The one non essential item of kit that I travel with: The Remington Quick Cut Hair Clipper 4250
I like to travel light and I like to travel fast! OK so Covid has scuppered my regular modus operandi but I still live by the moto of travelling light. A heavy backpack will become your own worst enemy.
I am finally going to spend some time detailing every item of kit that I am travelling with so make sure you stay tuned. Twitter is my go to Social Media feed.
I am a long term traveller, not a two week tourist, a 6 month backpacker or even a Gap Year flashpacker. My backpack even with sleeping bag and mosquito net is half the size of most travellers I meet.
I am on the road since January 6 2020. Thats 8 months now, and even at the height of Covid there is no need to go home. My last trip was 1423 days. That's 3 years, 10 months and 23 days. The one before that was 549 day - 18 months.
Staying away, seemingly forever is more of a mental game than physical game. Being comfortable even with minimal possessions is the key. Feeling good is an essential requirement to my happiness. I gave up on looking good, years ago.
The Remington quick cut hair clipper 4250 is the only non essential item that I carry, in that it's not essential for the travel itself but very essential for my well being as a Long Term Traveller.
I picked up my Remington 4250 from Argos, which I passed daily on my way home from work. It comes in a carry pouch with 9 detachable fixed combs but in fact I only have one with me as a kind of protection when carrying it. I do not use the comb when giving myself a boule à zéro, which I do about every 10 days.
It works a treat. As single charge gives me quite a few cuts. I some times can't be arsed to shave so it works on facial hair pretty well with about a weeks growth and then I do a wet shave! I carry the tiny bottle of oil to lubricate the blades.
I am a long term traveller, not a two week tourist, a 6 month backpacker or even a Gap Year flashpacker. My backpack even with sleeping bag and mosquito net is half the size of most travellers I meet.
I am on the road since January 6 2020. Thats 8 months now, and even at the height of Covid there is no need to go home. My last trip was 1423 days. That's 3 years, 10 months and 23 days. The one before that was 549 day - 18 months.
Staying away, seemingly forever is more of a mental game than physical game. Being comfortable even with minimal possessions is the key. Feeling good is an essential requirement to my happiness. I gave up on looking good, years ago.
The Remington quick cut hair clipper 4250 is the only non essential item that I carry, in that it's not essential for the travel itself but very essential for my well being as a Long Term Traveller.
I picked up my Remington 4250 from Argos, which I passed daily on my way home from work. It comes in a carry pouch with 9 detachable fixed combs but in fact I only have one with me as a kind of protection when carrying it. I do not use the comb when giving myself a boule à zéro, which I do about every 10 days.
It works a treat. As single charge gives me quite a few cuts. I some times can't be arsed to shave so it works on facial hair pretty well with about a weeks growth and then I do a wet shave! I carry the tiny bottle of oil to lubricate the blades.
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