Tips, Tricks and Rules to better your backpacking life.
by Anthony V The rubber band, a very nifty, universally recognised item. The rubber band has been a part of our lives and has served so many purposes ever since Stephen Perry invented it in 1845. You may have used it to tie your hair up, hold various objects together, as a poster scroll, a sling shot or even to wrap around other rubber bands to make a big bouncy ball. The rubber band is a considerably cheap item and readily available from almost everywhere; taking into account its nature, have you ever thought...
By Joshua M 1. Clothes Line One little annoyance of life (unless you are an extreme minimalist) is that you will have to wash your clothes eventually. I often find that on my cycling tours I might...
By Joshua Mcf You know those little scented soaps you get wrapped up in packaging at hotels, motels and, every once in a while, in hostels? Well those can be used for more than just washing out the sand from the beach or the sweat from the day. Try wrapping one bar in a piece of newspaper or tissue and placing it at the bottom of your backpack, suitcase or dirty clothes bag. If the soap is scented you will have a backpack filled with fresh smelling clothes in no time. If not....well you could always use...