Adam Harveyreviews three items that could be of use on your travels
Watch out for those dirty bags
Sleeping bags get wet and dirty. They're used for days at a time, in the worst of weather, and are often borrowed by friends far from the nearest showers. Then they're stuffed back in the sack and forgotten about until the next festival or camping weekend. All terrific reasons to buy a silk sleeping-bag liner (€28.95, including delivery, www.nznature.co.nz, 1800-357240). The liners are a comfortable, breathable, natural insulator that won't bunch and cling to your sweaty body as you twist and turn during the night. Will double as emergency bed linen. Various colours, in case you're worried that it will clash with the inside of the sleeping bag. Price includes airmail delivery from New Zealand, usually a week or 10 days after order.
Watch in, watch in
Sony Ericsson's MBW-200 series of women's Bluetooth watches have analogue faces with small LED screens to display incoming telephone numbers. The watch (above, €320, www.sonyericsson.com) vibrates when the connected phone receives a text or call, and a wearer can answer a call by pressing a button on the watch. Saves scrabbling around in the bottom of a bag or jacket pocket for a phone, and unwanted calls can be rejected or muted through the watch. Can also be used as a remote to control a phone's music player, and an alert that buzzes when you move 10m away from your phone will stop you from leaving the phone behind.
Boots not made for walking
Ski boots aren't made for walking, Nancy Sinatra might as well have sung. The Walk-EZ boot accessory (€38, www.ebay.com) is a thick rubber sole that clips on to the boot base and bends where the boot doesn't, providing grip in slush and snow and making it easier to walk from the hotel or the car park to the ski lift. Folds to fit in pocket while skiing.