Syncing \ aAdding content (video or Music) away from home - ie. sans iTunes

Christmas and I bought my son an iPad - they are both very happy. We took a road trip to visit my parents - while there my son wanted to add some new video content to his new iPad - But his PC and therefor his iTunes library was back at home.
So, what options are there to add content to your 'i' device when you are seperated from your iTunes ? (Same question from me with my iPhone and my daughter with her iPod Touch?) - Bought content is easy, if you have access to wifi you go onto app store puchase and it all syncs when your back at base and connected to your own iTunes - But what about the content you would usually add via iTunes ?
Is there a 'legit' app that can used, can you copy your itunes onto a usb stick ?
or is there another option? - We generally have access to a pc (own, office or family friend) - but not each, our own iTunes library.
Nb : The best result would see the new content gettin synced with our iTunes library back at base when we sign back on.
Ideas, anyone ?

OK - I might have a roundabout way of doing this - There is an app store app from JT Teh called "Downloader for ...." which downloads videos from Youtube, facebook etc you can then share these videos with iTunes - So I could publish the homemovies to youtube, then download them direct to the iPad - Sounds like a bit of a faff though - Surely theres a better way ?
NB - Why'd my son want to do this - because his grandfather had some home movies, my son said great - I'll put them on my iPad then when I go visiting I can show everyone the films - but without his iTunes he was stumped till we got back home and he could add them via iTunes on his PC.

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