Necessities of a modern backpacker

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My electronic travel gear

Things I drag along on the road:

  • MacBook Pro 15” with charger, USB-splitter, mouse and travel lock
  • Amazon Kindle DX with USB cable
  • HTC Hero with charger and arm strap for running
  • Garmin Forerunner 305 (running watch with GPS) with charger/dock and heart rate monitor (not in picture)
  • Canon s90 (not in picture) with charger, 16 GB sd-card and gorillapod
  • Skross Travel Adapter, code pad for my internet bank, USB HSPDA modem, 8 GB USB memory, headphones and an inexpensive titanium watch

In all, I carry five different chargers. By charging my Garmin and the Kindle via USB I save some space, but still. When are the manufacturers going to agree on one standard for charging and data transfer?

It may look like a lot – but I actually use all of it regularly (which can’t be said of some of the clothes I brought).

Travel preparations

One Response to Necessities of a modern backpacker

  1. Ed says:

    Hi there,

    I am a traveling freelance developer too. I recently got a new Macbook and am concerned about security in guest houses / hostels in Thailand. Could you advise any places?

    Also where has good WiFi?

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