As an avid traveler, over the years I’ve considered investing in a travel router simply because hotel Wi-Fi tends to be terrible, and I hate logging into the same captive portal over and over again. The usual recommendation tends to be something like a Gl.iNet Slate or a similar compact router. These devices are extremely useful, but they are yet another thing to charge, to pack, and one more gadget to keep an eye on while backpacking.