As I write from a motel room, I am more than ready to take an overdue shower. No matter that my room shower has nary a shelf to hold my shampoo, cream rinse, back-scrubbing brush, shaving cream, razor and other whatnots for a thorough cleanup — I am (multi)armed with my Shower Squid. This newfangled shower caddy has a cute little rubber “head”, from which dangle nine adjustable latex rubber “tentacles” to grab my supplies. The Squid hangs by a built-in rubber loop from any shower fixture. As a neat bonus, the tentacles tend to hold tubes and bottles upside down, so I can just reach out, open and squeeze, without detaching the container. Unless I want to attempt acrobatics, I’ll need to release my razor from the rubber gripper. And the tentacles will only hold a case with a bar of soap in it (loose soap would slip from the grip). Truth be told, I feel better about relying on my Shower Squid than the way less than spic-and-span shelves and other surfaces in many accommodations’ bathrooms. The 13-inch-long shower helper comes in red, black, blue or lime green and requires very little habitat of its own in your luggage.
Shower Squid is $36 from .
Judi Dash, Gear & Gadgets syndicate
