The last promotion in this series is for those who needs to count their steps everyday.

Silva and Omron Pedometers

We all know that health is very important. Start taking care of your health by taking a walk. These step counters/ pedometers from Omron and Silva will be a great aid to help you maintain healthy lifestyle.

Also check out Silva range for their various ingenious pedometers, such as those combined with MP3, radio, heart rate monitor, and so on! No more boring walks, get entertained with your pedometers as well.

Apply coupon code: omron5 for Omron range and silva12 for Silva range.

We have done a guide on how to use coupon code before. Click here to find out how.

Thus the end of the series. But it is not the end of our April promotions yet. We will be having mini promotions soon. Keep in touch with our blog by subscribing our blog rss. The link can be found at the top right side of this page.

The first series in this promotion is for all adventurers, seasoned or aspiring alike. It is for people who need tough gears or those who love to look cool and hunky. Quality protective eyewears, headlamps and navigation compasses are now selling at special price. Only at Apple Bazaar.

1. ESS Eyewears Collections

We have mentioned Crossbow here, and CDI here before. Both posts have a video unboxing the two cool eyewears. Now we are revealing more ESS Collections promotions. For limited time only, while stock last. Just click on the pictures below to go to our store to get the promo.

2. Silva L Series Headlamps

Silva high quality L series headlamps are now on special offers. Great for outdoors, exercise, or even for usage around your home. Versatile headlamps for every purposes imaginable. While stocks last. View the picture to look at what is on offer and click it to start shopping at Apple Bazaar store now. We are sorry that L2 Camo is sold out during this promotion.

3. Silva and Cammenga Compasses

These compasses are a star among fields and outdoor adventurers. Little needs to be said as their quality speaks for themselves. Now they are going at 15% off, a special for this promotion. Click the picture, choose your compass at our store, apply coupon code: compass15 just before checking out to get your desired compasses.

We had done a guide on how to use coupon code before. Click here to find out how.

Next will be promotion for the Travelers. Whether you are traveling out of country or just traveling to work/ school, it will be worth it to check out. There will be some electronics accessories also.

Before we go on, a short introduction to what this headlamp is all about.

Specification

• An impressive beam length of 75 metres, thanks to a 5-watt LED.

• Four light modes: Power Save, Bright, Ultra Bright and Blinking.

• Weight: 73 grams (battery on the belt)

• Max beam length: 75 metres

• Max illumination time: 45 hours (using Power Save light mode)

What is inside?

This headlamp is now selling at a promotion price of SGD199. Usual price is SGD276.

With this close up pictures of the headlamp, it can provide you with more information when you are deciding to buy this headlamp.

Before i go on, some description of this Silva Alpha 6 Headlamp which is extracted from Silva website:

Below are some of the close up shots of the content of the headlamp case.

The pictures above show what you will see when you receive the headlamp and first opening it. The case comes with protective casing to protect the content in it. When you open the case, you will find that the headlamp and the accessories all fitted nicely in specially designed slots.

Picture above shows the head set that holds the battery. It comes with the helmet attachment.

Two cables are shown here. One is for the quick charger (left pic) and the other is the extension cable (right pic). If you require different adapter due to the different part of the world, let us know.

Rechargeable Li-on battery with multi attachment battery case.

Quick charger.

Bike Handle Bar Attachment

And the Headlamp unit.

The package also comes with a manual which is not shown in the pictures.

This headlamp is now selling at Apple Bazaar.

A five-day trek to Point Lenana in Mt. Kenya National Park can be done with or without porters and tour guides but without a map, an array of gadgets or even the sun and the moon, one can surely get lost. 

According to a research scientist, Jan Souman, at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, people do walk in circles and have a tendency to get lost without the proper training and equipment.  The scientist and his team sent test subjects out in a German forest and the Sahara desert to find out if they could walk in a straight line.  One group were set out on sunny days and another group on cloudy days and at night.  The groups were observed via GPS over the course of hours.  Those walking under the sun kept a relatively straight course but once the sun was out, they began to walk aimlessly even though they believed they maintained their pace.

SILVA Voyager 9020 Compass

Good thing there are gadgets and gizmos to keep you out of trouble when you can’t rely on the sun to keep you on course.  The most reliable ones are the map and compass.  With these two in hand, anyone can get far and back even with the trickiest of trails.  They are used throughout the world.  A map and a compass are more reliable than your sense of direction.  The Silva Ranger and Expedition Compasses ensure that civilization is never too far away.  The first Silva Compass was made in 1933 and since then the company has continuously developed compasses for the changing needs of the times and its users.  From a basic compass like the thumb compass to a Silva Expedition 4 compass for the serious and more experienced navigators, there are now Silva compasses with refined details that make navigation more exact and precise.

