Ainu and Ryukyuan People

This post might not be related to Camping in Taiwan however in the recent dispute between China, Taiwan and Japan on Senkaku and Liu Qiu (Ryukyu) Islands had led my interest to dig up history. Coming from South East Asia, practically have no clue about the history in these region. However it was an interesting researched, there are few other tribes but just like to focus on these two for the moment. 

Zefal Spy Mirror Repair

Zefal Spy Mirror had been our favourite bike mirror, it is small and can be mounted anywhere from handle bar to bike frame. Having a bike mirror is really necessary when cycling in the city so we do not have to keep turning our head back to check for traffic all the time and it is much safer. 

Having owned this bike mirrors for a decade, the mirror reflective coating had deteriorated and render the mirror useless. We have contacted Zefal and they informed there was no replacement parts, pretty disappointed as these are expensive mirror.

So for the last few months we have been searching for bike mirror and none came to our liking. We even try using a reflective solar adhesive and turn out rather bad. Finally came up with an idea using vehicle blind spot mirror and it work. So here was how we did it.

Alite Mayfly Chair

One of the most expensive chair we ever owned. The Alite Mayfly chair weighs slightly more than the Alite Monarch chair. Assembly does take awhile because of it's additional leg support. 

The chair is comfortable to sit on however we noticed it is very low. Myself weighs around 60kg and sitting on it my butt is around 2 inches from the floor. As the sitting profile is low, it makes getting out of the chair slightly difficult. 

Definitely not a beach chair, it will sink into the sand and ended up sitting on the sand instead, will need to place on a beach mat. 

The Alite Mayfly chair is slightly bigger than the Alite Monarch chair however it packed just almost the same size. Material is the same as Alite Monarch using 210D Ripstop Nylon and 7075 Aluminium Rods. 

So which chair do we prefer? Both, atleast after a few beer drinking session you will not fall back with the Mayfly chair.  

Logos Trek Egg Holder

There are many cheap egg containers but somehow we landed 2 Logos double Egg container. Construction was very good except we found some smaller egg felt too loose in the container.  This container is ideal for short solo or partner camping trips but not for family however we found a solution is to get another set. Doesn't really take up space but it does protect the eggs.

One flaw we found was the container made too wide and some smaller eggs will rattle in the container. Found a solution by adding bubble wrap at the base of the container and that solved the problem.  Do we like it.... answer is yes. Carrying eggs besides car camping is not a problem but  other forms of camping such as hiking or biking, these egg container comes in handy. We have use the 6 eggs container before so we understood what was better. Logos Trek Egg Holder..Thumbs up!!

Steripen Traveler Handheld UV Water Purifier

Just saw on the News about fresh water from Fresh Water Station. The News team had tested 3 different stations and after laboratory test, they found in the water there were high dosage of 大腸桿菌 Escherichia coli is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms in all 3 Fresh Water Stations. All other test results were good except this.