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Gear Review: The Capture Camera Clip for Hands-Free Travel Photography

If you haven't yet gathered from our plethora of photo galleries here at Jaunted, we are always in the company of at least one camera. While it's worth it to let a DSLR bulk up our luggage for the the slick pictures it produces, we're always looking for something easier than a backpack and more comfortable than a camera strap for toting it along for hikes and more active outdoor activities.

Now I switch to first-person to say that, with an upcoming trip to the nature paradise of Easter Island and lots of volcano climbing ahead, I looked to the Capture Clip from Peak Design, a device that actually found its footing among projects on Kickstarter.

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And Now, Your Moment of Zen (From Easter Island)

Want to know what it's like to be "away from it all?" Welcome to Easter Island, or "Isla de Pascua" in Spanish and "Rapa Nui" in, well, Rapa Nui. Easter Island is considered the most remote inhabited island in the world, with Pitcairn Island (of Mutiny on the Bounty fame) being its nearest neighbor, some 1,293 miles away (and only reachable by boat). If you prefer to fly, it's LAN Airlines only, to three destinations: 6 hours to Santiago, Chile, 5.5 hours to Lima, Peru, or 5.5 hours the other way to Papeete, Tahiti.

In other words, Easter Island is in the middle of nowhere, Pacific Ocean.

What it lacks in chummy neighbor islands, Rapa Nui makes up for with its excellent stargazing, birdwatching, scuba diving, volcano-hiking, and [insert a wide variety of other adventure activities here]. Also, it's got seriously awesome sunsets.

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