Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - 12

G EA R S & G A R M EN TS
C o b ra 's S n o rk e l M a s k
Th e b ig g e st a d va n ta g e o f sn o rke lin g is
th a t it su its e ve ryo n e, re g a rd le ss o f
a g e, e xp e rie n ce o r a b ility to sw im . I h a ve
o n ly b e e n sn o rke lin g fo r th e la st se ve n
ye a rs; I w ish I h a d d isco ve re d it so o n e r.
S n o rke lin g is like stra p p in g o n m a g ica l
g la sse s a n d se e in g 3 D m o vie s o f a m o st
a m a zin g sh o w .
F u ll-fa ce sn o rke lin g m a sk s h a v e
b e co m e ve ry p o p u la r a n d a re p e rfe ct fo r
b e g in n e rs a s w e ll a s e xp e rie n ce d d ive rs
w h o w a n t a m o re co m p le te vie w . O n a
re ce n t trip th ro u g h th e H a w a iia n isla n d s
- a n a b so lu te h a ve n fo r co lo u rfu l fish ,
m a n ta ra ys, u rch in s, sh a rk s, g re e n se a
tu rtle s, w h a le s, d o lp h in s a n d co ra l re e fs, I trie d o u t th e C o b ra sn o rke l m a sk . Th is co m fo rta b le o n e -p ie ce
m a sk a n d sn o rke l w ith w id e vie w in g w in d o w m a ke s it e a sy to b re a th e th ro u g h yo u r m o u th o r n o se.
Th e fa b ric h e a d b a n d m a ke s it co m fo rta b le to w e a r a n d su ita b le fo r a ll k in d s o f h e a d sh a p e s.
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F irs t fo r V S S L G e a r's F irs t A id K it
W h e n yo u tra ve l w ith a first a id k it, yo u q u ick ly le a rn h o w o fte n yo u n e e d a b a n d a g e, so m e th in g fo r a n
u p se t sto m a ch , o r a sm a ll fla sh lig h t. I n e ve r tra ve l w ith o u t a first a id k it, o fte n re lyin g o n th e a h o m e m a d e k it, o fte n fo rg e ttin g to re p le n ish e ve ryth in g I u se d u p o n th e la st trip .
A w o n d e rfu l sle e k k it th a t ca n b e o rd e re d o n lin e is th e V S S L G e a r F irst A id K it. Th e V S S L cylin d e r is
m a d e o f m ilita ry sp e cifica tio n a n o d ize d a lu m in u m a n d w e ig h s u n d e r o n e p o u n d . It in clu d e s m o st
co m m o n ly n e e d e d ite m s fo r m in o r m e d ica l issu e s, in clu d in g
a va rie ty o f size s o f b a n d a g e s, a n tise p tic w ip e s, ru b b e r
g lo ve s, m e d ica l ta p e, sa fe ty p in s, ra zo r, a n d a lso h a s a n LE D
flo o d b e a m la n te rn lig h t w h ich lig h ts u p a la rg e a re a a n d
in clu d e s b a tte rie s, a n o il fille d co m p a ss to h e lp fin d yo u r
w a y in a ll co n d itio n s. Th e co n te n ts a re h ig h q u a lity a n d
w e ll so u rce d . C o m p a ct size fo r th e g lo ve b o x o f th e ca r o r
to ke e p in a b a ck p a ck fo r h ik in g o r to a d d to a su itca se fo r
a n y h o lid a y. In th e e ve n t yo u r co n d itio n tu rn s in to a n e m e rg e n cy, th e re is a w h istle in clu d e d a n d th e d u a l m o d e LE D
F la sh lig h t ca n b e u se d to sig n a l fo r h e lp .
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K u h l's C o o l S k o rt
Th e K ü h l D u ra n g o ™ S k o rt is so ve rsa tile, I co u ld w e a r it e ve ry
d a y w h e n tra ve lin g , o r sim p ly fo r h a n g in g o u t, g o in g to th e
m a rke t, h ik in g o r b ik in g . Th e sk o rt fe a tu re s a w a te r re sista n t
fa b ric w ith a slig h t stre tch m a k in g it co m fo rta b le fo r lo n g a ctive
d a ys. R e ce n tly o n a sm a ll sh ip th ro u g h th e H a w a iia n isla n d s,
I w o re it to sig h tse e, a s w e ll a s to h ike a n d e n d e d u p w a d in g
th ro u g h tw o stre a m s, k n o w in g I d id n 't h a ve to w o rry a b o u t
ru in in g m y sk o rt.
If I co u ld su m u p e ve ryth in g I w a s lo o k in g fo r in a sk o rt,
th is o n e m e e ts a ll th e crite ria a n d m o re. A n y p ie ce o f clo th in g
I o w n fro m K u h l, it's th e a tte n tio n to d e ta il a n d co m fo rt o f e a ch
p ie ce th a t ke e p s m e g o in g b a ck fo r m o re. Th e sk o rt q u a lity is
e xce lle n t, ve ry co m fy a n d fle xib le fo r a n y a ctivity. U P F 5 0
p ro v id e s su n p ro te ctio n a n d in te rn a l u ltra -so ft lig h tw e ig h t
sh o rts a re m a d e o f b re a th a b le ya rn , m a k in g th e m fe e l b a re ly
th e re, e sp e cia lly im p o rta n t in th e sw e lte rin g su n . Th e re is a n
e n ve lo p e p o cke t o n th e sh o rts fo r a ke y o r ID , a w id e -rib k n it w a istb a n d w h ich a ctu a lly fits a t th e w a ist
w ith a n in te rn a l d ra w co rd to cu sto m ize fit. Th e re is h id d e n zip p e r p o cke t u n d e r th e b a ck w a istb a n d
a n d a sid e se a m d ra w co rd cin ch e s to sh o rte n th e h e m g ivin g it a ru ch e d e ffe ct. Fa sh io n a n d fu n ctio n
a ll in o n e. A va ila b le in ca rb o n , b re e n a n d k h a k i.
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W a y P o in t s G L O B A L

