NALGENE Tritan Color Bottles

Not everyone likes the wide-mouth design of traditional Nalgene water bottles, which is one reason the company built the narrow-mouth Nalgene Tritan. Made of super-tough Eastman Tritan polycarbonate, the Tritan offers the same roomy interior as most Nalgenes, but with a narrow loop top that minimizes the chance of spills and a cap that never gets lost. In addition, the bottle's BPA-free construction is impact-, odor-, and stain-resistant, helping it withstand a wide range of temperatures (from -40 to 212 degrees F) and last for years. Finally, the bottle includes printed graduations on the side, making it easy measure water quantities. Recommended for extreme adventures, the Tritan bottle is available in a variety of vivacious colors.

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A girls' guide to India

Telling it like it is, 'A girls' guide to India - a survivor's handbook' reveals to women backpackers everywhere what they really need to know. While lads can hoist on a rucksack containing a spare pair of pants and some ageing flip-flops without worrying about personal safety, hygiene or unwanted offers of 'jiggy jiggy', a girl about to explore the sub continent will have a long list of questions that men rarely need to ask. In an A-Z of essential topics find out what to put in your backpack, the intricacies of train travel, the second use of a mosquito net, and how to navigate the Indian toilet system without public humiliation. An amusing but useful set of tips for that upcoming trip or gap year, and a ride down memory lane for seasoned travellers who are longing to return.

• A girls' guide to India - a survivor's handbook
• Bestsellers in India

Eagle Creek Twist Pack

Eagle Creek has engineered the Twist 26 travel bag to carry comfortably whether you're traveling by foot, train, plane, bus, foot, or camel. The Twist 26 is outfitted with the company's Deviate wheel system, which includes such features as an ergonomic retractable handle with an oversized grip, oversized off-road wheels, and protective runners on the outside edges and backside. When the terrain is too uneven, however, you can turn to the integrated Zip-Away Fixed Suspension system. Boasting a pair of ergonomically contoured shoulder straps, an adjustable sternum strap, and an adjustable, padded hip belt, the suspension system distributes weight evenly across your body so you can keep plugging along after the first mile. And thanks to the variety of chambers--which includes a large main compartment, a Shove-It pocket for quick-access items like guidebooks or water bottles, and exterior zippered side pockets--the Twist 26 offers plenty of space for your clothing and gear. Other details include Ventalite Mesh and 3D foam construction on the back panel to keep the air flowing, a front pocket with organization, a single lock that secures all the entry points, exterior compression straps that help you manage the load, and support for Eagle Creek's Pack-It organizing system.

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Pacsafe TravelSafe 100

The Pacsafe TravelSafe 100 pouch is a lightweight, portable way to lock your wallet, camera, cellphone, and keys while you travel. This malleable pouch's eXomesh Ultimate technology lines the interior with a slash-proof wire, and a stainless steel cable with an included padlock secures the opening. Lock the TravelSafe 100 pouch and slip it into your purse or carry on bag, and use the stainless steel loop at the opening to lock the pouch to bag handles or hotel-room fixtures.

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The Motorcycle Diaries

The young Che Guevara’s lively and highly entertaining travel diary.This new, expanded edition features exclusive, unpublished photos taken by the 23-year-old Ernesto on his journey across a continent, and a tender preface by Aleida Guevara, offering an insightful perspective on the man and the icon.

• The Motorcycle Diaries[Paperback]
• The Motorcycle Diaries(Widescreen Edition)[DVD]
• The Motorcycle Diaries(Full Screen Edition)[DVD]

Deuter Aircontact

These stable trekking packs have also undergone a complete transformation. With luxurious back padding and top-notch features, these packs are comfortable load haulers, burly provision keepers, and organized gear storage all in one package. The pivoting Vari Flex fins hold the load firmly in place. Combined with the X-frame and the Vari Quick system they form a carry system that will take medium to heavy loads, while maintaining stability, flexibility and optimum load transfer. With its new back-padding layout, the Aircontact System sits even more comfortably on the back, while at the same time optimizing the airflow..

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Trail Life

Ray Jardine's Lightweight Backpacking

This is Ray Jardine's new, full-colour, 2009 edition of his best-selling book "Beyond Backpacking". Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing Ray Jardine's lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear, and his methods for enjoyable and safe trekking and camping. Sections and chapters include Packweight, Equipment, Food, Water, Trail Biology, Sewing Your Own Gear, Hiker's Well-Being, Wilderness Skills, Insects, Long-Distance Trekking, a chapter specifically for women, and much more. "Trail Life" will be the new standard reference book for the backpacker. If you have ever thought your pack weighed too much on a week long hike, this book shows hikers how to cut the weight out and explodes myths about heavy equipment. This is the most comprehensive long distance trekking guide ever written. A lightweight approach to backpacking is here to stay. "Trail Life" is for all hikers, at all levels of experience, from beginners to the most advanced. It includes 400 pages, over 50 chapters with more than 230 colour photos. The author and his wife have hiked well over 25,000 miles along all the well known trails as well as a myriad of other routes. Their experiences will prove to be an invaluable guide for those who love to hike and those who seek the solitude of the outdoors.

Trail Life: Ray Jardine's Lightweight Backpacking