TRAVEL & ADVENTURE
Explore far and wide with some trusty companions
1 DARN TOUGH HIKER MICRO CREW CUSHION SOCKS
There is no more Christmassy a gift than socks. Wrap up a pair of Darn Tough, though, and you’ll spoil your options for next year. They really are durable enough to withstand the gnarliest of feet, and they’re backed by a lifetime warranty for all claims made in good faith. Comfortable, too: that’ll be the Merino wool.
$39, darntough.com
2 JBL GO 3 ECO
Spending one’s days stomping the trails does not mean missing out on the tunes that sustain you. If you’re inclined to share The Very Best of Megadeth with your
fellow hikers, ask Father Christmas for the JBL Go 3 Eco. It’s great for dangling from a bag, goes plenty loud, and has exactly the kind of excellent sustainable credentials that its ‘Eco’ suffix promises.
$59, jbl.com
3 CRUMB TAG
Dangle a Crumb tag from your dog, and it’ll be inherently safer. If (or perhaps when) it absconds, anyone scanning the QR code on its collar will automatically ping your phone with a push message, helping to reunite you with your
beloved mutt as quickly and easily as possible. It doesn’t need special software to be scanned, either: anyone with a phone can
be your finder.
$TBC, crumb.pet
4 APPLE WATCH ULTRA 2
What can be said about the exemplary Apple Watch Ultra 2 that hasn’t already been said? Not much – it’s the ultimate adventure watch, tough enough to withstand just about any condition, with a big enough
battery to persist even throughout one’s most lengthy extreme pursuits and the brains to track everything that matters.
$1,399, apple.com/au
5 BIOLITE CAMPSTOVE KETTLEPOT & COFFEE SET
Clever design as ever from Biolite here. Its beautiful KettlePot is a compact vessel in which to get water boiled or wet meals cooked on the move; shove in the CoffeePress, and you’ll be able to French press yourself a brew, too. The Biolite CampStove even fits inside, solving problems
for light packers.
$109, bioliteenergy.com
6 DJI MINI 4 PRO
At 249g the Mini 4 Pro is light enough that giving this as a gift does not come with training and license obligations – it’s ready to go. It’s also especially cool for today’s vertical video trend, shooting 4K/60fps HDR video in true vertical thanks to its rotating camera. And it does so for an inordinate time at a ridiculous range, while omnidirectional obstacle sensing avoids mishaps.
From $1,119, dji.com
7 GOPRO HERO 12 BLACK
Better thermal performance
means that the Hero 12 hammers its predecessor in terms of maximum runtime. That
means you can just set it to record, knowing it’ll capture the moment when it happens. It also has Bluetooth-mic support built in (cool) and an 8:7 sensor, which lets you post-crop your ideal
framing (super cool).
$649, gopro.com
8 GARMIN EDGE 1040
The Garmin Edge 1040 transforms cycling. It adds relentless, immutable numbers to a ride. That’s an instant way to push harder, move faster, choose
longer routes. It’s a way to reliably and seamlessly record those rides, helping to track numbers over time. And it’s a
way to put bike-friendly navigation front and centre without troubling your phone.
$849, garmin.com