage-strap coolers (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Slim reusable ice packs Search Amazon for slim ice packs (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Leakproof food containers Search Amazon for leakproof containers (opens Amazon in a new tab)

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Crew shoes

For long duty days, terminal walks and standing in the galley or on the ramp.

Black crew shoes Search Amazon for black crew shoes (opens Amazon in a new tab)

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Sleep gear for crashpads

For shared rooms, bunk traffic and daytime sleep. See also our day-sleeper guide.

Sleep mask Search Amazon for sleep masks (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Earplugs Search Amazon for sleep earplugs (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Portable white-noise machine Search Amazon for white noise (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Travel pillow Search Amazon for travel pillows (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Portable blackout curtains Search Amazon for blackout curtains (opens Amazon in a new tab)

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Commuter essentials

For long commute days, standby lists and the crashpad locker.

Portable charger / power bank Search Amazon for power banks (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Noise-canceling earbuds Search Amazon for earbuds (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Compression socks Search Amazon for compression socks (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Packable jacket Search Amazon for packable jackets (opens Amazon in a new tab)
Locker padlock Search Amazon for locker padlocks (opens Amazon in a new tab)

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