Top,Adventure,Travel,Gadgets,o travel,insurance Top 10 Adventure Travel Gadgets

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My one caveat with this article is whilst you may be a flash-packer don’t be flash, travel safe and get adequate insurance. Giving the locals of a Rio Flavela the run down of your latest Iphone Apps may seem like a good idea at the time but is not always conducive to longevity of ownership. And before any Rio Flavela locals comment on this article about how nice their neighbourhood actually is and question what exactly I’m insinuating the ‘Rio Flavela’ was just used as an example of a place that being ‘flash’ is not necessarily always wise.1. Iphone & battery extenderTHE gadget of 2009 and still the best smart phone on the market.Ipod, great browser, 000’s of Apps, camera, video, 3G, maps….you getthe idea. I recommend you also buy a battery charger case aswell, thereare a few on the market (CaseMate, Ipow etc). As we all know that thelast thing you want to happen when you are about to beat your opponentat Scrabble or email the office to tell them you need another month offis run out of juice.2. Kindle & CaseThe Amazon Kindle is an E-book reader (in case you didn’t alreadyknow). They were just being sold in the US but are now availableworldwide with a smaller screen and free global wireless throughAmazon’s 3G Whispernet. So you can now download the latest Mills &Boon bestseller direct to the depths of the Amazon jungle.The latest version has a text to audio feature aswell so you canhave your book read to you if you are too lazy or busy to read. Isuggest you also get a Patagonia case for protection and in a attemptto make yourself a little less ‘flash’ looking.3. GPS with Waterproof CaseI’m not talking about taking a Tom Tom that would just be silly. Mysuggestion is a pocket GPS, there are a number of these gadgets on themarket (Garmin eTrex is a good one) that allow you to do all kinds ofuseful (some would say pointless) calculations. With a waterproof caseyou can take it kite surfing or windsurfing and find out exactly howfast you went and how many kilometres you have covered. What would youdo without one?4. Go Pro HD CamWatch the videos and you will see why this little device is on mytop 10 list. Go Pro have been making small sports cams (for helmetsetc) for a number of years and the HD version is their latest and best.The different versions allow you to attach it to handle bars, helmets,boards and more. We all know that its very difficult to get any decentfootage.5. Small laptop & spare batteryThe key if you are going to take a laptop with you (which I think isa great idea) is to take a small light one and get a second battery.I’d also recommend you get a ‘non-flash’ crap looking durable case. Notrecommended is a bright red ‘Ferrari’ Acer laptop – whilst the envy ofthe office at home it will very soon be someone else’s bright redFerrari Acer laptop if you take it travelling with you.6. Noise cancelling headphonesAnybody who has bought these (and especially if they have kids)swears by them. I bought some expensive Shure ones and I think they areexcellent. They work really well when you have a constant backgroundnoise such as on a Plane. My suggestion would be to buy some that areear plugs rather than the Bose style massive headphones – again beingslightly more discrete pays dividends and reduces potential tears andinsurance claims.7. Shortwave radioAn oldie but a goody. The small pocket shortwave radio will allowyou to hear the dulcet tones of the BBC world service from pretty muchanywhere in the world. Whilst some of your other neat gadgets may havean FM tuner its unlikely they have shortwave which is really what youneed unless you just want to listen to the local crooners belting outtheir latest hits continually.8. Digital cameraObvious but essential. The question here is whether to take a decentDigital SLR or a small pocket sized digital camera. On my next trip Iwill be taking a Canon Eos 40D Digital SLR. My philosophy here is thatyou only tend to do these big trips few and far between and when youget back all you have are memories and photos. I want to take the bestphotos I possibly can. The downside is that taking such a bulky cameramay mean you don’t use it as often.9. Swiss Army Knife or LeathermanOne of the few things on my list that were around 10 years ago. Boththe Swiss Army knife and the Leatherman are excellent and useful in amassive array of situations from the all important stick whittling topicking things out of your teeth and making sandwiches (not necessarilyin that order).10. Solar powered charger & Universal Power supplyThere is nothing worse than having all these gadgets and no power somy recommendation is buying a solar powered charger with all thenecessary adapters. There are a number of good ones on the market so Iwon’t recommend any specific brands or models.A universal power supply is also a good idea so that you don’t endup with a bag full of chargers as big as your bag of clothes.11. All your other GearI know this is a top 10 list but I’m adding an eleventh ‘general’ point as I feel its important.I like to live by the motto ‘you can never have enough kit’. Mypersonal pleasure is kite surfing so I wouldn’t debate leaving home fora potential kite surfing destination without my 2 boards, 2 kites, 2bars, harness, pump & wetsuit. Remember being somewhere withrubbish conditions for your sport of choice but with all your gear is alot better than being somewhere with perfect conditions for your sportof choice but with no gear. With that pearl of wisdom I will finish mylist.The image is of some friends of mine  – Steve and Brian Kellner withall their ‘gear’ in Australia. They share my philosophy of never havingenough kit (in fact I just spotted a radio controlled airplane in theirphoto – now I want one of those!)So that’s my list of essential adventure travel gadgetsfor 2010. If anyone has any better suggestions or disagree with any ofmine, or are a local of Rio Flavela please comment below.