Awesome Travel

It’s an annual St. Paddy’s Day tradition here in Chicago – turning the normally brownish-green Chicago River into a bright green spectacle. This short time-lapse video by Peter Tsai does a great job capturing how it’s done.

From Focal – maker of the Locus Workstation – comes a portable ergonomic stool. The Mogo weighs just 2.1lb. but can extend up to 37″. It has a fiberglass seat, supports up to 200lb. and can be adjusted in 1″ increments. Video here.

Team BlackSheep takes their eye-in-the-sky drone into the air over Macau, showing the stark contrast from ancient structures outside the city to the modern metropolis that is now Asia’s Las Vegas. The track is Inner Peace by CloZee.

Vasily Patrakov, Alex Chigretskiy and 3RUN head to Israel for this POV parkour video. They start off doing Mirror’s Edge style roof-runs, but soon find themselves jumping and planting their feet all over the country. IN SANDALS.

Made by Front Runner Outfitters, this stainless steel cooking grate can be mounted on top of a spare tire to save space. It fits on tires between 29″to 37″ in diameter, though you’ll need to strap it down to secure it.

Iridium GO! is a battery-powered Wi-Fi hotspot that gives you satellite-based Internet access anywhere in the world. Use it to connect up to 5 devices within a 100ft. radius. It’s also water-resistant, shock-resistant and dustproof.

High rollers, join the Mile Low Club with Lovers Deep, a luxurious submarine intended for couples. A chef will prepare an “aphrodisiac tasting menu” and a butler will ensure that you and your lover will be chillin’ like villains.

Colorful four-person tents that come with a 5W solar panel, a lithium-ion battery and charging cables. The idea is to charge the battery at home then plug it into the solar panel when you’re out to keep it topped up.

The Vertex Ultralight stove weighs just 1.8oz and folds completely flat for easy storage. It’s made of stainless steel and comes with a ripstop nylon pouch. It works with fuel tablets or with the Trangia Spirit Burner.

Alite Design’s wearable sleeping bag for couples. Aside from having zippered holes for your arms and legs, it also has a full-length zipper at the side so you can zip multiple sleeping bags together *wink wink*.

Larger variants of the PowerPot. The PowerPot X & XL have an improved USB regulator with 2 USB ports. They can charge a single device at 10W or 2 devices at once at 5W. The X has a 2.3L capacity while the XL has a 3.8L capacity.

A sleeping bag with removable baffles. Stuff more baffles in the bag for more warmth or take them out to make the bag weigh less. It also has drawstrings that let you adjust the length and width of the bag. Skip to 1:00 in the video.

Goruck’s new shoulder bags have a bombproof laptop compartment spacious enough for a 17″ MacBook Pro. The bags are also made of durable Cordura and water-resistant material. Available in 15L and 20L sizes.

The Westalot is a clever take on the garment bag. It folds up into a duffle bag and has extra compartments, making it more compact and useful than ordinary garment bags. It can carry everything you need for a 3-day trip.

Mapkin is an iOS app that lets you make personalized maps for your loved ones. Choose which landmarks appear on the map, add notes or even voice recordings then send a link to the map via SMS, email, Facebook or Twitter.

Practice your switchblade skills with the Butterfly Knife Cutlery. Choose between a spoon or a fork with a balisong mechanism. Both pieces have a bottle opener built-in.  A spork version would be even more awesome.

A bag designed to carry and separate your dirty clothes from your clean ones when you’re traveling. It has an opening on each end and a movable partition in the middle, so it adjusts as you have more dirties, and fewer clean clothes.

We can already see the potential for extra comfort in the everyday situations where we need it most from the Möbius strip inspired design of the versatile Forever Pillow by HUZI. Special early backer pricing is still available.

whil encourages us to take time out from our busy lives to meditate and reboot in just 60 seconds. Along with the limited edition whil dot, whil is giving away a $500 gift card to Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.

Shapl makes it easy to carry toiletries and other liquids in small amounts. Each container has a squeezable body, suction cups that come in different colors, and water-resistant stickers. Available in TSA-friendly 1.2oz and 2.2oz sizes.

whil encourages us to take time out from our busy lives to meditate and reboot in just 60 seconds. Along with the limited edition whil dot, whil is giving away a $500 gift card to Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.

Our favorite new character on Glove and Boots whips out his tracksuit and gold chain once more to give us a quick tour of his home town, along with some pointers on life in the Big Apple’s fast lane. Mmmm. Dirty water dogs.

Wrap PacSafe’s stainless steel wire mesh over your bag and then lock it to prevent access or theft. It comes with a padlock and is highly adjustable. There’s also a variant for protecting cameras and other small items.