What's the ultimate gadget to bring on a tour?
04-24-11, 08:31 PM
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What's the ultimate gadget to bring on a tour?
What single item do you always bring with you (or you would if you could) on a tour? Imagine money is no object, and you can even bring something that hasn't been invented yet. What's the one thing you'd like to always have?
04-24-11, 08:58 PM
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My bicycle. 
And a Digital SLR ... preferably a really small, easily portable one.
And a Digital SLR ... preferably a really small, easily portable one.
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04-24-11, 10:08 PM
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Third eye on my helmet. Always like to see whats coming.
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A notebook is an essential item. Two notebooks are better. One is my trip journal; the other is for everything not trip-related. I'd rather leave behind the camera than the notebooks.
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To make sure I can do simple maintenance on my bike...
an Alien III multi-tool...
https://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/pro...aspx?&id=14477
saved me so many times....
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an Alien III multi-tool...
https://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/pro...aspx?&id=14477
saved me so many times....
george
04-25-11, 02:53 AM
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The item I feel will be the most valuable on my tour this summer is my bank card. I have used it to get cash from ATM machines in the US and in Rome. Works like a champ.
04-25-11, 10:12 AM
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Since you are allowing us things that haven't been invented yet, I want a portable car disable device, kind of like what these folks have worked out ( https://www.lazytechguys.com/news/bus...rnal-computer/ ), but I want it to be portable and automated. I'm not sure if I would use it pre-emptively where the road and cultural conditions warrant it or if I would confine its use to strictly punitive.
04-25-11, 11:02 AM
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A jacuzzi that seats 8, weighs less than a pound, and can fold up to fit in my handlebar bag.
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1. Juliette Binoche.
2. A corkscrew so I could drink wine with said Juliette Binoche.
3. A raygun to zap anyone who disturbs Juliette Bincoche and I drinking said wine.
2. A corkscrew so I could drink wine with said Juliette Binoche.
3. A raygun to zap anyone who disturbs Juliette Bincoche and I drinking said wine.
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Tablet PC with built in solar charger and satellite internet access
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Gadgets I take..
1)GPS. It's not a bike GPS, it's my car GPS.
2) Cell phone
3) Camera
1)GPS. It's not a bike GPS, it's my car GPS.
2) Cell phone
3) Camera
