For years, I have found off-grid power sources useful and necessary. It has helped me to utilize various electric devices for yard maintenance and as alternate means of power during power outages. Currently, I have two gas powered inverter generators which I have used for camping and have around for emergency situations during storm season…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been revisiting my preparation for emergency situations. Emergencies are numerous – catastrophic events, medical emergencies, travel emergencies (air & transportation) and outdoor activities (hiking, mountain biking & inland and marine excursions). One thing in common to all of the above emergency situations is the necessity to communicate (inbound &…
More than ever, it is imperative to be able to reach out and contact someone in cases where you need to relay time-sensitive information, for general safety and during an emergency situation. I was in need of some technology to communicate any time & anywhere when I ventured out in the great outdoors – hiking,…
Now that I settled on a ‘travel friendly world mobile device – a dual SIM Android phone that allows me to have apps from different countries – Best Phones for World Travelers. What is the easiest way to obtain data access while traveling internationally? Previously, I had to enable an international data plan for a…
I will be traveling to the United Kingdom numerous times of the year and want to make my life easier. Today’s cell phones are much more than phones but mobile computers. Today we rely on apps more so than the actual phone capabilities on our mobile devices. Most mobile devices are either Apple or Android…
