What are your 'must have' travel items for packing?

Question

Mine: clothesline and clips, ceramic mug, mug-sized immersion water heater, light colored money belt.

What are yours?

Answer 1

Zip lock bags!  I put everything in them - especially things that could leak or nice things that shouldn't get wet.

Answer 2

Zip lock bags

If I'm going to be in one location for a long time, coffee makings (mug, immersion heater, small coffee press)

Electronic needs (converter/adapter, chargers)

Slippers/flip flops

The list is much longer for my carry on items.

Answer 3

tooth brush, tooth paste. hair brush, cell phone charger. and usually a bathing suit!

Answer 4

chapstick, sunblock, baggies, pepper spray, trashy tabloids :)

Answer 5

Purell

Travel u-shaped pillow

Grocery bags

Backpack

Sunglasses

Ice packs (the kind you smash and they become cold; you never know when you'll need one) and pretty much any first aid items that seem prudent

Snack food and bottled water