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My laptop charger died in a tiny town in Laos with no tech shops
It happened three days ago in Muang Ngoi, a place you reach by boat. The charger just stopped working, no warning. I had to ask around at guesthouses until someone lent me a universal adapter that sort of fit. Has anyone else had a key piece of gear fail somewhere really remote? What did you do?
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caleb_ellis6d ago
My power bank died on a trek in Nepal, miles from any outlet. I ended up bartering with a guide for his spare battery pack using some of my trail mix. Sometimes the old school trade economy is your only real tech support.
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cameron_chen6d ago
Totally get that, how much trail mix did it take? I was on a bus in the middle of nowhere once and my phone was dead, like one percent. I swapped a guy my half full water bottle for a quick charge off his little battery pack. Felt like a genius move, better than any store. You're right, sometimes you just have to go back to trading stuff.
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