 | Canon Powershot G10 14.7MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Buy new: $479.95 / Used from: $399.99 If you're going to take yourself to all corners of the world, you need to record your memories. You need a good digital camera that performs well under all conditions, has great manual controls and can fit into a pocket. If you're not a Canon fan, look at my next camera.
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 | Panasonic DMC-LX3K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 2.5x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $425.00 If you want a fantastic digital camera, look no further. But at this price, you might want to consider a digital SLR (but the bulk increases, so think about it.)
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 | ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 9.5 Hour Battery Life
Buy new: $429.99 / Used from: $315.00 Watch movies, edit photos and keep in touch with friends and family while on the road. I've used this to upload photos to Facebook, used Skype to call home and keep in touch with the world when I'm on the other side of it.
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 | Sandisk Ultra II SDHC 4GB SD Memory Card (SDSDH-4096, BULK Static Pack, No Reader)
Buy new: $15.48 / Used from: $11.48 Sandisk has been one of the consistent companies out there that makes excellent camera memory. It's cheap enough to stock up on. Honestly, you can never have too many of these.
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 | ExOfficio Men's Give-N-Go Boxer Brief
Buy new: $18.75 - $25.00 Why bring cotton? You can wear these, sweat like crazy, wash in a sink and hang dry overnight. I used to laugh at these when I first started traveling - but they're amazing.
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 | Wigwam Men's Merino Wool Comfort Hiker Crew Length Sock
Buy new: $7.99 - $33.45 Wigwam socks have kept my feet cool in Africa, hot in Siberia and dry in Chicago. Bring a few pairs, hand wash, dry overnight.
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 | MSR Packtowl Personal
Buy new: $7.96 - $26.95 If you're hosteling or even stuck at a low end hotel, you'll need a towel. These towels quick dry so you'll never have to dry yourself with a smelly wet towel.
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 | Moleskine Ruled Notebook Pocket by Moleskine
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $6.27 Every good journey should be documented. It's amazing how much we forget, and how we can relive our journeys with mere words.
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 | Fisher Space Pen, Bullet Space Pen, Matte Black, Gift Boxed (400B)
Buy new: $18.70 From postcards to notes, this pen has been everywhere with me and hasn't let me down yet.
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 | Adventure Medical Kits Duct Tape 2" x 50" (2 rolls)
Buy new: $7.50 Instead of buying these, take a old ball point pen (or stolen hotel pen) and wrap duct tape around them. It comes in handy, but why spend $7 on these when you can buy a real roll for $4?
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 | Kensington Travel Plug Adapter with USB Charger 33346
Buy new: $25.12 Don't rely on the hotel/hostel - get a plug adapter to charge your gear at night.
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 | Pacsafe Pouch, 100 Anti-Theft Neck Pouch
Buy new: $15.00 - $15.95 Keep your passport, money and other stuff in a secure pouch. But don't wear it around your neck - I'm a big guy and I wore it around my waist under my pants - so there's enough length on the cord to put it anywhere.
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 | Gerber 22-80016 Recon White, Red, Blue, and Green LED Flashlight, Black
Buy new: $20.30 Flashlights always come in handy. This has four filters - white for bright, red for night vision, green for maps and blue for blood (???).
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 | Aquamira Frontier Emergency Water Filter System
Buy new: $10.90 You laugh, but when you are somewhere off the beaten path and you can't find bottled water, go with a filtration straw to filter out all the stuff that will make you sick.
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 | Imodium A-D Anti-Diarrhea, 72-Count Caplets
Buy new: $17.27 Between this and Pepto Bismol chewables, you should be all set for most common travel related distress from both ends (get it? Both ends? I crack myself up sometimes...)
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 | Garmin GPS 60CSx Handheld GPS Navigator
Buy new: $287.37 / Used from: $275.00 IMO, the best GPS money can buy. I've dropped this in water, kicked it down streets and beaten it severely, and it still works flawlessly. Plus it uses AA batteries, so bring spares.
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 | Suunto A-10 Compass
Buy new: $12.22 I'm constantly mocked for my bringing of a compass on trips, but when people are trying to figure out where we are on a map and guessing - I know where I am and where we're going.
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 | Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphone with Balanced Armature Driver (Black)
Buy new: $78.95 / Used from: $63.95 Between planes/trains/ferries/bus, white noise is what will suck your energy dry. Plug these into your laptop or mp3 player, and shut out the outside world.
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 | Campsuds Biodegradable Cleaner
Buy new: $3.29 - $17.08 At some point, you'll have to wash clothes and your body. Campsuds work great and leave you smelling decent and feeling better. Hint: Buy the big one and pour it into smaller bottles to get past the 3 oz rule for airline security. Plus it's cheaper.
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 | BlackBerry Curve 8900 Phone, Titanium (T-Mobile)
Buy new: $499.99 T-Mobile's UMA service allows you to route calls over WiFi, so you can be in Moscow, connect to a wireless hotspot and voila, your phone will work as if you were back in the US. Good for calling home.
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 | Apple iPod touch 8 GB (3rd Generation) NEWEST MODEL
Buy new: $181.99 / Used from: $163.99 I know, the iPod is one of those loved or hated technology things we bring along, but I have mine loaded with travel apps, Skype and other things to communicate, Facebook, Twitter and blog from the road. Now, if they just had a mini camera in it...
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 | Patagonia MLC Carry-On Bag - 2746cu in Black, One Size
Buy new: $160.00 The best damn bag there is. I can cram 4-5 days of clothing in there and it converts from shoulder bag to backpack effortlessly. Plus it not being a hard suitcase means I can cram this into overhead bins to avoid checked luggage fees.
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 | Manfrotto (Distributed by Bogen) 797 ModoPocket, Smallest Folding Camera Stand Supports 17 oz.
Buy new: $19.75 Cheap and unobtrusive tripod. Totally worth its weight. You'll never notice it on the bottom of your camera, but you'll be happy you have it.
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