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Ultimate Travel Gear Guide
Many of you have been asking about my travel gear. So I've put together this page to share my long-term travel packing list. Obviously you want to use high-quality, lightweight & durable stuff.
The gear I use may not work for everyone. I carry extra electronic equipment to maintain this travel blog, and some camping equipment for the nights I choose to spend trekking up mountains, hitchhiking long distance, or exploring rainforests on my own.
All travelers have different tastes & requirements while on the road. The following gear list is just what I've found works best for my particular travel style.
While I often travel on an extreme budget, my gear can be expensive. I want it to be functional, multi-purpose, comfortable, and very tough. I don't want to keep replacing worn-out equipment every few months — plus I have a slight obsession with keeping travel gear as lightweight as possible!
There are certainly lower-cost alternatives to some of these things.
Below you'll find the travel gear that I currently use and love. Total weight of everything is 18 kg (40 lbs).
Travel Gear
Travel Clothing
You don't need a huge wardrobe to travel. This is all the clothing I pack when traveling around the world.
You might also enjoy this post: What To Do About Laundry While Traveling?
Electronic Gear
I would not be able to produce a travel blog of this caliber without some computer equipment. Other electronics are not absolutely needed, but they improve my quality of life on the road enough to be worth the weight.
Travel Photography Gear
For the photographers out there, this is the camera equipment I use for my travel photography.
Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers.
Comments & Questions
92 Comments
Nolan IsozakiAugust 27, 2016
Hi! I was just wondering about terrain specific gear that you didn't list such as snowshoes, crampons, maybe an ice ax or two. Do you rent those as needed? Cheers!
afarawayhomeJuly 31, 2016
Hi, I really liked this! I'm weirdly obsessed with travel packing and I loved how specific this is :)
HaleyJuly 30, 2016
I've never went somewhere to hike before, so I have some questions. I want to visit Alaska and go hiking. I'd have to take a plane to get there. Will the airport have any problems with my hiking gear, like fire starter and axe or a knife to process wood, or cans for my stove? Or would I have to buy that when I get there? And also I probably shouldn't pack some of my stuff in a suit case right? Cause it'd be hard to hike with it. Or do you rent a motel and leave your stuff there till you get back from a hike? Or just keep everything you need on your back? How do you organize your bags when getting in a plane? Does your hiking bag go down under? Do you keep a carry-on with you so you don't get bored? If so what's in it? How do you organize your bags for travel? Hope some one can answer my many questions.
LizAugust 3, 2016
Yes the airport will have trouble with some of it. The axe, knife, and tools might be checked but the cans for the stove will need to be purchased on arrival.
Revilo ReivaxAugust 4, 2016
I can't account for Matthew but I can for myself. I personally prefer not to take any public transport without a good push, I often tell people.. when you take public transportation, you miss out on so much, all the little pathways, the secret or hidden places.. such as this awesome garden I found, in a car park of all places!. I've also found a jetty going right out into the middle of my local Estuary, though the entrance is very hard to spot and you'd walk right past it if you were not looking for it!.
As for gear.. no, suitcases are not ideal… think, you'll be travelling mostly by foot, sometimes over rough terrain. What do you pack and into what? above Matthew has a great set up and I'd use that as a guiding point.
Goodluck on your travels! :)
BruceAugust 12, 2016
I find that public transport is the best way to travel. I have met so many wonderful local people by travelling on public transport.
Nicholas StoryJuly 20, 2016
How does this setup work with carry on? I'm about to start my journey and I have a very similar setup, part and parcel to this list. I'm unsure if they'll let me have the extra camera bag on my flight. I have a sack I can put my small bag and my camera bag in if I get questioned. Think that will work for boarding?
DavidJuly 7, 2016
Planning my backpacking, day by day. The Olympics in Brazil is definitely not one to miss.
MichaelJune 21, 2016
Hi Matt, just curious if you had any thoughts on this daypack? Just came across it on Kickstarter and was thinking about ordering it because it seems pretty nice but just wanted your expert opinion since you have tested other daypacks. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travelmore/travelmore-jetpack-20l
stephen melingerJune 20, 2016
Putting a backpack on wheels and dragging it rather than holding it is advantageous. Balancing items on one's head is not practical. Nor does it make sense to send items ahead and get them when arriving. Items that can be condensed to a smaller volume are welcome. For example clothes can be placed in plastic bags and the air can be removed by vacuums rendering it a smaller size.
stephen melingerJune 20, 2016
This brings to mind the broadcast from the 1960s of "I've Got a Secret" where a man traveled around the world using only a bike which carried all the things he couldn't do without including a sleeping bag, tennis rackets and a radio. I wondered how he would handle a flat tire. He was prepared for any eventuality and entertained for money on the way. He was a gymnast and an acrobat.
danielJune 1, 2016
Hi Matt,
How do you deal with all this equipment? Isn't It really difficult to hang around with 2 big backpack and one for the camera gear?
How do you hike, or be comfortable in summer etc.
Don't you also have problem with laundry?
I've backpacked 12 days in the baltic/scandinavia and honestly it was really difficult and I had only a big backpack, with clothes for 6 days (underpants and socks) and my camera gear, and was really trivial.
William StephensonMay 21, 2016
Hey Matt, and everyone else. If you didn't get your Arc'Teryx backpack, what bag would you go for now? I'm looking at the Fjellraven Friluft 35, but can't decide exactly what backpack I'm after.
