The most ridiculous travel products ever

The Snazzy Napper provides "privacy in a bag". Picture: Snazzy napper

These rubber stickers are designed to protect travellers' nudity in airport body scanners. Picture: Flying Pasties

The JakPak is a jacket-tent that can bo worn as a jacket and turned in to a tent. Picture: JakPak

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CUSHIONS to filter farts and stickers designed to protect travellers' nudity from airport scanners are just some of the latest ridiculous travel products on offer.

Here we take a look at the top 10 travel products sure to attract shocked looks or laughter if you dare to use them.

In pictures: Ridiculous travel products

YOUR SAY: Are these products absurd or innovative?

Fart-filtering cushion

You no longer have to be embarrassed by the untimely passing of gas while travelling with your friends or family, the GasBGon cushion promises.

Designed to absorb the odour and sound of flatulence, they come in different types including the “Musical Solo”, “Silent but Deadly” and “Black Badger”, costing around $25 each.

“I've been known for having to pull the car over when I'm driving cuz I let float some pretty mean ones but thanks to GasBGon, we could keep on driving,” customer Big D-Chicago said on the company’s website.

Snazzy Napper

A product offering travellers "privacy in a bag" by acting as a shield has been laughed off by commuters as "ridiculous".

The Snazzy Napper is an essentially a blanket and an eye-mask in one and includes a hole for the nose and storage pockets. It costs from $15-$25 plus a $10 fee for those living outside of the US.

news.com.au readers have branded the product "ridiculous", a "joke" and "similar to a burqa".

Alternatively you could try the Slanket, a huge blanket with sleeves designed to cover the entire body while still allowing the use of the hands.

Flying Pasties

These orange rubber stickers – branded “Flying Pasties” – are designed to be placed inside or on top of a traveller’s underwear and obscure their private parts from controversial full-body airport scanners.

The company’s website features a virtually nude woman wearing the stickers – which are available for about $15 each – but does not provide any evidence to show the product actually works.

The company has been criticised on travel blogs such as Jaunted and financial blog Consumerist for being ineffective and capitalising on the fears of passengers subjected to the new airport scanners.

‘Snuggie tent’

The JakPak jacket-tent outfit was unveiled earlier and is designed so that travellers can don the waterproof shirt during the day before transforming it into a tent at night.

Claiming to be the first of its kind, it will no doubt shock those who suffer from claustrophobia.

The jacket-tent weighs around one kilogram and sells for around $250, with news.com.au readers saying it looks like a "stylish body bag" and is "impractical".

Dualbrella

Designed to fit two travellers underneath it, the Dualbrella costs around $20 – but don’t be surprised if you receive strange looks while using it.

A knife with 87 implements

That’s not a knife – this is a knife! Designed for any occasion, Wenger’s Giant Knife weighs one kilogram, has 87 implements and 141 functions and will set you back $US1400 ($1415).

Bananabunker

Want to relive the dorky days of your childhood? The Bananabunker can take you there. Designed to protect your banana from bruising when placed in your backpack, it could be mistaken for something a lot racier.

Relax ‘n Nap Traveller pillow

This pillow aims to solve the age-old problem of how to breathe while asleep on your front. The “air portal” ventilation system allows travellers to rest their faces down in comfort and still get fresh air, and it costs from $70.

Travel bib

Are you a messy eater? Avoid spilling food on your clothes while travelling with the BeltzBib. It attaches to a shoulder harness and is essentially a grown-up's version of a baby's bib.

Travel bidet

The Renaissance Premium Travel bidet – designed for washing the genitals – is advertised as offering “the best and highest water pressure” for a thorough washing. It costs $40.

In pictures: Ridiculous travel products

'Privacy in a bag': Snazzy napper