My family likes to travel, and nothing has become more essential on our trips than the TalkAbout Radios. They help us maintain communication, even if the area has no cell phone service. Each is very light weight and comes with its own mini USB and rechargeable batteries. It also has a range of 18 miles, so you can easily stay in touch when traveling.

I’ve found this extremely helpful for our camping trips. The lightweight radio can clamp right onto your belt, making hiking trips much safer. I usually give them to the kids so they won’t get lost. It is very sturdy and comes with an audible low battery alert, so you will always know when your radio needs to be charged.

The weather channels have also come in handy. Whether we are at home, or out in the middle of the woods, the radio will transmit 11 different weather channels. That way we have a secure connection in case a big storm rolls in unexpectedly, which happens surprisingly often.  There is also a way to change it into a monitor in case you have small children. Leave it in the camper while they are sleeping and have a way of knowing if they are awake or crying.

I’ve found it very useful, and it hasn’t let me down yet. It’s very easy to use and operate, and even has a hand-free mode. Whenever the TalkAbout Radio needs to be charged all you have to do is place it in the double charger and plug it in.

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For many of us winter is on our doorstep and that means the cold is coming for us. I know that for some people they have a hard time during winter staying warm.

This can be for many reasons for example some people are just naturally cold or for others their vehicle heater isn’t that good. Luckily there are 12 volt heaters made just for this situation.

The heaters come in many different types. Some of them have scented pellets that even go with them! The most important part is that they can be placed anywhere in the vehicle to ensure your toes or body stays warm. These even come in handy when you just need to defrost parts of the car that are stubborn. The other important factor is that all of the heaters are portable meaning you can swap them from car to car or from car to truck for truck drivers.

In my family we have a few truck drivers. Some of them have bad circulation in their legs due to health issues. This 12 volt heater allows them to keep their legs warm especially in the early morning when they have to go from their warm car to the ice cold truck. It also has a rotating swivel base to ensure that it can be pointed where it’s needed no matter where it’s mounted. For anybody that has a trucker in the family this may be the perfect gift to get them for those early morning cold starts.

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Many people just don’t realize how useful the Skyworth 12 Volt 15″ LCD AC/DC Portable TV with remote really is. It is a fifteen inch LCD television that is great for the car.

The TV provides the same features as a normal one, except it doesn’t take up the space and can be powered by the cigarette lighter. It comes with an earphone jack, stereo, A/V and S-Video Inputs, and VGA for PC.

I’ve found that they are a cost efficient way of keeping children occupied. If your family does a lot of traveling, it’s handy to have a TV in the back so they don’t spend the whole trip arguing. Kids can play watch TV, play video games, or watch movies. All you have to do is bring along your video game system or DVD player.

There are lots of other uses for the 12 volt television as well. It’s great for truckers who spend most of their time on the road. Although I don’t recommend to watching television while driving, drivers can plug the TV when they stop to have a little recreational time before they go to sleep. We found it was also great for camping as well, if you can’t live without an X-box for a couple of days. Instead of packing the box TV, we brought the 15″ flat screen. It packed much better in the car.

It comes with a stand and a mounting set which comes in handy. Since we use the Skyworth television frequently, we thought it would be best to have it mounted in the car. This protects the TV from accidentally getting stepped on or dropped.

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Allergies are common among many families in the U.S. You might not have them, but I know a lot of friends and relatives probably do. It’s the same way for me. I don’t have any allergies but my friends and family members do. One thing that I have found that works wonders to help them out is an air purifier. Now I know many people have them for their houses however that doesn’t help very much if they are always on the go. This is especially true if you have a truck driver in your family like in mine.

The air purifiers are nice because they are 12 volt items meaning all they have to do is plug it into the cigarette lighter. There are a couple different kinds but they both work almost identical. The first air purifier is nice because it’s a little more compact and it doesn’t use any chemicals or agents to get rid of the pollen, dust, and other things in the air. The second one is the one I like better as it has fragrance pellets to make the car smell nice. This one doesn’t use chemicals either and has an interior fan that’s quiet.
These also work great in RV’s if your family goes on trips. By having an effective air purifier it may help spare some of your friends and family members the agony of allergies when everyone’s trying to have a good time. As for me these worked great for gifts to all of my family members that have allergies.

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I’m sure everyone, especially truckers, can relate to traffic hour. It’s a headache for anyone trying to get to where they’re trying to go. For truckers it’s especially stressful because they have so many blind spots and they’re trying to avoid people. 12 volt GPS systems are useful to help find the fastest route. Soon there will be a new emerging technology for phones too. There currently is no real way to monitor real time traffic conditions. Some of the major highways have sensors every few miles to help identify the speed of traffic; however, besides being ineffective it’s relatively costly. Portable GPS systems can come in handy for these kinds of situations. This is because if you run into a traffic jam you can find alternate routes pretty easy using one.
As of today the University of California, Berkeley, is offering free downloads of a software program for cell phones that have global positioning systems. This allows for the information of the vehicle to be sent back to a computer system to be compared with all the other information of other vehicles in the same area and sent back to the phone. This means that you can find out real time traffic information where you are. While this may not be as useful as a GPS system, it does allow for you to know the traffic conditions. This technology when combined with a portable GPS system could allow for truckers and everyday drivers to save time, headaches, and avoid heavy traffic jams.

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