Travel Gadgets

Russians have always made funny and weird things that do some funny functions. Well check out this self made train to travel across the state’s National Railroad System.

Via: englishrussia

Baja 275 rules the water with a giant-sized presence. It’s no surprise that it caught the attention of Powerboat magazine in its rookie season, earning their Award for Excellence: Production Sport Boat of the Year.

The boat has 320HP MerCruiser power with a maximum horsepower of 525. It can fit six persons comfortably on its luxurious plush seating. The boat also features a spacious V-birth and cool graphics with several other accessories like shower and all. Go, get this monster for just $73,208.

Via: travelizmo

Solar energy is coming into play these days in many fields. Now, you can go for fishing with this cheap energy alternative with your Solar-powered Loon fishing boat. Tamarack Lake Electric Boat Company has designed this 20-foot pontoon-style boat with a solar-paneled roof that can fit 8 people comfortably.

It’s three-horse power electric motor has a 48-volt battery that can end up 30 miles with a maximum speed of 6 knots. The battery can alternatively be charged by plugging into a 115-volt plug for 6 hours, or a 220-volt plug for 4 hours.

Now, you can enjoy your ride on this eco-friendly boat with your family and fish a lot with this slow and silent device that is perfect for fishing.

Via: crave

These pictures are of a boat and were first made public by The Urban Legend and folklore section of About.com. The boat is about 50 feet wide and the crew dressed in civilian clothing accompanying the boat refused to discuss the boat.

The crew cabin is suspended some 15 ft above the water and is between the two hulls. The boat is powered by two diesel engines which are kept on the two hulls. It was also rumored that it must be some secret project of Boeing.

There are lots of pictures in the links provided but more info will be hard to find.

Pictures: Urbanlegends
Via: Gizmag

Mikael Carlson is known for his remarkable contribution to aviation technology. He was born in 1959, had a keen interest in aviation, at an early age entered the field giving out some fabulous designs, and has won several medals for his achievements. He has built more than a dozen static display models, which are kept at Swedish Air Force Museum. Currently, he works as a captain on Boeing 737. He also has a wide collection of old planes, which he built. The most interesting thing is that he still flies them. Hats off to such a legend.

Via: makezine

Here’s an entire fishing rig miniaturized to fit in a pen shaped package. This pen fishing rod is so small and handy that you can carry it anywhere with a minimum of fuss and is fully functional when it comes to fishing.

This sleek pen is actually a telescopic aluminium rod that extends out from the case to a full 4′/1.2m and is supplied with Supplied with 80′/25m of 5lb/2.5kg break-strain line and spinner hook for just £24.95.

Via: redferret

To flutter in the open sky is a dream for most of us that we nourish from our early days. The Skyacht Personal Blimp, a very bulbous hot air balloon thing painted like a demented goldfish, seems to fulfill your dream, even in an affordable price.

Instead of Helium (conventional gas to run air balloons), the Skyacht Personal Blimp is powered by hot air. The bulbous balloon moves on a slow pace without causing any noise. Above all, the Skyacht Personal Blimp can be wrapped in a cupboard.

Therefore, you may take pleasure of the heavenly flight under the spherical hot air balloon crafted similar to a wild goldfish and fulfill your childhood dream.

Via: redferret

Is it a problem for you to go down up to river while carrying a kayak. Ted Major solved that problem by picking up two wheels from the trash and then by using a wooden axle attached them to his Kayak. A simple bolt and bearing will do the attaching for you.

Now he rolls down his Kayak to the river.What does it do you have a cart and a Kayak in one simple Do-it-yourself mission.

Via: Makezine

All the things today are for personal use right from your Personal Computers to your Personal Cars. But ever heard of a Personal Submarine...?

This Russian man from St. Petersburg has his own very personal submarine, which has been built by him and is the smallest submarine in Russia.

This machine is officially registered as a boat and has a personal number and name.

The submarine can make an underwater trip from St. Petersburg to Helsinki, Finland and back and that too without stops. The submarine can cruise underwater on speeds up to four knots.

Via: englishrussia

Every sportsperson, especially adventure, would like to improve on his/her repetitive mistakes that cost them success and, sometimes, their lives.

In near future, such contestants will be able to improve over their mistakes, for an innovative helmet hanged camera, the ATC2K, to record about 30 frames per second, even three meters underwater, is the recent proclamation of Oregon Scientific.

Featuring USB and RCA cables for live output and AA batteries to power the unit; the ATC2K records video at 640 by 480 pixels to SD flash memory, in addition to 32 MB of internal memory and an SD card slot. The camera just weights less than a pound.

The new camera will not only help sportspersons to record their mistakes but will proffer them with an opportunity to rectify, future, slip-ups.

Via: tgdaily