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Father's Day Gifts for traveling Dads

By Teresa Plowright, About.com

June brings another chance to a give a parent a traveling-type present: see six suggestions, below.

-- see also Father's Day Getaways--

By the way, those who think Father's Day is merely a Hallmark holiday may be pleased to know that the Day dates to a real-life woman who wanted to honor her Civil War veteran father, who'd raised six children by himself.

Gift Ideas for Traveling Dads

  • The Tilley Hat:
    Tilley is a company with devoted fans: started by Alex Tilley, who poses handsomely in his gear; determined to make products that never wear out. Tilley also makes a wide range of clothes, that dry overnight, never wrinkle, and have secret pockets all over the place.
  • Sunglasses:
    Whether you're going to Maui or Mexico or the Magic Kingdom, most vacations shine a lot of sun in your eyes.
  • Wallet:
    Vacations mean spending moolah, so Dad might as well have a nice billfold for cash and credit cards.
  • GPS PDA:
    We all know that guys don't like to ask for directions, especially when they're behind the wheel. Global Positioning System to the rescue! This one is integrated into a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant handy hand-held device.)
  • PDA:
    Remember: vacations are the time to tune into your kids, not handheld devices. But still, these items do make a nice gift for Father's Day. (And About.com has advice about buying PDA's.)
Last and littlest but definitely not least:
  • Mobile Edge WiFi Signal Locator
    Okay, Dads, you know you're supposed to turn off the laptop while on vacation. But for those moments when you simply have to find WiFi: this inexpensive little key-chain gadget does the trick.

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