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#TrendingNow Mini Water Reservoir This turtle-like hydration backpack accumulates moisture beneath its shell, making it a handy water reservoir for desert hikes. The shell collects water droplets from morning dew and fog while also protecting it from any kind of contamination. The hiker can take sips through a tube, with the bag still carried on the back. www.karryon.com.au ShelfPack: Your Mini-Wardrobe ShelfPack is a wheelie suitcase with a folding stack of shelves! Simply fold up your clothes and put them on the shelves. Fold the shelves down into the case. Put your accessories and toiletries in the zip-up sections on the front of the case. www.tntdownunder.com Mpow 3-in-1 Clip LensA Wider View This is a tiny clip-on detachable jelly lens for mobile phones & digital cameras. It’s a pack of three lenses‑ macro, fish-eye and a wide angle lens. Close-up shots of tiny objects are easy to take with the macro lens. To capture wider views of landscapes draw on the wide-angle lens. Use the fish-eye lens to get unrealistic panoramic and hemispherical images. The clip looks great and is a lot more adaptable to iPhone, Smart Phones, iPad, Tablet, PC and Laptops. www.alltimemac.com X-Pot: A Collapsible Cooking Pot Web Articles in Your “Pocket” A new app called Pocket lets you save web articles and videos to your device for offline reading at a later date– perfect for a long train journey or a 12-hour flight. It’s compatible across devices such as phone, tablet and even desktop browser. Your saved articles will synchronise across all of them when connected to the Internet. www.getpocket.com Made by Sea to Summit, X-Pot is a collapsible cooking pot that would fit conveniently in any crowded bag. Measuring just 1.5 inches thick when closed, complete with ribbed folding handles, it removes all the awkwardness associated with adding pots to your gear. A hard, anodised aluminium base allows you to expose it to direct fire, with food-grade silicone walls keeping all the heat in while allowing the unique collapsible function. The lid is translucent, so you can watch the food as it cooks, with an integrated strainer. www.coolthings.com September-October 2015 Travel Secrets  21