BrettMay 17, 2016
Hi Matt. I was just wondering, do you manage to fit your sleeping bag and hammock into the 38L pack?
Raven-AnneMay 17, 2016
Thank you for your blog and sharing these things with us. I turn 17 this October and I get my black belt right after i turn 18 next year, I really just want to travel immediately after I have my equipment ready. I have a part-time job at the moment. Any tips from this time until then? Anything would help immensely.
Brittany ThiessenMay 13, 2016
Thanks so much for sharing your travel gear guide! It was really helpful for me when I began planning my first solo trip.
Matthew KarstenMay 13, 2016
No problem Brittany! Glad it helped.
Edward SmithMay 8, 2016
Excellent gear guide that helped me prepare for my own world travel adventure, many thanks!
JKMay 5, 2016
I noticed you had no cooking gear (ex: jetboil). What do you do for food?
Kat SpinksApril 29, 2016
Hey I was just wondering what you do to charge all of your devices while on the road or on a long hike. I know that many people who climb mount Everest have a solar panel they use and I was wondering what you think of that and where I could get one. Thanks!
Matthew KarstenMay 1, 2016
Hi Kat! Yeah I'm actually going to pick up a Goal Zero solar panel system for an upcoming long-distance trek, but I don't think it's something you need for regular travel. I was able to hike for 10 days in Greenland with a backup battery for my phone (note taking, GPS, etc) along with careful power use.
PattyMay 7, 2016
I actually used Goal Zero solar panel, it only works if you have an excellent sun source. I find it is just easier to pack extra backup battery and it should easily last more than 10 days, unless you are going in the wilderness over 10 days then Goal Zero solar panel is not necessary for most people.
CarolineMay 15, 2016
Hey Patty, I use the LEVIN Solar Panel on my treks in the Himalayas. It's very slim but also ultra-light… and it does not need a full bright sun to charge my devices (even if recommended). I now pack 1 light back up battery + my solar panel when on the trail, and even for city tours as the Solar Panel never runs out of energy :) – Thanks Matt for the great list!
Anne Alexandra FortinJune 14, 2016
Hi, I have been using the 21W Anker Power port solar panel (2 usb plugs). I do a lot of multi-day trekking and absolutely love this solar panel. It charges really quickly.
TennersJanuary 30, 2015
Hey Matthew. Your advice on travel gear is really great. I am trying to track down the Arc'teryx Arro day pack and can't seem to find one anywhere (I also need it shipped to Australia). I don't suppose you could point me in the right direction? Thanks for the great advice mate.
AlexisJanuary 28, 2015
Hi Matthew
Great site. Loads of awesome information and input. My question is more of a tech question. I see you now run 3 x 2 tb drives. Are any of those redundant backups? Or do you utilise any online storage like Dropbox. My wife and I are starting our travels in December. And I'm the gadget geek in the marriage. So was just curious how you protect your photos and video footage. Maybe it would be better to just stock up on loads of USB sticks and SD cards. Thanks in advance. Keep up the great work.
Matthew KarstenJanuary 29, 2015
Yup, one is an exact copy of the other with recent RAW photos & video files, the 3rd backs up my laptop hardrive along with older video that's already backed up elsewhere (back in the US). I've started to shoot more video, and it eats a lot of space. I also use Backblaze, but that's a slow process with video depending on internet speed.
DanaJanuary 10, 2015
Hi there! I'm so happy to have stumbled upon your site, what a great find! I'm about to head out for another year on the road and after looking at your equipment, I'm wondering what kind of electrical converter you use when traveling overseas? Thanks!
Matthew KarstenJanuary 13, 2015
Hi Dana, I use an international power plug adapter I picked up at an airport, but not a voltage converter. Most electronics these days will run on either voltage (just read instructions to make sure).
Stephen GraysonJanuary 5, 2015
Hey Matthew,
I see that you travel with multiple bags (e.g. Your primary bag, day bag, camera bag). I am curious to know how you manage to carry them all when you are travelling. I also am a photographer/videographer and want to bring some of my equipment. I just can't imagine how I will be able to carry two + bags comfortably. Thank you.
Matthew KarstenJanuary 6, 2015
Backpack on my back, daypack on my chest, and camera bag on my shoulder. Actual walking time with all 3 on is usually pretty minimal, just from a bus/train station or airport to where I'm staying. I have enough room to pack the camera stuff away into the other 2 when needed too.
Michael lloydDecember 16, 2014
Hi Mathew, I have found your blog very useful and informative. I am really keen on travelling the world but don't know where to even start! Just wondering if you could possible help me?
Matthew KarstenDecember 18, 2014
Hi Michael, have you checked out my world travel resources page? I've got some articles & tips about it in there. Saving money is the first step!
Steve WalkerDecember 4, 2014
Thank for the informative post, nice job, keep up the good work. Question: which website would YOU go to find the most reliable, least expensive unlocked "world" phone? I'm embarking on a central/south America trip shortly and want to be able to make/receive calls from various countries. Or, is an Ipad mini good enough these days with wifi calls and skype? Thanks in advance for your answer.
DavidDecember 2, 2014
Did you compare shotgun mics before choosing the Sennheiser MKE 400? What are your thoughts on the Sennheiser? I'm debating between the Sennheiser and the Rode Videomic, which is highly rated and considerably cheaper, but also significantly larger.
