Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
10/14...the essentials for trip - the ipad
besides me (and my passport), Leben and Erde, and the Defender, there was really only one other irreplaceable part of the trip, and that was my Ipad. two years ago, when i first got my iPad, i added a rule that said "Do not let the iPad get in the way.". despite my hopes to the contrary, for better or worse, it is now an indispensable or critical part of these trips. perhaps the main reason for this is that i upload all my photos to the iPad and have no other place i store them until i get home. i guess i can go to a cloud storage, but i have not.
the test for the iPad's place came on the Denali Highway when i slipped and fell as I was coming down a steep slope after taking a photo with the ipad. instead of trying to minimize injury to me, i immediately sought to protect the ipad, and did. as it turns out, whatever position i landed in to protect the ipad also prevented any damage to me, and i did not have an app for that.
certainly there are other things i take on these trios that are critical, essential, etc., e.g., the tent, my pipe, etc., although all of these are replaceable, maybe not right away, but replaceable nevertheless, as is even the Defender, albeit reluctantly. but now that i know that the ipad has become so indispensable (for more than just the photos), i need to reduce its indispensability, especially but not only for the photos. frankly, i surprised Erde did not destroy it during the trip as every time i left the Defender, she would climb over the console to get to my seat, where she would stick her head out the window and watch for me. but in the process, she would step on the iPad on the console, which i always forget to move.
in 2000, when i took my first road trip, i took no cell phone, no sat phone, or no ipad and the trip work out just fine. now, i would not take a trip without them. i still need to assess if it is worth it, but until i do, they come with .
the test for the iPad's place came on the Denali Highway when i slipped and fell as I was coming down a steep slope after taking a photo with the ipad. instead of trying to minimize injury to me, i immediately sought to protect the ipad, and did. as it turns out, whatever position i landed in to protect the ipad also prevented any damage to me, and i did not have an app for that.
certainly there are other things i take on these trios that are critical, essential, etc., e.g., the tent, my pipe, etc., although all of these are replaceable, maybe not right away, but replaceable nevertheless, as is even the Defender, albeit reluctantly. but now that i know that the ipad has become so indispensable (for more than just the photos), i need to reduce its indispensability, especially but not only for the photos. frankly, i surprised Erde did not destroy it during the trip as every time i left the Defender, she would climb over the console to get to my seat, where she would stick her head out the window and watch for me. but in the process, she would step on the iPad on the console, which i always forget to move.
in 2000, when i took my first road trip, i took no cell phone, no sat phone, or no ipad and the trip work out just fine. now, i would not take a trip without them. i still need to assess if it is worth it, but until i do, they come with .
Sunday, October 13, 2013
ToDo List for after trip
Unload dogs; unload stuff into parking space
wash leben, erde
send back sat phone
cancel verizon
Clean Defender
wash Defender
take Defender to eurosport for repair
Cancel AT&T international for cell
Cancel AT&T international for iPad
Restart RTN
Restart Post, Times, Journal
Restart LASC
Call Erde's oncologist for next step
USAA on accident claim
Sue rentcell for 2011 sat phone
Final inventory of containers; work up to take book
move gear to 902; unpack gear; repair gear
List of should haves, should not haves
Download 3rd party photos
Upload photos to desktop
Get mail and sort
Trip Notes and Reflections
Clean up blogs for all trips
Decide on what benefits of the trip I need to retain
Decide on OTR7
wash leben, erde
send back sat phone
cancel verizon
Clean Defender
wash Defender
take Defender to eurosport for repair
Cancel AT&T international for cell
Cancel AT&T international for iPad
Restart RTN
Restart Post, Times, Journal
Restart LASC
Call Erde's oncologist for next step
USAA on accident claim
Sue rentcell for 2011 sat phone
Final inventory of containers; work up to take book
move gear to 902; unpack gear; repair gear
List of should haves, should not haves
Download 3rd party photos
Upload photos to desktop
Get mail and sort
Trip Notes and Reflections
Clean up blogs for all trips
Decide on what benefits of the trip I need to retain
Decide on OTR7
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