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RIP CURL ULTIMATE TIDE MASTER A mean machine for the serious sea traveler. Whether you're surfing Indonesia, sea kayaking Baja, sailing the Caribbean or flyfishing in Cuba, the Ultimate Tide Master helps you keep an eye on the tides with high style. The watch's Automatic Tide System can be set to any inter- national location and provides reliable info about the direction and height of the tides. With its titanium case and double lock clasp, the Tide Master is also bomber tough and water resistant to 300 meters. Rip Curl, ripcurl.com, $999.95 PAC SAFE BACKPACKER, WAIST WALLET AND NECK POUCH ~ \ PATAGONIA MLC This bag is as much at home on a trek through the Annapurnas as it is in a NYC boardroom. The MLC, or Maximum Legal Carryon, is a stealth soft-sided pack that can be carried like a regular back- pack or by its handles with the straps hidden. It also has tons of tricky little travel features you'll find useful on the road. Patagonia, patagonia. com, $155 Worried about thieves on the train from Bombay to Pune? Just lock up your backpack before you drift into colorful dreams. The Backpacker ($54.95) is a stainless steel spider's web for your pack. It's slash proof and lets you lock your belongings to a post or bench. Worried about pickpockets in Pamplona? Secure your money and important travel documents in the Waist Wallet ($19.95) and Neck Pouch (14.95), which are also slash proof, before you head out to run with the bulls. Perfect for the hostel traveler, but also good for New York subway commuters. Pacsafe, pac-safe.com CMG PHOENIX MOTION SENSING LANTERN Clap ON! Clap OFF! Well, sort of. The Phoenix Lantern lights up automatically when its infrared sensor detects motion in a hotel room, hostel or outside your tent. When activated, the lantern stays lighted for 60 seconds providing security as well as late night pee-run peace of mind. It can also be turned on manually. CMG, cmgequipment.com, $30 BIG AGNES -10°/60° F SLEEPING BAG SYSTEM It's no secret that layering is the way to go when you dress for the outdoors. So why not layer your sleeping bag? With this ingenious integrated sleep system you'll be ready for any climatic challenge. Use the Cross Mountain bag for warm conditions (40-60 F) and the Lost Ranger for chilly nights (15- 40 F). Or layer them together and-voila, you've got a bomber winter sleep system. Plus the bags feature a built-in sleeve for a sleeping pad, so you can't roll off the cushion in the middle of the night. Big Agnes, bigagnes.com, $388 67

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