Matthew KarstenDecember 3, 2014
I too have heard the Rode has better sound, but I'm not a hardcore videographer so small size is more important to me.
DavidDecember 3, 2014
After I posted the original question, I asked a friend who is a photographer/videographer about his opinion of both. He claimed it is a toss-up, performance-wise. Given that they both perform comparably, I guess my final decision is based on whether the extra $71 for the Sennheiser is worth the extreme reduction in size.
Terry at TerryTreksNovember 20, 2014
This is a great list that I refer to often. Thanks!
Any changes since you wrote this article?
Matthew KarstenNovember 26, 2014
Glad to hear it Terry! Yeah, I update this page every year. My main backpack has shrunk from 65 liters to 38 liters, camera gear has changed, etc.
SteveJanuary 15, 2015
I'm interested to know why you decided to expel from the 65litre backpack to bring it down to 38 as this is exactly the situation I'm in right now…
Matthew KarstenJanuary 15, 2015
It's just nice to carry less stuff, and after a few years I've learned to live with even less. You can always buy gear for specific adventures when needed, then give it away or sell it when you're done.
thomasOctober 22, 2014
I've been looking everywhere for people who travel but ALSO do photography.
I am researching to buy what I need for next year's travels (my first time really) and I wasn't sure what to pack or how to pack it.
So, I'm guessing you carry your big backpack on your back, but what do you do about your smaller pack? Do you attach it to the big one somehow when you're hiking through the forest or mountains to get a picture? Is your tripod attached to your small pack? I'm just trying to envision how this all works. Also, when you're flying, does the big pack fit in overhead? Do you carry the big pack on your back and hold the smaller pack by hand?
What goes in the smaller pack and what stays in the big pack?
Matthew KarstenNovember 15, 2014
Hi Thomas! I only carry both bags when traveling from place to place (bus, train, flights). Small one goes on my chest, and it contains my photography & computer equipment.
For day hikes or exploring a town I use the small daypack loaded with camera gear, a rain jacket, water & snacks. When on a multi-day hiking/camping adventure, I use the larger pack, but store things I don't need at a hostel or hotel. Like my laptop, extra clothes, etc. These places usually have a secure luggage closet or lockers for this.
While I could travel carry-on only, I don't. I like to pack a knife and don't want to buy new toiletries after every flight, so I check the bigger bag. In 4 years of checking that bag, the airlines have lost it twice, and I got it back a day or two later. In my opinion checking a bag is no big deal.
Wendell UrenOctober 1, 2014
Matt, Love the Blog and the packing list is really great. I was wondering what you use to shave? Also do you carry any type of simple first aid kit and what have you found is best to carry as far as medication?
Matthew KarstenOctober 12, 2014
Hi Wendell, I use a Gillette Mach 3 for shaving. You can buy cartridges almost anywhere. My first-aid kit includes simple bandages, Ibuprofen, Benadryl, and cold/flu tablets. I also carry dehydration tablets and daily multi-vitamins. My knee occasionally has issues on long and heavy-loaded hikes, so I pack a small knee brace.
You can find most anything else at a local pharmacy when needed. You don't need prescriptions for everything like you would in the States either.
SeanSeptember 26, 2014
Hi Matt, your blog is utterly awe inspiring! The key word there being 'inspiring'. I have been reading for a while and have just come across this page and I was wondering how much of your equipment are you given by sponsors? If any?
Matthew KarstenSeptember 27, 2014
Maybe 25%? I usually contact companies I want to work with, rather than them contacting me.
SeanSeptember 27, 2014
Ahh, I see. Thanks Matt, keep up the good work :D
JinSeptember 23, 2014
Matt – very inspiring blog! I came across it today and will be reading it more.
When out on day trips in a new country photographing, do you typically take a smaller camera bag to carry just your camera, or do you lug your entire backpack around? Do you consider it safe to leave your belongings at your hotel/room, and have you had any issues with break-ins?
Matthew KarstenOctober 12, 2014
Hi Jin, I'm actually using a Domke F8 camera bag. When I go hiking or need more room for other things, I'll just pack the camera in my daypack.
I've never had problems with hotel breakins, and will lock up my expensive stuff in a locker when staying at hostels.
CherubSeptember 8, 2014
Hey Matt! I love the website and more specifically the posts about your hitchhiking trip across the US. I plan on doing this as well and I keep reading to take as little as possible but with the laptop and DSLR involved I can't get it to fit in just one bag. Did you take both your bags on that trip?
Matthew KarstenSeptember 12, 2014
No just one bag, but my camera for that trip was a micro 4/3 with only 1 lens. So it packed very small.
DanSeptember 4, 2014
All very great information, but I have a couple questions:
1. Clothing: Do you wear a belt? (I'm leaning toward "if your pants fit, it's entirely a matter of style")
2. Power: The power strip you list does not appear to be a surge protector. Is this a concern or do you simply refrain from charging your mobile devices during lightning storms? Also, you do not list an adapter set or power converter. Does this have to do with most of your travels being in Central America (as opposed to say, Europe)? Have you been able to manage without them?
Thanks for your help!
P.S. Just ordered hammock directly from Hennessy: $115 for the Scout (I'm small of stature) w/ snakeskins and shipping included. Very pleased.
