Comments on: The Barefoot Nomad’s Best Travel Things

By: Rye

Rye — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:29:47 +0000

I have a timbuk2 laptop bag and can attest to the quality of timbuk2 products! They’re durable, spacious, and stylish. Moreover, I happened to see the exact camera bag mentioned here and thought very highly of it. I would definitely recommend checking the brand–and the bag–out.

The other stuff I’ll have to check out 🙂 Thanks for the list!

By: Anita Utami

Anita Utami — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 22:19:22 +0000

Awesome article! I especially love the pancake lens and the Timbuk2 Sneak Camera Case. I have been looking for a camera case. So far I just shove it to my big purse, but my shoulder starts to hurt lately.

By: Hannah @ GettingStamped

Hannah @ GettingStamped — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 07:30:59 +0000

Great list, I can’t imagine life without a power bank for my phone! We too have the surge protector& selfie stick on our fav list. Safe travels!

By: Charles Kosman

Charles Kosman — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 19:31:38 +0000

In reply to Raymond @ Man On The Lam. Nice to hear Raymond. Definitely worth their weight in our backpack!

By: Raymond @ Man On The Lam

Raymond @ Man On The Lam — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 01:44:38 +0000

I have that RAV power bank and the Belkin charger and they’ve both proven their worth. 🙂

By: James

James — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:59:44 +0000

It’s about time that someone created a surge protector that works for travelers … solid list of gear …. there should a lot of happy nomads this Christmas!

By: Renuka

Renuka — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:41:17 +0000

It seems 2014 has been an amazing year for you. XShot for group selfies is so cool! I envy your stuff 😉

By: Charles Kosman

Charles Kosman — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:13:01 +0000

In reply to Sam. Sam, we also have a SunJack portable solar panel battery charger however we didn't get a chance to really test it before we wrote this post and didn't want to recommend anything we ourselves don't use. It actually works quite well but these types are all a little on the heavy side to be honest and not sure we'll be taking it with us everytime we travel. Perfect if TSHTF or we go camping and right now it's actually charging one of our battery packs for us. We hook it up to the back of a chair and leave it facing the sun. Here's the link if you want to check it out.

By: Charles Kosman

Charles Kosman — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:57:59 +0000

In reply to Charles McCool.

Charles (great name BTW) we used to go old school all the time before we had the kids. Nothing substandard about it and there’s still a lot of perks to being able to break free from it all.

Nowadays, especially with us working online it’s a lot harder to get away from tech and most of what we included actually helps to streamline our digital lives while on the road.

That being said, you probably carry more tech than you let on.

The fact you say travel apps means that you carry either a smartphone or tablet when you travel. You probably also carry a digital camera in some sort of bag or case and of course you would need a SD card (or two) as well. I would bet money that you also carry a laptop if you were planning on doing any work while on the road.

Between your app device, camera and laptop you have to have a wall charger (or two) with you as well a few cables to power them.

Bam, just like that technology has invaded your life. Substandard traveler, never. 😉

Now, if you’re going to have to lug around all this tech anyway, don’t you want to make sure it’s worth it’s weight?

By: Charles McCool

Charles McCool — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:47:30 +0000

Technology rules, huh? With the exception of travel apps I have none of these. I wonder if that means I am a substandard traveler?