B e tte r th e S w e a te r, B e tte r th e T rip

W h e n a g a rm e n t h a s a b o a stfu l n a m e su ch a s
" B e tte r S w e a te r® " , yo u b e tte r h o p e th a t it ca n
h o ld its w e ig h t. Lu ck ily, th is P a ta g o n ia p ro d u ct
live s u p to th e n a m e a n d m o re. Th is fle e ce h a s a cco m p a n ie d m e o n a ll o f m y tra ve ls, w h e th e r it is
a w e e ke n d trip to m y co tta g e in G e o rg ia n B a y, a
se v e n -d a y h ike th ro u g h G ro s M o rn e N a tio n a l
P a rk , o r sa ilin g a lo n g th e w e st co a st o f S co tla n d ,
th is sw e a te r is p e rfe ct a ll o cca sio n s.
Th e B e tte r S w e a te r® co m e s in b o th a Ja cke t
a n d Q u a rte r-zip style s a n d re ta ils b e tw e e n $ 9 0 1 4 0 , m a k in g it a n a ffo rd a b le sta p le fo r a n y tra ve lle r's w a rd ro b e. C o m in g in a va rie ty o f co lo u rs,
it a lso a cts a s a g re a t g ift fo r th o se frie n d s a n d
fa m ily th a t a re p re p a rin g fo r a trip . In fa ct, I a ctu a lly o u tfitte d m y e n tire fa m ily w ith th e m th is ye a r
fo r C h ristm a s b e fo re o u r sk i trip , a n d w e a re n o t
o n ly th e m o st p re p a re d g ro u p o n th e h ill, b u t th e
m o st fa sh io n a b le a s w e ll.
S e e m s like it w a s n a m e d B e tte r S w e a te r® fo r
a re a so n .
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W a s h a n d D ry A n y w h e re
A n yo n e th a t tra v e ls w ith m e k n o w s I'm a b it
fa n a tic a b o u t h a v in g cle a n clo th e s. A n d th e n I
d isco v e re d th e S cru b b a w a sh b a g . Th is lig h tw e ig h t, p o cke t-size w a sh b a g w ith its o w n
fle xib le w a sh b o a rd cle a n s clo th e s in le ss th a n
th re e m in u te s u sin g o n ly fo u r litre s o f w a te r a n d
a sp la sh o f la u n d ry liq u id .
To g e t yo u r clo th e s fre sh a n d cle a n in n o tim e :
1 . A d d w a te r, cle a n in g liq u id a n d clo th e s
2 . R e m o ve e xce ss a ir fro m th e b a g a n d a n d
se a l w ith clip s
3 . Tw ist va lve a n d p re ss d o w n o n th e b a g
to d e fla te th e a ir.
4 . P re ss d o w n a n d ru b clo th e s a g a in st u n iq u e
in te rn a l fle xib le w a sh b o a rd .
5 .U n clip a n d u n ro ll th e w a sh b a g 's se a l.
R e m o ve d irty w a te r. R in se th e w a sh b a g .
6 . H a n g to d ry
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