Matthew KarstenOctober 12, 2014
I do like wearing a belt. It's a cool one that also acts as an emergency harness (don't remember the brand, but there are a few out there). The power strip does work as a surge protector too. I also pack a universal plug adapter, just one I bought at the airport in Hong Kong.
Glad you like the Hennessy Dan! Such a wonderful way to camp.
Karsten WSeptember 1, 2014
Hey Matthew, just curious as to what you carry your laptop and laptop accessories in? Separate case/bag for it or do you just slip it into your day pack?
I'll be travelling Central America come November and would love to bring my laptop and gopro to update family and friends back home.
Matthew KarstenSeptember 2, 2014
The laptop goes in a padded sleeve, accessories in a small Eagle Creek pack-it sac mentioned above. I keep both in my daypack when traveling, or a hostel locker/hotel safe.
AnandAugust 6, 2014
Any updates on new gear/updated gear/clothing for your pack? Would love to hear about any new additions/replacements. Thanks!
blackmambaAugust 11, 2014
i would like to know which sleeping bag you usesome of the links are old and send you to non-existent pages
Matthew KarstenAugust 20, 2014
Sorry about that Mamba! It's been fixed. In the past I used the REI Travel Sack.
It's cheap & lightweight — a warm weather bag. If I'm camping somewhere cold, I'll pick up a cheap $15 bag locally, then combine the two.
If you have a larger budget, I'd recommend my new favorite bag. Probably the lightest one you can buy right now.
Steve BurbidgeJuly 17, 2014
Planning to Hitch hike across USA, leaving about 18th September.
Matthew KarstenJuly 17, 2014
Cool! Enjoy Steve. It's a great challenge.
Peter CarrollJuly 13, 2014
What would your suggestion be for colder climate, such as Europe in winter? Would your gear change? Or would you suggest just adding a jacket?
Matthew KarstenJuly 17, 2014
I usually just buy an extra sweatshirt or two, more socks, a knit hat, and maybe a decent sport-coat. Then I'll give them away if I'm traveling somewhere warm again.
rogerJune 15, 2014
I've never done any long-term travelling, but I was just wondering, does all the gear fit in the 50L backpack so you can use the day-pack only while visiting a city or do you also use it to store stuff while travelling?
Escape HunterMay 25, 2014
A very interesting way to present your travel gear
David OuelletteMay 13, 2014
Hey Matt, you're definitely one of my favorite travel bloggers right now, and I'm constantly on your page while starting my own blog. I'm packed for around 8 months in South America, and my camera gear is by far the heaviest (Canon 6D plus 4 lenses + tripod + lots of other accessories.) I noticed you were a photographer before. I guess having the gopro covers the ultrawide perspective, but do you ever feel limited by having one 24-70 lens? Also, you didn't list a camera bag. Do you just stuff it in your day pack?
Matthew KarstenMay 26, 2014
Thanks David! I use a Domke F8 camera bag, but it can pack down into my other bags when needed.
Sometimes the single lens can feel limiting, but not often. I think my photography has improved because I'm forced to work with only one lens. If I REALLY need that super wide shot, I can take multiple images and stitch them together in post. The Sony's large full-frame sensor lets me zoom in quite close by cropping. It's not the end of the world.
I plan to invest in another soon. Not sure if it will be wide or telephoto yet. For big projects, I would rent an extra lens, and hopefully that will be an option soon with my new Sony A7. The reason I switched was the smaller size, so packing another lens or two won't be as big a deal as it would have been with my old Canon 7D. Everything is smaller and lighter with mirrorless.
PrasannaOctober 13, 2014
Have you we ever had to worry about getting kidnapped or robbed while walking around with a DSLR in the less "touristy" locations?
Preparing for my trip and this is one of my biggest concerns, any insight regarding this would be great!
DavidNovember 17, 2014
You may want to consider the Sony 16-35mm f/4 FE lens for your wide shots. It hits the market tomorrow. It's the only other lens I plan to take with me other than the 24-70mm.
SethJune 8, 2014
Hey man, fellow traveler and photographer here ~ you don't need 4 lenses. I traveled for 6 months with 2 lenses (a wide prime and versatile zoom), a joby gorillapod, and a single external flash unit.
My full camera gear set up was:
Nikon D300
Nikon 28-80mm
SB 600 external flash
GorillaPod Tripod
Wireless remote
Neopreme DSLR Sleeve
Stored the polarizer, flash, charger, and spare memory card in the flash's compartment case in my backpack.
Really didn't need anything more than that. There was the occasion when I wanted a wider shot and would just get creative with my positioning or stitch photos.
As for storing the camera – modern DSLRs are tough cookies. A neopreme sleeve was all the protection I needed. Plus, traveling with one lens meant it was protected along with the camera.
Collin BryanMay 13, 2014
So I've gotta ask, do you walk around with the 50L on your back and the 25L on your front until you get to where you're staying? Is that comfortable to walk around with? Are you comfortable leaving your bags anywhere specifically, or do you just always carry all your stuff with you.
Also what about moisture with your electronics? I'm planning on the photo/laptop route as well and the biggest worries I have are impacts and moisture (from sweat or rain)
:) by the way I just stumbled upon this blog and I've got to say it's a good one.
Matthew KarstenMay 26, 2014
Hi Collin, yeah I walk around with both of them until I check into accommodation. But really that doesn't take too long, and rarely is uncomfortable. Then I'll just put what I need for the day in my 25L daypack, if I need anything. The laptop, camera gear, passport gets locked in a locker or safe (one of the first things I look for in a hostel/hotel).
