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Tech on the Open Road – Essentials for Your Next Road Trip

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Taking a wrong turn and ending up somewhere odd and unfamiliar is a feature of all good road trips. It’s not quite the same, after all, if you get from A to B without a bit on unscheduled excitement. However, some aspects of the road trip – such as cold hands and warm drinks – are things that, in 2018, you can certainly do without!
Luckily for you, technology companies around the world have come up with nifty gadgets ranging from essential companions to luxury indulgences, all designed to make the road trip more enjoyable without sacrificing its adventurous core.

Essentials

Reliable phone reception and plenty of battery are things you just can’t do without these days. It is fun getting lost on a road trip but less fun when you cannot contact anyone for directions. These two gadgets will help you to stay on track and keep your friends in the loop as you go.

• Mobile Router – Although sometimes leaving the internet behind can seem like an attractive proposition, it is less handy when looking for the best bars and attractions in wherever you end up. The Netgear Around Town router allows you to set up a hotspot for up to ten people, so everyone in the car can share the adventure with friends back home. • Power Pack – Whether it’s in the middle of a canyon or on the dancefloor, nothing is more frustrating than your phone battery dying on you. Bring plenty of good quality power packs with you so that your party can keep connected on the long drive.

Useful Additions

As well as essential gadgets, it’s also handy to bring along a few bits of tech that make the overall journey more pleasant and enjoyable without breaking the bank.

• USB Heated Gloves – The saying might go ‘cold hands, warm heart’, but try telling that to your mate after a winter walk and they won’t be happy. These clever gloves help to keep hands warm whatever the weather, plugging easily into any USB jack. • Light Diffuser – Small travel lamps are cheap and very useful. If the drive is a very long one, it’s unreasonable to think you will be talking and larking about all the way. With a few light diffusers, passengers can read or fiddle with maps when it gets dark without distracting the driver.

Luxury Items

Now you have all the boring stuff sorted out, why not indulge in a few travel gadgets to make the trip extra-comfy?

• Coolest Cooler with Speaker – The coolest gadget in any car boot has to be this speaker and drinks cooler. As if it wasn’t already useful enough, it also comes with a blender and a cutting board. Amazing right! • Travel Guitar – No road trip is complete without a good singalong. Make a fire, get out the marshmallows and bring a small Martin Steel String Backpacker guitar. With its small robust shape, this guitar doesn’t take up much room. Bring it along and you can be blasting out ‘Wonderwall’ in no time.

Of course, a very important component of any road trip is quality gadget travel insurance. With all the unexpected surprises and outdoor activities you’ll have planned, there are lots of potential risks for your phone and other gadgets while you are away. Focus on the road and the freedom of the trip by investing in some gadget travel insurance before you set off – you won’t regret it.

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Ethan Bailey is an experienced adventure traveller and insurance expert with the team at Let’s Go Insure. Ethan’s passion is to inspire his clients to go just that little bit further, deeper and higher on their travels and his expertise in providing the ideal insurance cover allows them to do just that. If you’re looking for the best gadget travel insurance Let’s Go works with the most experienced underwriters, intermediaries and insurers to offer a range of competitive insurance without compromising on cover.

Why Bed Bug Heat Treatment Equipment Works the Best

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There are numerous methods designed to eradicate a bed bug problems. Some popular ones are chemical foggers, excessive vacuuming, and heat treatment. Bed bug heat treatment equipment in St. Louis is quite simple and only takes a few hours. Here is an explanation of what a heat treatment is.

Bed Bug Anatomy
Bed bugs are often described as a mutated hybrid between a cockroach and a mosquito. These small bugs are parasitic, feeding on the blood of often times various mammals. The are nocturnal, moving around in the dark of night. Like mosquitoes, they live to bite their unsuspecting human host multiple times and suck their blood. Most people are allergic to the bites, which leave itchy rash all over the body. Like cockroaches and other nocturnal bugs, bed bugs are very difficult to find the whole colony because they like to hide away in hard to reach areas. Unlike roaches, bed bugs do not carry any pathogens or other disease causing microorganisms.

Chemical Insecticides
Bed bugs have been around for centuries, as long as humans have been living and sleeping in organized areas. The most effective treatments were various insecticides that controlled the population. There are several hundred different chemical agents designed to cause different damage to the bug. Some of the chemicals are designed to prevent the current bugs from multiplying or from the eggs and larvae from reaching adulthood. Others are made to promote dehydration in the individual bugs, speeding their death. Some of the chemicals react on a cellular level, breaking down the cells in the bug causing them to die. Unfortunately, bed bugs were wiped out in the western hemisphere until humans began travelling around the country. Bed bugs, like other bugs, do not magically appear. Adults need to be introduced to an environment where they begun to feed and multiply. Now, the bugs are becoming resistant ot some of the common chemicals used.

Heat Treat
Heat treatments take a different approach, focusing on a natural characteristic of the bed bugs. All stages of the bed bug development are susceptible to temperatures over 118° . When exposed to temperatures this high for 90 minutes, the adult bugs as well as eggs begin to die. A higher temperature of 122° causes the bugs to begin dying immediately. The heat causes the bugs to dehydrate, drying them out until their cells stop functioning. Most companies will use the same procedures for heat treating bed bugs. They will bring in enough heaters to raise the interior temperature to a range of 135° -145°. By raising the temperature this high, they can ensure that the temperature levels are high enough inside walls or furniture to take care of hiding bugs. In order to ensure the whole colony is killed, the temperature needs to be held at the high temperature for several hours depending on the size of the home. Humans and pets will have to vacate the house to avoid potential danger.