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1. ENO Double Nest Hammock ($60-$80) Perfect for 2 and great to wrap yourself in on your solo mission, I’ve used this hammock for over a year, and it’s one of my all time favorite must carry toys. The  Slap Straps Pro kit is sold separately but makes this hammock a 2 minute setup. Together they’ll set you back about $80, but enjoying sunsets by the water, grabbing a nap at camp, it is all well worth it.
2. Kindle Fire ($200)- I love my iPad, but if you want to actually focus on reading enjoying the best in at an affordable price point, this is a great way to go. Amazon Prime users (recommended purchase as well) enjoy free access to instant media including movies, TV shows, books and magazines. You’re no longer just buying a device, you are buying into a platform, a marketplace, and an ecosystem. Amazon + Android seem to offer more customer centric features and benefits than the iOS/iPad market.
3. The Life of Pi- ($8.50 Kindle, $9 paperback)I often have to peal myself away from the stacks of business books and client author works to read some fiction for my own personal enjoyment. The life of Pi is an award winning adventurous work about a son of a zoo keeper, who finds himself stranded aboard a lifeboat with a tiger, orangutang, zebra, and hyena. The book is ripe with life lessons and symbolism. It’s as much a book about spiritual exploration as it is about survival, endurance and the power of mind. This book will enrich your life. It’s an easy summer read.
4. Apple MacBook Air ($949-$1300+) – Thin, light, powerful. The best personal computing experience available at a great price point. There are many imitators who offer less features packed in heavier, more expensive machines. There are few different screen options and pricing ranges from. Worth it.
5. i.Sound Portable Power Max ($70)- This battery pack has 16,000 mAh, 5 USB ports, a flashlight, LED battery life indicator, and enough juice to charge your phones and gizmos a few times over. A fun essential for any camping trip or other excursions that pull you away from the power grid.
6. Moleskine Plain Notebook – An essential item for any kit, the Moleskine Notebook is a writer’s best friend. Capturing ideas as they come is an essential habit of successful people. Don’t let  I recommend the small & medium, blank page versions.
7. Ray-Ban Wayfarer Sunglasses($73-$236)- Available with many different lens configurations, these classic frames are still one of the most popular glasses out there.
8. Bose QuietComfort 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones($349) or  Sennheiser CXC 700 Active Noise-Canceling Ear-Canal Headphones($230)- Sometimes the surrounding noise can be distracting and beyond your control. Seek refuge inside a pair of noise cancelling headphones. The Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones you’ve probably heard of or seen time and time again on TV, SkyMall magazine or in Brookstone stores. The lesser known proven underdog brand, Senheiser has built a solid reputation for superb sound quality at affordable prices. The Senheiser CXC700 headphones pack away nicely, and why the noise cancellation feature requires some additional AAA batteries, the silence is worth it.
9. Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX ($149) or Samsung Galaxy S III ($TBD)-  While I carry an iPhone4, I’m a recent convert to the Android interface for it’s automation and believe it or not a more personal and customizable experience. The Droid Razr Maxx offers longer battery life than the previous models in a slim and relatively light package. And you can make your life easier with great apps such as any.do, Microsoft’s on{x}, (watch the video) and now you can stream video from your Dropbox account. The new Samsung Galaxy 3  features a new quad-core processor and the latest that Android has to offer.
10. Fitbit Wireless($99)-Healthcare coverage  is expensive. Preventative and proactive care is cheap. Fitbit is a tiny device you can clip to your hip and use to track your physical activity, workouts, calories, steps, etc. It syncs with your computer and some solid software to help you track your health.
11. Livescribe 4GB Echo Golden Package kit with Evernote ($195)- Store and organize audio notes, lectures, classes and interviews with the LiveScribe +Evernote combo. Evernote stores all your notes locally and in the cloud. You can also organize them into tagged notebooks and sub-notebooks, great for any of your projects.
12. Livescribe Single Subject Notebook 4 pack ($25)- These one subject notes are essential on the job. Don’t miss a word and capture every moment with this combo.
13. Panasonic Lumix TS4 TOUGH ($329) – You may recall, this is the GPS enabled camera we dragged through the Tough Mudder, high altitudes and it came out on top.
14. Sanyo eneloop 1500 Super Power Pack ($40)- Despite all the rechargeable solutions out there, I still own a lot of gear that takes an assortment of varying types of batteries. This Sanyo Eneloop kit has you covered. Featuring the best battery life and recharge time money can buy, 12 AA, 4 AAA, 2 C and D spacers, and 4 position charger and case for only $40. Did I mention it includes a 3 year 1500x use warranty. When’s the last time your batteries lasted that long? Amazon loves these batteries so much, they’ve branded them as their own (Amazon Essentials).
15. Timbuk2 D-Lux Laptop Messenger Bag($60-$130)- Made out of Ballistic Nylon built by bike messengers to be comfortable, organized and tough enough to take a bomb blast. Timbuk2 is a company that pays attention to all the important details and this is evident in all their bags via quick access pockets, organizational systems and protective sleeves.

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