LIFESTYLE️
LIFESTYLE️
HEADSPACE CAMPERS
The guys over at Headspace Campers are head over (w)heels for adventure, and we couldn’t agree more (obvs). But they crave adventure of a certain kind: overland travel. Luckily, they’ve made the perfect rooftop conversion for it.
Designed to fit on the roof of your Land Rover Defender or LandCruiser Troop Carrier, these conversions promise to meet all your camping needs. Say goodbye to swearing incessantly as you try to fit poles into places the instructions tell you they go, but they don’t. And you can forget about waking up with a crick in your back and a million mosquito bites all over your body.
Once your roof conversion’s been installed, all you have to do is push up, switch off and enjoy the best damn camping experience of your life. It really is that simple.
FROM AU$15,997
DJI OSMO POCKET 3
Cameras come in all shapes and sizes these days, so it makes sense that DJI’s newest creation fits right in your pocket, and with room to spare.
It definitely stays true to its name—the Osmo Pocket 3. It’s compact. It’s flexible. And it makes capturing the moments worth remembering easier than ever before because y’know, it’ll fit wherever you put it.
In what is the best example of size doesn’t matter that we’ve ever seen, the Pocket 3’s rotatable touchscreen maximises its 2 inches with its full-pixel fast focusing potential, its ability to go in horizontal or vertical mode and its impressive mechanical stabilisation.
We know it sounds a bit jargon-y, but this thing promises 10/10 image quality. It’ll even fine-tune exposure levels so you’ll never take a bad picture again. And forget about turning your flash on for those night pics—the Pocket 3 has an inbuilt 1-inch CMOS sensor for dependable low-light performance.
FROM AU$849
SPIRITUS MULTIMEDIA SHOW
Churches are for worshipping, connecting with a higher power, and for sitting stunned as you watch a kaleidoscope of colours dance across the altar.
At least, that’s what the Igreja dos Clerigos Church in Porto is for. Technically, what we witnessed was Spiritus, a unique multimedia and audiovisual show projected throughout the church, but it felt more like a religious experience. Or as close to one as we’re likely to get without a priest present.
There’s lights. There’s music. There’s colours. There’s visual effects. And they all come together to transport you on a sensory journey through multiple magical universes. It sounds like an exaggeration, but it was genuinely one of the coolest things we’ve ever sat through. We didn’t even mind the sore neck we got from looking straight up for 60 minutes.
But there’s a method to the imaginative madness. The show is designed around the poem, ‘After all, the best way to travel is to feel’, by Alvaro de Campos and he’s bang on. You can feel the energy, the atmosphere, and the spirituality of the adventure you’re on. It’s not touristy, its transcendental.
FROM AU$18
DYSON ONTRAC HEADPHONES
Push those free airline headphones right down into the seat pocket in front of you, you don’t need ‘em.
That’s because you know that from now on, long-haul flights are only tolerable with the new (and remastered) Dyson OnTrac Headphones. Forget noise-reducing, these beauties won’t let a single whisper of sound get through them. Perfect for when you’re stuck between the aggressive screen-tapper and the obnoxious gum-smacker.
They’re also engineered for all-day comfort (no sore ears here), boast an enhanced sound range, have up to 55 hours of battery life (that’s like six flights to Southeast Asia) and are customisable so you can colour coordinate with your fav flight fit.
FROM AU$799
CALTOPO BACKCOUNTRY APP
Planning your next off-road adventure is a little easier with your pocket-sized sidekick, Caltopo—the best backcountry hiking app goin’ round.
It makes literally getting off the beaten track easier than ever, thanks to its collaborative map building, location sharing and offline adventuring features. Like, this one-stop hiking shop does all the thinking for you. By the time you’ve retied your shoelaces and put on your sunscreen, it’s already calculated your trail’s slope angle, found satellite images of the site, gauged nearby water levels, assessed current weather conditions and knows exactly where public land turns into private property. It’ll even tell you if there’s a chance of snow in your hike’s future.
The best part? You’re completely offline. No pesky phone calls from your partner asking when you’re gonna be home. Or ‘urgent’ emails from the boss (even though it’s the weekend). You can completely zone out and focus on the nature surrounding you. Just make sure your phone’s fully charged before you set out.
AU$31 PER YEAR
get in the know Wearing headphones for more than 2 hours straight can actually weaken your ability to hear properly and increases the buildup of bacteria in your ears.
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