You know you're an American when...

I admit it. I like gadgets. Although I don't like gadgets as much as my gadgety husband and I've turned down a few of his suggested gadgets to take with me, I'm still lugging a few with me.

They include:
The Nikon D3000. It was a choice between the D3000 and the older, more sophisticated D90. In the end, it came down to weight and size. I can take picture with any SLR--all I need is MASP and maybe a few ISO options--and the D3000 was comparatively nice and light.




Because J. claims that SD cards are not secure for a long, dusty trip like the one I am embarking on, I purchased this ugly, heavy throwback to the 80's for photo storage. This Digital Foci PST-251 Photo Safe II has 160GB of space to store pictures, and it will grab information directly from your SD cards.





Ipod touch, best little device on earth. I have music, tons of books, courtesy of Kindle and Eucalyptus, and travel documents and guides (including electronic chapters of Lonely Planet's Africa on a Shoestring) stored here.






And with the Ipod Touch, you need, of course, a battery extender for those long driving days in the truck. This takes AAA batteries and last 20+ hours.









In addition, I have a nifty little cell phone (thanks, Jackie!) that I can use with country specific SIM cards everywhere I go.

My list of gadgets is more spare that I thought when I started this post. They all come with lots of fun cables and adapters and lenses and other accouterments, of course, but looking at this list, I think I'm packing light!