Vagabond Gear

It’s my opinion that every vagabond should have their own gear list and these should suit the travel habits, specific needs, and preferences of that traveler.

However, I do come across things from time to time that are cool and if you are looking to hit the road and need to gear up, these suggestions might fit your bill.

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Travel Clothing


Vagabond Bags

Korchmar Adventure Waxed Canvas Bomber Bag Flap Over Korchmar Adventure Waxed Canvas Bomber Bag Flap OverFunctional and Comfortable. Leather and Oil. Professional and Rugged-looking. Waxed Canvas and Leather. Korchmar’s Adventure line is no contradiction! It is a tradition. A tradition of great looking, natural materials brought together in one unique product designed to get you where you’re going and make sure you have fun in the process. You’re unique. So is your bag.

Global Commuter Global CommuterCasual on the outside, it’s all business on the inside. The suspended laptop compartment holds up to a 17″ laptop and opens butterfly-style for easy security checks. Other office-friendly features include a file organizer, fleece-lined electronics pocket, pen slots, audio portal and detachable key fob. Made of lightweight, rugged ballistic nylon, you can carry it as a backpack or shoulder bag, or just grab the padded handle and go. You can also attach it to the handle of your wheeled luggage for ride-along convenience. (17 x 12 x 4½”; 2 lbs, 8 oz)

 

Travel Gadgets

SIGG Eco Design - Screw Top Water Bottle (1L / 33 oz) SIGG Eco Design – Screw Top Water Bottle (1L / 33 oz)This is, in my opinion, the best reusable water bottle, the SIGG Eco Design – Screw Top Water Bottle (1L / 33 oz) delivers all the benefits of a lightweight, durable, eco-friendly, leak-proof water bottle in a subtly, sophisticated style. Extruded from a single piece of aluminum and coated with a patented secret formula liner, this water bottle will not leach anything harmful into your beverage. It will not give your beverage any plastic taste or overtone. Good for you, good for the environment. I’ve carried my SIGG with me for years and used it everywhere.


Camping and Outdoor Gear

Knives, travel towels, and hammocks – oh my!

Spyderco Delica 98 Spyderco Delica 98This durable folding knife boasts tremendous cutting power, with a combination edge that handles both fine and heavy tasks. The Spyderco Trademark Round Hole facilitates easy opening and closing of the knife with one hand, accommodates large, small and gloved hands and serves as a thumb rest for increased control.

Eagle Creek Travel Towel Eagle Creek Travel TowelQuick drying and bacteria resistant, our travel towels pack to the fraction of the size of your bath towel, with superior absorbency power.

Hennessy Hammock Explorer Deluxe A-Symmetrical Hammock Hennessy Hammock Explorer Deluxe A-Symmetrical HammockAt 9 feet long, the Hennesey Explorer Deluxe A-Symmetrical Hammock was designed for anyone under 300 lbs./ 136.1kg or more than 6 feet tall. It has the same great materials, proportions and protection as the smaller Expedition A-sym. All Hennessy Hammocks include attached mosquito netting, detachable rain fly, support ropes, tree huggers to protect the bark of trees, and stuff sack with set up instructions on back.

Lawson Hammock Company Blue Ridge Camping Hammock Lawson Hammock Company Blue Ridge Camping HammockThe Lawson Hammock Blue Ridge Camping Hammock is designed specifically for backpacking in hard terrain. Anywhere a tent can’t go the blue ridge camping hammock is there – mountain side, jungle, wilderness, along river beds, etc… This camping shelter is for people who are on the move, need to set up fast and go. It can be used either as a tent hammock or on the ground as a bivy tent. Blue Ridge camping hammocks are made of the finest materials, including a nylon pack cloth bed, rip-stop nylon rain fly and no-see-um netting. Camping hammocks are safe, comfortable, easy to set up and really protect the occupants from flying insects and the elements. It’s also light weight, weighing only 4.25 lbs. Users don’t have to carry added bulky weight such as ground tarps and sleeping pad. Blue ridge camping hammocks are a leader in the three season tent category.

Vago Damitio

About

Vago Damitio  (@vagodamitio) is the Editor-in-Chief for Vagobond. He jumped ship from a sinking dotcom in 2000 and decided to reclaim his most valuable commodity, time. He bought a VW bus for $100, moved into it and set out on a journey to show the world that it was possible to live life on your own terms. That journey took him from waking up under icy blankets in  the Pacific Northwest to waking up under palm tress in Southeast Asia. Three years later, his first book, Rough Living: Tips and Tales of a Vagabond was published. After diving into the Anthropology of Tourism and Electronic Anthropology at the University of Hawaii (with undeclared minors in film and surf) he hit the road again in 2008. Since that time,he's lived primarily in Morocco and Turkey, married a Moroccan girl he couchsurfed with, and become a proud father. He's been to more than 40 countries, founded a successful online travel magazine (this one!), and still doesn't have a boss. Life is good. You can also find him on Google+ and at Facebook