Geeky Traveller

This SkullCandy LINK Hydro backpack really gives you a lot of convenience in one lone bag for hiking fans. The bag, while also being roomy, sturdy, and suitable for Spring, Summer, and Fall has a few extras to entice you.
It has headphones and speakers right on the straps which will allow you to listen to music while you hike or even make phone calls. I like the music idea, but I’m not sure I really want to be talking on the phone when I’m out communing with nature.
What’s also interesting about this backpack is that the …read more

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I know there’s still snow on the ground where I live and temperatures are still dipping down below freezing at night, but I can’t help it – I know summer is coming eventually (please don’t tell me if you’ve heard otherwise) and I am already thinking of camping. This certainly caught my eye and could be useful for more than just camping, it could be handy for backpacking through Europe or pretty much anywhere. I’m enough of a nerd that I would take it to a BBQ just for fun.
The Nomad Travel Silverware set gives you a tiny …read more

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These could be handy for so many reasons. The miniTISSUEs are packaged in tiny wrappers, and are hydraulically compressed. Open them up and add a little water, though, and they expand to much larger tissues. They’re free of anti-bacterial ingredients, so if you’re like me and think the world has gone a little too bacteria-crazy, you’ll love these.
They’re perfect for sticking in your car for road trips (especially if you have sticky-fingered kids eating snacks in the back seat!), take them camping, or stick them in your purse or carry-on bag no matter where they’re going. …read more

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I’ve mentioned I’m a camping fan right? Well now you can make your camping experience a little more civilized. See, I really like cooking food over a fire or on a little hibachi with old-school charcoal. But if that’s not your thing, and you’d really like a nice roast on your camping trip, you might be interested in this new portable, fold-up cloth oven.

No, seriously. Taiwan Textile Institute has developed this special material that allows for heat temperatures hot enough to roast meat without catching on fire itself. It folds up nearly flat and weighs …read more

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I wouldn’t exactly classify this as a gadget, but it’s almost as much fun as one! Minimus is a very handy website for people who travel – they offer mini travel-sized version of all kinds of products that you might want to bring with you, wherever you’re going. After all, no one wants to lug around full-sized anything in their luggage if it can be avoided.
There’s the obvious, such as miniature toothpaste and shampoo. However, you can get pain medication, cereal, soap, and you can even pick up an entire kit of things you might need. …read more

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I feel weird about discussing camping when I have snow piled up against the sliding doors beside me, but camping is one of my favorite getaways, so I can’t help myself. Besides, perhaps you are lucky enough to be reading from a place that has a nicer climate than here and you can indeed go camping.

 
These little Cyba-Lite Lanterns require nothing more than a little muscle power to light your way. The lanterns have LED lights and you will get ten minutes of light for every minute you put into winding it up. If you need …read more

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What are two things you might need if your travel plans include the great outdoors? A water bottle (filled with water, preferably!) to keep yourself hydrated and a flashlight to find your way if you’re out when the sun goes down (handy to have in case a hike takes longer than you’re expecting or if you’re on a camping vacation and need to find your way to the toilets).
Instead of carrying a separate bottle and flashlight, just carry one. SolLight has gone and created a combination that takes care of both needs. The cap contains a nice …read more

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This is a fascinating item for me, especially with my love of camping. I drink water most of the day. In the morning I need my coffee and at night I may have a beer or a tea, but most of the time you’ll see me with a glass of water. I also dislike bottled water, drinking it only if I must – I’ve always found that it tasted a bit bland.

Unfortunately, when you go camping it’s not like you have clean, fresh water at your fingertips. However, this awesome bottle can purify your water much …read more

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Picture this situation – you love the great outdoors but you don’t love it enough to erect a tent in it. You love to commune with nature but you don’t want nature to commune with you by having it crawl into your sleeping bag with you.
Travelodge came up with a compromise. The mobile hotel room, called the “Travelpod”. No, seriously.

The pod is sealed in a polycarbonate glass box and comes with everything you expect from a basic hotel room – television, air conditioning, bed, lights, carpeting, dressing table, and blinds.
It’s an interesting concept but it also reminds …read more

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Lifehacker had an interesting article up about things you can do online. They’re not all exciting, but they’re all useful and/or important, and the best part is you can do them at home in your pajamas, saving yourself time later.
It included two online tips that can come in handy if you’re traveling to see one of the National Parks or if you’d like to find and reserve the perfect camping spot.
To get yourself a pass to any National Park – including access to the holder and accompanying passengers in a vehicle as well as paid access for the …read more

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