Silva Compasses come in many varieties designed to meet the different needs of every navigator, adventurer or trekker.  Among the best for most outdoorsmen are the base-plate types. With one of these compasses, taking a bearing on a distant landmark is simple. They can also be aligned with edge of a map to give a more precise bearing. Some even have built-in magnifiers and some can be used in vehicles like the steering compass with mounting brackets for easy installation.

All Silva Compasses have a direction finder, moving bearing ring, and three map reading scales that every outdoor enthusiast can benefit from and use.  They are precision instruments that should be found inside the backpacks and rucksacks of outdoors men and trekkers.

Compasses are not infallible, of course.  They can break and do not always work properly.  We cannot fully rely on them so one should think of them as accessories and not substitutes for real wilderness skills.  But they should still be on hand every time you journey in the outdoors.  Because sometimes even with our best intentions and skills, we may still find ourselves disoriented.  When this happens, a compass can definitely help you find your way no matter where you are in the world.

One must never take menace of hiking lacking the correct equipment and in no way go it alone. Keep in mind that is it better to be more prepared than under prepared. Initiate by trying a trek that you know you can manage and as you build up familiarity and fitness, you can step forward to hiking that is more superior. Hiking is about making fun and enjoying the al fresco, so get out there and take pleasure in it but always consider playing it safe! You must be well equipped when going on hike.
Following are some equipment you may need in hiking—

SILVA Clinometers ClinoMaster 360% Prismatic Compass

This kind of hand held clinometer/height meter is great for measuring quickly and very precisely vertical heights /angles. It is very easy to read thanks to the light strong, crystal-clear. This is available with different angle and height scales depending upon the user.

The ClinoMasterTM-models are outfitted with a Distance Prism in combination with accessories Reference Standard Lath RS50or RS2. This is used for resolving of the distance to the object of which the height is to be measured. It is very easy to obtain precise readings even in gloomy conditions. This compass is outfitted with an enormously light strong parallax free prismatic enlargement (10x) unearthing system on the aluminum housing. Max +-0.25° from correct angle with exactitude sighting. Max +-1.0° from correct angle with straight impression at the lubber line on top of the card.

Silva Alpha Bike Handlebar Bracket

This innovative adventure-racing lamp trades multi-sport resourcefulness for pure mountain bike feat. The stocky triangulated top packs in three Luxeon K2 LED to give a broaden light that is midway between a flood and a spot. This is fine for riding stuff or average speed trail work you already know, but its short distance throw lets it down in some situations, and it lacks serration on more deadly trails.

Silva Alpha Bike Helmet Bracket

Power is zero without control. Silva Alpha bike headlamp is the perfect example for this, with sharp Light technology. By three light sources, the Silva Alpha has put a new standard for movable light with an exceptional light image. The Alpha bike headlamp spreads the light where you actually need it. Flood light lights up the region close to you making you spot where your next footstep will be, while simultaneously a spotlight enlightens the track ahead of you at a space of 150 meters. The Silva Alpha with sharp Light technology is a smarter and stronger headlamp that will facilitate you put on more speed.

Sometimes, though, we get stumped.  We get confused and do not know what to get.  This is especially so if you are buying gifts for the opposite sex, as you are never quite sure what they would like to have for Christmas.

Chocolate

Buying gifts for women can be a little tricky at times.  You will have to consider your relationship with the woman, their personality and their interests when it comes to buying gifts for them.  Obviously, you want to give them something that they will appreciate and use.

Jewelry for loved ones

Getting women expensive jewelry like necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings are usually appreciated.  But only give these to women that are close to you, especially if you are a man.  Men giving women jewelry is a sign of courtship or intimacy, so be careful not to send the wrong message across.  Save giving jewelry to your wife, mother or girlfriend and not to women you only intend to be friends with.

Perfume – intimate gift

Perfume, much like jewelry, is also an intimate gift.  Follow the same guidelines as jewelry when giving away perfume to women during Christmas.  You may also need to consider your recipient’s personality when giving perfume as gifts.  For example, a mature woman may not appreciate a scent that smells too sporty or fruity.

Personal grooming

If your gift recipient makes it a point to look good at all times, then they will certainly appreciate a gift that will help them with personal grooming.  This will be appropriate for women that always have spotless skin, are perfectly made up or those that never seem to have a bad hair day.  A lighted vanity mirror may be a good choice to give them.  They will find it easier to apply makeup if they can clearly see their shadow-less faces in the mirror.

For the sporty

Not all women are fond of makeup, of course.  What do you give those that are not?  If your recipient likes sports or is the kind of woman who always tries to get time to work out and keep fit, then some gym or sporting accessories may be welcome.  Good examples of these would be a new gym bag or a pedometer.  Have a look around a sporting goods shop to get some ideas.

For the Sweet tooth

If you want something generic to give those women who you do not know very well, then a box of sweets may just do the trick.  Most women will not be able to resist a box of chocolate truffles or assorted chocolates, unless they are allergic or do not like chocolate.  These are so versatile and is something to can give to either a child or an adult.

