Touring - Where to get electric converter

Most of the world uses ~220V. What a PIA when I have to go overseas. Usually I can get a converter at the hotel or from my inlaws but not this time. Going to U.K., Netherlands and Germany on bike tour.

According to the World Electric Guide (http://kropla.com/electric2.htm) they all use 230V. Plus I 'll need a Type G (http://kropla.com/!g.htm) plug and a Type C (http://kropla.com/!c.htm) plug. I've seen kits on airline magazines but I'm sure those cost at least an arm. Anyone know where to get these at a regular Brick&Mortar somewhere?

A travel store might have them, or try Radio Shack. I'm sure they stock this kind of thing.

It is not difficult to find converters. I can't remember where I bought mine, but it was either in a Radio Shack, an ordinary electronics supply store, or in an electronics shop that specializes in 220 V appliances.

I see you live in the Dallas (Texas) area. I bought some voltage conversion plugs and a voltage step-up and step-down transformer at Fry's Electronics. I live in SoCal, but Fry's does have a store in the Dallas area. I'll check out Fry's.

Regards,

You may know this already, but depending on what you need power for, you may just need plug adapters, not a converter, which is much cheaper. Eg, my cell phone charger works on both 110 and 220 volts, so I just take a 4 dollar adapter to europe.

These things are very common today and are very reasonably priced.
You can Google "Step Down Converter" to get a long list.
Here is a quick link to what you might expect LINK (http://www.dvdoverseas.com/store/index.html?loadfile=catalog6_0.html)
You need a good idea of how many watts you will be required.

Radio Shack has a 50 watt converter for $20. Have a picture of the plug(s) you need when you visit the store, you can't count on the salespeopleknowing what you need (and I worked for them). Frys had a good selection the last time (2000 AD) the last time I looked. Remember more power rating means more weight.