There have been times when no locker is available, in which case I take a risk and leave it or bring some of the expensive stuff with me. It really depends on the circumstances.
As for moisture, you can't go wrong with a few Aloksak bags and silicon packets. I don't bother with them unless the moisture/humidity is a big issue, which hasn't been often.
JoelApril 26, 2014
Just wondering, how do you keep your cameras safe? I mean when your touring around and we all know that DSLRs are expensive and highly valuables and you're wearing it around your neck exposing it to everyone.
Matthew KarstenMay 26, 2014
The same way I'd keep it safe in the US. It's a myth that other countries are somehow more dangerous. If you walk around the US with your camera around your neck, you can do it most places in the world. There are of course some areas in the US where I wouldn't do this, which is the same elsewhere. There is no way to remove all risk (insuring your gear is the best option).
If you are somewhere sketchy, locals will usually tell you to put it away. People look out for each other everywhere.
JoelApril 16, 2014
Hi Matt! Just wondering? How do you keep yourself, your backpacks and all you're stuffs from sudden rain when you're on the road or you're in the middle of something? Thanks.
Matthew KarstenApril 16, 2014
I keep a large black garden trash bag in my backpack. Just put it over the bag, poke some holes in for shoulder straps, and it works fine.
For myself, I use the Arc'teryx rain/wind jacket mentioned above.
KatApril 10, 2014
Hi Matt! Thanks for this. I'm planning on long term travel (hopefully) from next year and want to travel as light as possible. You've provided some terrific suggestions.
Matthew KarstenApril 13, 2014
Happy to help Kat. I'm always searching for the lightest gear to make my home (aka backpack) as comfortable and functional as possible.
ChrisApril 8, 2014
What camera do you use the intervalometer app on? The site did not show the A7 as being compatible.
Matthew KarstenApril 13, 2014
It works with the A7. In the list of cameras there they call it the ILCE-7, which is really confusing, but that's the A7.
ChrisApril 8, 2014
No more Canon 7D? Do your bags weigh 40 each or total? What voltage adapter do you use? I am looking for a new one. Thanks.
Matthew KarstenApril 13, 2014
Nope! I loved my 7D, but the Sony is more powerful and half the size/weight. A no-brainer when you make your living with travel photography. The bag weight is for both of them combined (about 30 lbs in the main pack, 10 lbs in the daypack). It actually might be a bit less now, haven't weighed it all with my new camera setup.
I don't use a voltage adapter… but I do have a universal travel plug, if that's what you mean. I've lost a few of them — but you can buy at any airport.
Jimmy DauApril 7, 2014
Hi Matt. How are you finding the A7? I'm looking at going full frame for landscape but also doing more portrait/street photos
Matthew KarstenApril 8, 2014
I love it Jimmy. Trying to prepare a full review about it in a few weeks actually. The perfect professional-quality travel camera.
Andy ConlinMarch 8, 2014
Matthew! Glad to have re-found your blog. And this page, in particular. I'm a sucker for a good packing list :)
What watch do you have? I don't think it's a HUGE deal, really, ("the one travel watch you MUST have" :P) as a simple watch will do the trick; I'm mostly just curious because our tastes and preferences in gear are very similar. Thanks!
Matthew KarstenMarch 9, 2014
I've actually ditched using a watch. I bought an expensive G-Shock at first, but it died while snorkeling (must have had a bad seal), then moved to a Casio Walmart special for $10. But these days I just use my phone. Haven't missed it.
Travel GuidesFebruary 19, 2014
Excellent and interesting..
very well..thanks
AlexFebruary 17, 2014
Disregard my question haha. I actually looked at the hammock and I had my answer!
Matthew KarstenFebruary 22, 2014
Yeah, love that hammock. Always have a comfortable place to sleep.
AlexFebruary 17, 2014
Hey great site! Quick comment/question…I noticed in your gear that you have no viable shelter option. You have the hammock, sleeping bag, jacket, etc. I am thinking about travelling to S. America soon, did you never need a small tarp/bivy sack/tent? Thanks for the info man!
CaitlinFebruary 14, 2014
Thanks for posting! I will be backpacking Peru to Rio in June and this is extremely helpful! Thanks for making such a great blog. Definitely my favorite out there!!!
Matthew KarstenFebruary 15, 2014
No problem Caitlin, glad you found it useful. Have fun in South America!


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Over the years I've put myself in the shoes of e-learning students, consumers, news readers, market traders, physicians and patients. Through varied industries, in design or code there is one constant. Empathy for the user is the origin of everything I create.
Here are some of my doings. Further exploration is available upon request
Chaperone is a lightweight, vanilla javascript plugin for creating responsive site tours.
Daily Health Hub
This was the last project I worked on at Datu. The idea was a program delivery system that would allow physicians and program managers to push nudges to patients with specific illnesses.
I was involved from the conceptual design all the way up through development of the production code. The following screen shots are taken from the responsive prototype.
Physician portal
Datu Health was originally hired by one client to put a new, usable face on their physician and patient portals. The physician portal design evolved over 4 versions into what you see in these screen shots. These are taken from the coded prototype that we used for testing/feedback with physicians.
