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The experience of living in the middle of a national power crisis in South Africa has prompted me to think about what one needs in a travel survival kit for the modern vagabond - or at least the modern vagabond who travels with a laptop and works on the road.
Currently my husband and I have the following in our survival kit:
That’s it…not much of a survival kit I know, so I’m looking to upgrade. Here’s what I think modern vagabonds need, in addition to the above:
And I’ve been told that we really should have a roll of duct tape but I really and truly can’t see how and where I’d use it - I’ve had no need for one so far but perhaps I’m missing something. Anyone?
February 29th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Funny you should ask, I wrote an article just last week about 10 reasons you should pack duct tape in your travel bag
Here’s the link:
http://www.deliciousbaby.com/journal/2008/feb/22/travel-gear-10-reasons-pack-duct-tape-when-you-tra/
Debbie
March 5th, 2008 at 12:58 am
One of these would sure be nice. =)
March 10th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Last weekend in hawaii, I used part of a mini-roll of duct tape for:
impromptu band-aid
wedding ring “keeper” while snorkeling
faulty window blind repair for privacy and Zzzzzzs
(inner) temporary patch on unfortunate new hole in jeans
+sarong = privacy drape for sunbathing on hotel balcony
fix for bag zipper that wouldn’t stay shut
fix for tsa-required ziploc that had seen too much use
closure for bag of rice crackers I didn’t want to finish, but also didn’t want exploding in my carry-on
I wouldn’t go anywhere without it!!