Reduce plastic usage, recycling isn't that simple

Recycling is not that green as compared to reducing or reusing, as that does not produce greenhouse gases, aim to reuse and reduce first and principally. Broken glass can be changed into bottles by recycling, but it is supposed to go through a mechanized procedure to get there, and that procedure uses energy. In a perfect world, the power would be produced using renewable supply such as hydro, wind, and solar power with the intention that the recycling procedure is entirely green. However, in the actual world, that is not generally, how it works.

Recycling a product is much better than heaving it in the trash. In addition, as cities and states carry on to expand and persuade waste- lessening stratagem, recycling will turn out to be an even more imperative part of every day life.

Recycle Reduce Reuse

Recycling does not only lend a hand to lessen the quantity of trash that led to incinerators and landfills; it also lessens the quantity of greenhouse gases free into the ambiance. even though the recycling procedure consume energy and consequently produces a few greenhouse gases, these gases are yet fewer than what might be produced by a amalgamation of equipments at incinerators and landfills and by the industrialized procedure used to produce new products that will be required if the recycled goods were not created. As per the norms of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2005, recycling prohibited the discharge of seventy nine million tons of carbon in the air — approximately the equal as might be created yearly by 39 million cars. There are numerous ways an individual can preserve their natural sources. You just have to be gaze around and notice what natural resources you are using, and stumble on out ways to bind their practice. Numerous populace use natural gas to heat up their water and their house.

Using a water heater which is tank-less would immensely lessen the practice of using natural gases. Next mode you could hoard on natural gas is by using other energy source to get heat to your house. Solar, Hydro, or wind powers are all good options to conserve our natural sources.
All of these options energy sources have much in general with each other. For example, all of them are dirt free and good for the atmosphere. They do not produce dangerous gases or contaminants into our ambiance contrasting blazing fossil fuels. These are renewable too and are not simple to diminish.

The group of the sun’s rays used with the help of a solar panel is what we call the solar power. The energy composed from this panel can be rehabilitated into a functional energy such electrical energy. The same concept is with the wind power too. Using of large wind turbines energy can be produced by the wind continuously propelling and stirring the large turbines.
Next option you may use is Hydropower. Electrical energy can be produced using hydropower by the stream of water at a dam rotating large turbines same as that by the wind. All of these are preeminent ways to preserve our natural resources of energy.

Freeloader Solar powered charger is available at Apple Bazaar at 20% off  the price.
If freeload doesn’t suit your needs, Silva and Solio offers solar chargers as well.

Hiking is good fun with the family

What are the basics in preparing for a hike? First thing to consider is where do you plan on hiking? You need to pick the degree of difficulty of your hike trail.  There are trail parks that you can consider. Do a research and browse on different trails that are offered in and around your area. If you are a seasoned hiker, then maybe you can go a little further and plan a more challenging climb. After figuring out the what, when and where of your hike then pack your bag!

Don’t forget your hiking boots. You need to wear real comfortable, slip-proof, and water-resistant hiking boots. You can’t go hiking wearing thong slippers or flimsy sandals. Remember to wear thick socks to cushion your feet too. The hiking boots are protection for any rock or stone or insect that you could step on.

Pack appropriately, you don't want to be carrying heavy baggages.

Pack your rain gear. You can never be too sure with the weather. It might be sunny and bright in the morning but rain could come in the afternoon. Pack a light parka or waterproof wind breaker. A waterproof poncho could also come in handy. Don’t forget to pack an extra shirt, underpants, small towel and shorts.

StrePen Classic Water Purifier

Make sure you have your bottled water with you. It is essential to rehydrate when hiking. The heat of the sun could cause you undue discomfort. You might even suffer from dehydration or heat stroke. For an average hike a liter of water is sufficient. However, there are cases wherein you might run out of safe water to drink. No sweat. It is best to get a SteriPen Classic Water Purifier. It uses UV light to sterilize water.  You never have to worry against running out of potable water to drink even in the middle of nowhere.

Don’t forget your backpack! Make sure you have the necessary items like: a map of the area and a compass, sunblock, first aid kit, insect repellant, a hat and sunglasses, wet wipes, flashlight, a Swiss knife, and a lighter. It is always best to come prepared but don’t over pack as a heavy load could be too much for even the seasoned hiker.

Pack what you need

Should you bring a mobile phone? Well, why not! Technology is at your fingertips so bring one in case of emergency. Should you bring your laptop and wireless broadband?  What about your iPod? The essence of a hike is for you to enjoy nature and not for you to take out all your high-tech gear out to nature.

SILVA Ex -Pole Walking Stick

SILVA-Ranger 27 Compass

What about food? Pack high energy bars and fruits. Don’t go about packing pasta and sandwiches. The jaunt is a hike and not a picnic. Go hike! It is a fun and healthy way to keep fit and bond with your family and friends. Don’t forget your walking stick!