Patient portal
The other side of the one way mirror in the Datu equation is the patient portal. This serves as a patient's daily reflection of their health and provides access to communicate effectively with providers. Again these are taken from the prototype.
Patient & physician conversations
I managed the experience design and prototype development for this feature. We wanted to create a more familiar conversation interface for people who are used to social media messaging. This design draws inspiration from gmail, basecamp and facebook to present a familiar experience.
The physician side of the conversation design was purposefully kept in sync with the patient's view. This allows for more clarity in any verbal communication about the written messages.
Design library
We on the UX Experience team wanted to create a way for developers to access html and javascript code snippets that, when used in conjunction with the imported styles, would create predictable and consistent UI.
This library served as a jumping off point for any developer creating a new layout. Designers could also pull from the library to create their wireframes. This led to a common language across the two teams and cut down on confusion in translation.
Older work
JP Morgan - iPhone
My first task working at Wall Street On Demand was to design an iPhone app to pitch to JP Morgan. This app would allow their investors to access their portfolios and make adjustments if needed.
This interactive visualization allows the user to quickly see which sectors gained or lost the most in market cap in a selected day. It can be played back to show where they stood throughout the day.
Markit Hub - iPad
I was responsible for gaining a complete understanding of what the current hub.com product provided on the web and translate that to the iPad while taking advantage of the interface to improve upon the experience.
These wireframes were my first step after sketching to start outlining ideas for the product.
I worked with a team of other designers to finalize the functionality and apply the UI to the app
I spent a lot of time working with a developer to create a working example of what we wanted to see on the dashboard of the app. The idea was eventually scrapped for that project but will be used for hub.com
In order to get an idea across to a white label client I had to make a quick video with keynote to explain a tap and hold interaction
Markit Hub - Web
Early exploration - Directory | Clustering
We were trying to throw out really wild ideas against hub.com to see what stuck. These were a couple of my early concepts.
I drew these up to explain my idea for the interactive "hub bar" that would be the key element of the new hub.com design.
People were having a tough time grasping the idea of the hub bar from early wireframes so I decided to put it into code. This helped better explain the interactions and assisted me in finding gaps in the design that the wireframes did not cover.
Click around on the bar at the bottom of the page to discover all of the features. Be sure to try and chat with someone from the directory list. I even wired up how conversations would look.
Hub.com UI - Stream | Briefcase App | Provider App
Some samples of the branded UI created to show the new styles of hub.com and to explain the ideas behind hub "apps"
An internal project to improve our communication tools around prototype feedback and revisions. This system would allow users to select areas of a prototype and create a note about that section. They could also create tags and link the area to another prototype to create a simple interactive click through prototype.
MCS Header
Another designer had come up with the concept for an overflow drawer of tools in a dock of sorts. I questioned the functionality of the design so I developed it out so we could play around with it and see how it actually worked. Drag the window so the top menu overflows into the drawer indicated by the flashing of the button on the right. Click the button to see the overflow. Drag items around between the dock and the overflow.
I concluded that there was a better way and coded it as well for comparison and that is seen lower on the page. There is no more overflow and it also allows the user to only have a few tools in the main dock even if they may have access to many
Interactive Demo (Work in Progress)
I wanted to create a tool for doing a task that we designers have to do all the time, measuring our designs for developers. I have lots of plans for this but it is currently in its infancy.
Mouse over the image and use the magnifier to click first on the end of your measurement. Find the end of the area to be measured and click again.

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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Publication date
|Aug 26, 1969
|Filing date
|Mar 6, 1968
|Priority date
|Mar 6, 1968
|Publication number
|Turro Jerome C
|Original Assignee
|Turro Jerome C
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (50), Classifications (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
Aug. 26, 1969 J. c. TURRO 3,463,520
COMBINATION COLLARGLAMP AND SHAFT COUPLING Original Filed Jan, 7, 1965 INVENTOR. .L/Z'eame' 6? 70220 4rraeA/0 5 United States Patent ABSTRACT OF DISCLOSURE A shaft ring device as constructed which clamps around a shaft without creating a burr or disfigurement on the shaft itself by providing a split clamping ring held captive in a recess in the shaft ring and actuated by a radial screw element.
'The present invention relates generally to a combination collar-clamp and shaft coupling, and more particularly to a shaft ring which may be employed as a shaft set-collar, as a gear clamp or as a shaft coupling, and which is particularly suited and adapted for use in pre cision instruments and devices.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 424,002, filed Jan. 7, 1965, and now abandoned.
In precision instruments, whenever it becomes necessary to make an adjustment so as to change the rotational angle of a gear on a shaft, for example to calibrate the instrument or to fix zero settings, rapid release of the gear hub from the shaft is required, and this is provided by a split hub on the gear, which hub projects axially and is tightened around the shaft. This arrangement is referred to as a floating gear and is easier to adjust than if the gear is pinned or keyed to the shaft. In such assemblies, the gear having a split hub afiixed thereto is slipped over the shaft and a C-like clamp is fitted over the split gear hub, after which a set screwin the C-clamp is tightened to as to press and lock the gear hub against the shaft.
