Be prepared for cold-zone travel.

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Wherever you're traveling this summer, and by whatever means--be it train, plane, ship, or automobile--here's hoping the air conditioners are working full bore, for there's nothing worse than hitting the road amidst heat and humidity. Sticky, sweaty, and soiled just doesn't cut it when it comes to travel. Still, air conditioning, while most welcomed (at least in these quarters), does present a dilemma--you don't want to be shivering but, by the same token, you certainly don't want to be bundled up as if your road trip includes a stopover to see the penguins of Antarctica.

The solution lies with the Travelrest Blanket ($24.95), made of soft durable microfleece for resting in close quarters. The poncho style...