Christmas Treats

Starting the New Year with the first blog post. Here are some of the goodies we got for Christmas for when we go away in March. Santa was kind to us this year so we thought we'd share these traveling essentials.

L to R; Wood-burning Camp Stove (Biolite), Down-light Lantern (Lakeland), Waterproof Protective Pouch (Lakeland).

 

So the lantern and waterproof pouch are pretty self explanatory however I feel the need to shed some light on the first item. It may just be that I have led a sheltered life, but this piece of kit is somewhat remarkable. The concept is amazing, you feed the fire inside with fuel such as sticks and pine cones which is converted into electricity via a thermoelectric generator. The energy can then be used to cook/boil on top of the stove or charge (via USB) a phone/iPad, camera etc. Genius.

 

 

L to R; Canon PowerShot SX170 IS (Amazon), iPad Mini, 64GB (PC World)

 

Both items in the picture above are without doubt absolute essentials if  I am to successfully document the next 9 months. Firstly the camera, 16 mega pixels with 32X optical zoom. Now I'm no camera expert but understand this is a pretty simple to use, middle of the road camera that should be perfect for what we need. The iPad (maybe not so essential, but a nice bonus) will allow us to blog regularly and stay in touch with friends and family back home.   

There is still loads of planning and prep to do, so I best get to studying that atlas and reading up on more travelling hints and tips.