Archive for the ‘Gear’ Category
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Model is located here: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/docs/oevcriteria.xls
Intended use for the model:
Document the general parameters, priorities and specific requirements for a proposed Overland Expedition Vehicle (OEV).
The model is intended to improve communication between potential OEV owners and their dreams, fabricators, subcontractors and manufacturers.
In practical use it can help potential OEV owners identity ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
We both wanted to buy real hiking boots before we departed the U.S. for this journey.
The task slipped down the To Do list until we found ourselves at REI a day or two before we flew out, sitting in the shoe department surrounded by towers of shoe boxes.
I’ve never spent as ...
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Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Introduction
Winston Churchill’s immortal description of 1939 Russia as “A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” is equally true of the current state of digital photography meta data.
Most casual digital photographers never come face to face with meta data. They take their photos, they upload them to a ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Perhaps no other system on an expedition vehicle is as wrapped in mystery or inspires as much outright fear as the propane system.
With its inherently explosive nature and its bewildering variety of connectors, it is easy to understand why the typical overlander avoids the design and implementation of a ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Background:
Garmin MapSource (GMS) is software provided by Garmin with some of its map products. GMS is used to create, edit and manipulate waypoints, routes and tracks. GMS is also used to upload and download GPS data to and from Garmin GPS receivers.
Problem Description:
Garmin MapSource (GMS) will not load/start if its ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
For this trip I left my trusty Manfrotto carbon fiber tripod at home.
I wanted to get a tripod that was better designed for low shots, but I wanted to stay within the Manfrotto family so I could continue to use the quick release clamp system.
I ended up with Manfrotto 055XProB legs, which ...
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
I created a Garmin GPS data file containing South American waypoints from five sources.
If you know of any other web sources of overlander's SA waypoints, please email me and I will add them to this master file.
The file is located here: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/index-gpssawaypoints.htm
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
This week's gadget of the week is the Celestron Sky Scout Steph gave me for my 50th birthday.
A couple of days ago we were camped up in the Andes on a moonless night and I pulled it out to show her how it worked. We stayed up most of the ...
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
I just came across this company and their product launched 1 November, 2007.
Small, lightweight and portable, it combines EPIRB type emergency beacon functions with a general purpose GPS locator tracker and simple "I'm OK" message functions.
It looks like it would be great for hikers, skiers, climbers, mountain bikers, off-road motorcyclists, ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
We are pulling out to put the rig on the ship to Chile in a couple of days. I am still working down the last items on the endless "to do" list.
Today I discovered that the spare main circuit board for our refrigerator we've been carrying around for the last ...
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