MONSOON'S COOLEST GADGETS

Our essential selection of monsoon tech for every outdoor location

- Carrie Marshall

GET INTO NATURE

1 PLATYPUS QUICKDRAW MICROFILTER

If you’re looking for fast and faff-free water filtration for your backpack this Platypus system is highly regarded thanks to its large 1L reservoir, multi-vessel compatibility, 3L per minute filtering performance and its wide opening for easy filling. It’s easy to use, easy to clean and lightweight, weighing just 95g.

₹5,500, valleyandpeak.​com

2 ANKER NANO POWER BANK

Anker makes a wide range of power banks and chargers, and while this 10K model isn’t the most powerful it’s small, lightweight and portable. You get support for 30W fast charging that’ll get an iPhone 14 from zero to 50% in half an hour. Don’t pay full price though: Anker regularly offers deep discounts on these.

₹5,200, anker.​com

3 WESN MICROBLADE

You can’t take this on a plane but for terrestrial travellers it’s a fantastic tool, a folding knife with a titanium blade and a lifetime guarantee. It’s so small you can stick it on a keyring, but the 1.5inch blade is a decent size and the handle is not so small that it’s a fiddly threat to your fingers. There are five different, bold colours to choose from.

₹9,550, wesn.​com

4 NIKON MONARCH M7