This is really cool little gizmo. Just wish I’d heard about it years ago.
Vacation Gadgets say:
“Forever Flashlight - BLUE - MORE THAN ONE MILLION SOLD!
Vacation Gadgets brings you the last flashlight you’ll ever need to buy ... and it never requires batteries or bulbs! Just a 15 - to 30-second shake gives you up to five minutes of continuous bright light!”
• 10 7/8” long
• Super bright LED
• Never needs batteries
• Never needs bulbs
• Waterproof
• Floats in water
• Visible for up to a mile
• Great for cars, boats and campers and all emergency kits
• “Best product of the year ‘02” says USA Today and BusinessWeek
The Forever Flashlight uses the Faraday Principle of Electromagnetic Energy. You’ll never need batteries!
Posted by Peter Brady on Mon 18th September 2006 at 08:07 AM, Filed in Travel Tips
Trying to secure that cheap flight deal has been made a whole lot easier in recent years with the advent of the internet. But there are other ways to secure a bargain.
Teletext
Week in week out, tour operators distribute details of the their latest special deals, many of which appear on teletext. Some of the deals appear nowhere else so it’s well worth taking a look.
Travel agents
Travel agents have long been the place of choice to book your flights and holidays. That’s not so much the case anymore. However, they do still buy considerable numbers of flights on which they negotiate competitive bulk deals, so there is a possibility that you might still get a cut price bargain. It’s always worth a visit or a phone call at the very least.
Standby
If you’re willing to go for a last minute deal then that can cut costs even further for you. You maybe going at unsocial hours and there’s a slim chance that you could be waiting a while for a flight with a spare seat. Nonetheless, you might be saving as much as 25% on your flight.
Internet
Of course there are the independant, no frills airlines offering online booking, but you may also want to check out other sites that offer flights from all sorts of carriers. For example, ebookers purchase large ticket allocations (at discount) from airlines and then resell them on through their web site. In theory, this gives you the possibility of a heavily discounted offer on a scheduled flight. Don’t forget that charter flights tend to suffer more delays.
It can be helpful, particularly in vaguely dangerous situations, to have a GPS of some description. Some might describe them as little life savers!
This one from Suunto and called the GPS POD might be one to consider.
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Hiking through undergrowth over long distances requires stamina and a sense of direction. Keeping on a steady course is harder than you think, particularly for amateurs. A compass can help.
Check out this professional mirror compass (Suunto MC-2 Compass) which offers precise directional measurements.
The MC range of mirror compasses provides an invaluable tool for those who place a particular premium on accurate and reliable directional measurements; for example surveyors, miners, architects, rescue patrols, hikers, boaters and the military. The declination adjustment system, standard throughout the range, is especially useful when working in areas of large magnetic variation, while the sighting notch provides superior accuracy.
This compass includes:
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If you’re on an adventure holiday, hiking in the middle of no where, then this gadget could be a real help. Particularly if you need to start a fire in the dark!
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