The Gadget Camper

It occurred to me that as we’re trying to cut down on weight and necessity for the next canoe trip we’ve ended up picking up some rather ‘gadgety’ stuff along the way. Take our collection of torches and lighting equipment that began as with single bulb hand torches to LED head torches, 5 LED torches, mini LED lanterns, light diffusers and a petrol lantern!

We’ve got sporks and multi-tools at our disposal, foldaway BBQ grills, toastie makers, enough ropes and cords to string up a radio mast with some of them being ‘unbreakable’ and on 1mm thick! A mobile with extended battery to post blogs from the middle of nowhere.

Obviously some of these (OK most of these) aren’t all needed on a 3 day camping trip. But if we wanted to just how gadgety could we go…

 

With the “threat” of “global warming” Solar Power is big on the gadget front. You can get a Solar Powered Torch which begs the question if there’s solar power available why use the torch! An Insect Killer, all the standard chargers for mobiles/iPods etc. A personal fav, the Solar Powered Wind Turbine which again prompts some questions about the design – solar power powering a wind turbine? Hrmm, why not simplify the design and just have a wind turbine! How about for those moments in the sun when all you need is a nice Cappucino, a Solar Powered Milk Frother! And what better than a nice warm Solar Shower in the morning.

Moving slightly further away from simple gadgets and in to a whole other level; we’ve got a concept of a Jacket/Backpack/Tent combo. Not to be outdone, the Tent industry already have a ‘2 Second Pitch’ tent (which we have I might add). Hah, you thought I’d stop there… introducing the Doberman Infrared Perimeter Protector (in Blue) which protects up to 4.5 meters around your tent via InfraRed beam sounding a 100dB alarm if broken!

Still not satisfied… try a SelkBag on for size, or the Bikamper, or if camp cooking isn’t you’re thing then the Wavebox Battery Powered Microwave. Keep safe and know where you are at all times with the Garmin Oregon 400t with full 3D mapping, topographic, altimeter, digital compass and even a picture viewer! But that’s just boring compared to the Spot GPS that pinpoints your location on Google Maps at the push of a button or every 15 minutes to allow others to track where you are (scary!) or request emergency assistance.

There’s an enormous collection of stuff that is pretty cool but not really necessary.  But I think the best and probably cheapest of them all is this – CLICK TO FIND OUT!