Three things I picked up this week to help us survive/cover the Gumball 3000. A new Blackberry, a Flip HD camera, and a Valentine 1 concealed display.

1. Blackberry- You need one to be on a cross country trip. My iPhone and ATNT are worthless and so are most networks between Vegas and Dallas. New Mexico/Arizona have huge dead zones which are something I am not willing to risk on our journey. Sprint has it’s own network which has been pretty well built out in these random areas of the nation. So hopefully between this puppy and the iPhone we can make it safely and stay in contact with whoever we need too.

2. Flip Camera – This one is an easy choice. It records High Def internally and costs $200. When you are limited on space on a trip this is a great way to capture video.

3. Valentine One – If you ask anyone that has been on the Gumball 3000 before you must be running a Valentine One if your going to travel across the United States. The main unit operates like any radar/laser detector on the market but this addition allows your main unit to have no lights or data on it. You place this concealed display on our gauge bezel or down by your shifter and you are no longer broadcasting (especially at night) that you are running a radar detector.

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