The heretofore known shaft clamps for holding such gears with projecting split hubs onto shafts had generally been formed in a C-like configuration, with a set screw extending across the open portion of the C of the clamp, the set screw serving to tighten or to press the clamp onto the shaft. In order to increase the flexing or bending of the clamp, a notch is usually formed in the C-clamp opposite the open end of the C to allow the clamp to be tightened or compressed about the shaft. However, in actual use and practical application, the tightening of the set screw and the concurrent compression of such clamps places a severe and continuous concentration of stresses upon the clamp structure adjacent to the notch, and this frequently results in metal fatigue failure during use, often even causing breakage of the clamp. a
In order to strengthen the walls of such prior art C- clamps and overcome fatigue failures, attempts have been made to make the clamp of thicker material, but with the attendant result of enlargement in the outer diameter and overall size of the clamp to accommodate the set screw.
Furthermore, the tightening of the set screw causes a pre-stress on the screw and on the threads of the clamp which the set screw engages. In guided missile installations and in other precision instrumentation where. such C- like clamps have been employed, fatigue failures have often occurred due to such pre-stress condition of the set screws. Although such clamps have been fabricated from stainless steel or alloy steel in order to provide greater strength and resistance to fatigue, such clamps 3,463,520 Patented Aug. 26, 1969 have still been found unsatisfactory due to the fact that the threads engaged by the screws have a tendency to become stripped when the necessary force is applied to tighten the set screw. With the threads stripped, the clamp thereby becomes inoperative, often even while inservice.
In the prior art type C-clamps, it has been found that if the set screw loosens as little as one degree, or sometimes even as little as one minute of a degree, the clamp or collar could become loosened on the shaft. Since the tightness of clamping in precision instruments varies with variations in temperature even caused by the machining operation, it is very essential that the set screw be sufficiently tight to secure clamping of the collar or clamp onto the shaft, but still not so tight as to injure the set screw threads. In an attempt to assure tightness of theset 'screw, it haseven been attempted to place a longitudinal cross screw in addition to the main set screw in order to hold the latter in place. However, this additionally increases the size of the clamp and'does not assure the secure clamping in position.
Furthermore, the configuration of the C-like clamp of the prior art limits the applications to which it can be used. Because it is expensive to fabricate and because it provides insuflicient axial thrust retention, it is not feasible to use such C-clamps as a thrust or set collar. Therefore, the utility of such C-like clamp of the prior art has been limited to clamping assemblies of gears or wheels having split hubs onto shafts.
A further disadvantage of the prior art collars provided with set screws or taper pins for engaging or passing into the shafts is that if the collar is set-screwed or fastened by a taper pin to the shaft, in either case a burr is left on the shaft, and the collar as well as the gear, to be removed, have to be forced off of the shaft over such a burr. In precision instruments, the tolerances are so close that the hairy burr so caused creates a serious problem, often damaging the shaft to the extent that the precision assembly cannot be taken apart without being damaged. It requires a great deal of skill in order to remove the gear without damage to expensive parts. Usually, at least the damaged shaft must be replaced, and often even the entire assembly must be rejected. This, in any event, prolongs the time of assembly of the parts and requires the time and attention of a highly skilled workman.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a shaft collar which functions to clamp around a shaft in a peripheral frictional manner without creating a burr on the shaft.
It is another object of the invention to provide a peripheral clamp to hold the split hub of a gear or wheel in place on a shaft, which clamp is of a smaller diameter than heretofore possible, without any attendant loss of structural strength, which is inexpensive to manufacture, which is simple in construction, and which will enable gears or the like to be frictionally secured and removed on the shaft of a precision assembly without any damage to the shaft, to the gears, or to the assembly.
Another object of the invention is to provide a shaft and gear clamp for precision instruments which will completely and peripherally encircle the shaft or gear hub without having points of stress concentration and thus avoid metal fatigue of the clamp.
Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a shaft or gear clamp which may also be conveniently and economically used as a shaft set collar and which thus eliminates loss of time in assembling and disassembling precision instruments.
In precision instruments where frequent assembly and disassembly is necessary, it has been the practice to sometimes machine a flattened rest seat on the shaft to provide a recessed location for the set screw to come to rest, and thus prevent a burr from forming or protruding beyond the shaft diameter. It has also been the practice to provide a cylindrical undercut for axial thrust purposes. Such flattened rest seats or cylindrical undercuts are expensive to machine.
It is therefore a further object of the invention to provide a collar-clamp which will frictionally engage the shaft in a peripheral manner without requiring expensiv machining of the last mentioned type. Y
Frequently collars of the prior art have been pinne to the shaft with a taper pin. The drilling and reaming operation for such taper pinning is expensive as to tools, labor and time required.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a clamping collar which peripherally clamps a shaft frictionally and which avoids the need for expensive tools and time-consuming machining operations.
It is another object of the invention to provide a combination collar-clamp and shaft coupling which can be formed integrally as one piece with the hub of a gear, of a cam or of a flywheel assembly.
Another object of the invention is to provide a shaf coupling which can be readily attached to two aligned shafts so that the shafts may be readily assembled .into mutual alignment for transmission of torque, without damage to the shafts and without leaving a hairy burr on the shafts.
A further object of the invention is to provide a shaft ring which is inexpensive to produce and which peripherally clamps a shaft or other object inserted into its bore with suificient friction to provide end-thrust retention.-
Still another object of the invention is to provide a shaft ring in which clamping portions are provided in tandem to engage aligned shafts so as to couple the shafts together, which shaft ring will not be subject to fatigue failure, and which will provide a positive shaft coupling to transmit torque.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a collar-clamp or shaft coupling which will be dynamically balanced so as not to cause vibration of the shaft while rotating at high speeds.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a precision type combination collar-clamp and shaft coupling device which will be inexpensive to produce and assemble.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a combination collar-clamp and shaft coupling device which will not demage the shaft upon which it is afiixed.
