Pursuits is a luxury-oriented vertical, which means the stuff we cover isn't exactly life-saving. In the past 12 months we’ve written about a $440,000 Ferrari supercar, a $660 bottle of face cream made from diamond dust, and an $11.4 million chateau in the Loire Valley. All of those are fun things. None of them are essential. We’ve also happily recommended that readers purchase a $46,000 picnic basket, a $10 million goatskin map, and an $18,885 enamel- plated stove.

We at Pursuits will happily admit that none of these, save perhaps the picnic basket, would be much help on a desert island.

There’s a gray (gold?) area though, in which several of the subjects we’ve covered have an actual use, be it monetary (it will appreciate in value), logistical (it makes traveling easier), qualitative (it's demonstrably better than alternatives), or health-related. Each of our experts weighed in with their top pick from everything they've recommended this year, and we've gathered those choices below.

 
Arlo Skye Carry-On, $550

Nothing is more valuable to a frequent traveler than a good carry-on, and this year’s best is the debut model from luggage startup Arlo Skye. It’s sleek enough to pass as a Rimowa but at a fraction of the price. And it has clasps rather than a zipper closure—because the LVMH- and Tumi-pedigreed designers knew from previous experience that the zippers are the first thing to break on most bags. The best part: tons of organizing cubes and compression straps to make sure you never need a bigger suitcase, even if you’re heading to Asia for a full two-week tour.

–Nikki Ekstein
 

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