Comments on: Hackpacking: Hacks for travellers

By: Samui Boy

Samui Boy — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:54:00 +0000

Great article, but gee I think of hack as breaking into! hacking and the like. The name is not my ideal for successful market branding.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:50:55 +0000

Hey Freddy — I’ve never bought them. But I have asked staff from a shoe store to throw a few extras my way on occasion. It merits a funny look or two, but I’ve collected a bunch that way!

By: Freddy S

Freddy S — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:01:21 +0000

Stupid question – where can one BUY silica gel packs? I have traveled for nearly 40 years and never heard of taking them. But what a great idea. Now, since I am not planning to buy another few cameras or shoes (shoes I buy here in China don’t have silica gel packs), I need to locate just the packs

By: Vincent

Vincent — Sun, 16 May 2010 00:39:17 +0000

Nice article. I have been collecting Silica packs for the past couple of months and plan on putting them in my camera bag in the hopes of reducing moisture. That and some zip-lock bags will hopefully do the trick.

By: Spencer Spellman

Spencer Spellman — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:37:32 +0000

The Silica packs are very clever and something I have thought about before, but is a great idea for any type of traveler, backpacker or not. However, the stove was my favorite. Who knew you could make a stove so conveniently!

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:55:49 +0000

The silica package idea is actually brilliant. I’ve managed to destroy a cellphone and almost lost my laptop to water damage, and now you’ve got me wondering if I could have salvaged it by trying out the Silica thing.

I’m a little more dubious about the camping stove. Would love to see more pictures of it in action.

By: Johnny Vagabond

Johnny Vagabond — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:28:57 +0000

Ooh! The silica gel packs idea is brilliant. I wish I hadn’t already eaten all of mine :/

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:24:48 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on the ESBIT — looks like a good gadget to ask Kathryn for at Christmas time!

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:35:37 +0000

That stove idea is awesome! Who knew beer cans could be that useful Sounds like it would definitely save time and money to use that.

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:25:14 +0000

These are awesome ideas! I’ve always wanted to pack light. I always carry with me zip-lock bags and never thought of putting silica packages. I gotta try that one. Thanks!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:55:56 +0000

Esbit is a good thing to bring along. Or at least a few. We’ve used them to get fires started when everything was really wet. It also comes with a really small compact stove and is pretty reasonable. Good to have when you find yourself somewhere without a lot of timber or wood for a fire. Here is what is looks like:
MPI Outdoors Esbit Stove with 6 Fuel Tablets

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:07:52 +0000

The lock is a great idea, but I like the pacsafe still. If someone breaks into your hotel room, they can easily empty out your contents, but if your valuables are locked up in a pacsafe, they will have a pretty hard time. The pacsafe is heavy though and for trains a lock works just fine. I had heard of the silica packages before and forgot all about them.. We are in some pretty humid climates right now. bummer we didn’t think of packing some.

By: Anil

Anil — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:21:55 +0000

The silica packages are an awesome idea, never tried it before.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:02:39 +0000

I would love to try the camping stove.

By: Tango Lucy

Tango Lucy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:34:39 +0000

Very cute & informative. Who would have thought of using a beer bottle to make a stove?

By: AirTreks Nico

AirTreks Nico — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:16:14 +0000

I love the DIY theme. Here’s one I found the other day:

If you’re always losing or dropping your camera lens cap when shooting, make a trusty little attachment to connect it to your strap. All you need is a shampoo bottle and a razor blade.

http://www.benvelo.com/skottirotta.htm