Pleasure products travel well as long as three things are handled: the product cannot switch itself on, the battery goes where airline rules put it, and the product stays clean between uses. None of this is complicated, but listings talk about travel locks and silence without explaining what happens at an airport. This guide does, for travel within Australia and abroad.
Switching it off properly
A product that switches on in a suitcase is the classic travel problem. Some makers include a travel lock, where holding the button for several seconds disables it; none of the makers in this range states one, so the product page does not claim it. The practical substitute is a long-press power button, which all the powered products here have: a bump in a bag does not hold a button for two seconds. Pack the product switched off, with the charging lead unplugged and stored separately, so that nothing presses the button and nothing shorts the contacts. A product with a removable battery would be packed without it; the products here have built-in cells, so there is nothing to remove.
Batteries and the rules
Every powered product in this range has a small built-in lithium cell, the size of the one in an earbud case. Australian aviation rules and the airlines' own policies treat devices with built-in lithium batteries as ordinary electronics: cabin baggage is the preferred place, checked baggage is generally permitted for installed cells of this size, and spare loose lithium batteries go in cabin baggage only. Rules change and vary by airline, so check your airline's current page before flying; the point here is only that a bullet or a wearable with its cell inside is in the same category as a phone charger, not a special item. Power banks, if you carry one for charging, are always cabin baggage.
Screening
X-ray screening shows a small electronic item with a battery, which is exactly what the product is. Staff see these every day and are not interested. If a bag is opened for inspection, a product packed in its box or a wash bag is dealt with in seconds. The two things that draw attention are a product that is switched on and buzzing, and loose leads tangled with other electronics; the first section covers the first, and a separate small pouch for leads covers the second. Nothing in this range contains liquid, so the liquids rules do not apply.
Keeping it clean on the road
Wash before packing and again before the first use at the destination, with warm water and a mild soap; hotel soap is fine. Dry it fully before it goes back in its bag, especially the charging contacts. A small zip pouch keeps the product away from the rest of a wash bag and keeps lint off the silicone. If a product has no published waterproof rating, which is every product here, it goes nowhere near a hotel bath. Water-based lubricant travels in a small bottle inside the liquids bag, as it is a liquid.
Charging away from home
Every product here charges over USB from a computer port, a phone charger or a power bank, so an Australian wall adaptor abroad is all that is needed, and most hotel rooms now have a USB socket. Charge fully before leaving so the product is ready without a charge on the first night, and keep the lead in the pouch with the product; replacements are not sold here.
What to take
A bullet is the travel product: smallest, quietest shape, charges from anything, nothing to size. A wearable travels nearly as well and gives a partner something to do at a distance. The ring set needs no charging at all and packs flat. Larger shapes travel fine but take room and attention; for a short trip, small is enough.