To these ends, and in accordance with one feature of the invention, I provide a shaft ring, of generally cylindrical configuration, with an internal cylindrical undercut or recess which is larger in diameter than the shaftreceiving bore of the ring. A flat leaf spring having a C-shaped configuration is fitted into the cylindrical recess, and since its spring force tends to urge the open ends of the C away from each other, the spring automatically is retained within the recess. One or more set screws radially positioned in the shell of the ring tend to close the spring peripherally around a shaft inserted into the bore so as to uniformy frictionally engage the shaft.
According to another feature of the invention, the ring is formed integrally with the hub of a gear which is swaged or rolled onto the gear to form one piece therewith.
According to a modification of the device, the novel cylindrical ring is made long enough axially to incorporate two coaxial recesses, each recess being provided with a C-spring for engaging a separate one of a pair of aligned shafts, and with set screws for clamping the C- springs around the respective shafts, thus forming a friction couping for the pair of shafts.
According to a modification of the C-spring, a raised dimple may be punched into the spring to fit into a corresopnding recessed dimple machined into the undercut recess. These cooperating raised and recessed dimples help prevent peripheral rotation of the spring Within the recess.
According to a further modification of the C-spring, instead of having parallel fiat opposed ends of the open portion of the C-spring, the ends are formed as a herringbone-shaped point and V, in order to minimize the peripheral location within the inner peripheral recess where a set screw might possibly engage the opening between the spring ends without pressing against the spring itself.
These, together with various ancillary objects, features and attendant advantages of the invention, will become more apparent as the following description proceeds, and are attained by the collar-clamp and shaft coupling of the invention, preferred embodiments of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings by way of example, only, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing in half-section the construction of the combintion collanclamp and illustrating a shaft to which the device can be affixed;
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the collarclamp according to the invention, shown located about a shaft with the clamp device open;
FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional detail view illustrating the collar-clamp of the invention in an open position about a shaft, as taken along the plane of line 33 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional detail view illustrating the collar-clamp of FIGS. l-3 in closed condition and clamped about a shaft;
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional detail view of another embodiment of the invention, comprising a shaft coupling with two collar-clamps similar to that of FIGS. l4 but integrally arranged axially in tendem;
FIG. 6 is a modification of the device of FIGS. l-4 shown in longitudinal cross-section and illustrating a col lar-clamp integrally formed as the hub affixed to a gear and forming -a unitary gear and shaft clamp assembly, with the clamp being illustrated in closed position about the gear shaft;
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal view of the device of FIGS. 1-4 in a position as applied around a split hub of a gear to secure the gear to a shaft;
FIG. 8 is a transverse sectional detail view of the device of FIG. 7 taken along the plane of line 8-8 of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a plan view of one form of the internal spring utilized in the collar-clamp and coupling of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a plan view of a modification of the internal spring of FIG. 9; and
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the collar-clamp of the present invention as formed as an integral part of a radio knob or the like.
In the accompanying drawings, like reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views. In the drawings, reference numeral 20 issued to generally designate the collar-clamp.
The collar clamp 20 is formed in a generally cylindrical configuration and has a smooth outer peripheral surface 22 and parallel side walls 24, 24. A central bore 28 extends axially through the collar clamp 20, and a shoulder 26 is provided around the bore at the innermost portion of at least one of the side walls 24. The shoulder 26 serves as an axial spacer and bearing surface where necessary, as will be further described below in relation to FIGS. 6 and 7. A main bore 28 is adapted to receive a shaft 30 or the split hub 32 (FIGS. 7, 8) to be mounted on a shaft. A cylindrical undercut or recess 36 having a diameter larger than that of the main bore 28 is formed coaxially with the bore 28 and is adapted to receive a split cylindrical spring 38 having a C-shaped cross section. The C spring 38 is biased in such a manner that when it is inserted into the recess 36, the ends 40 of the open C portion of the spring 38 are urged apart so that the spring 38 is pressed against the surface of the recess 36 and thus tends to maintain itself in axially captive position. The thickness of the spring 38 is so selected in relation to the diameter of the recess 36 and the diameter of the bore 28 so that the inner diameter of the spring 38 in open position, i.e. with the set screw withdrawn, is of a larger dimension than the bore 28 or larger than the outer diameter of the shaft 30 or of the hub 32. In clamped position, of course, the inner diameter of the spring 38 is approximately the same as the outer diameter of the shaft 30.
At least one radial bore 42, 42 is provided and threaded to receive a set screw44. The set screw is provided preferably with a recessed kerf, or a square or hexagonal socket 46. Although one set screw 44 would normally be suflicient for operation of theudevice, an extra set screw 44 may optionally be provided.
Operationof the device of FIGS. l-4 is as follows. The device 20 is slipped over the shaft 30 (or overa split hub 32) and one or both-of the set screws 44 are tightened radially inwardly. As best shownv in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tightening of the set screw 44 presses the edges 40 of the C-spring 38 together until the Cwspring 38. frictionally engages the outer surface of the shaft 30 (or hub 32). Since the inner end of the screw 44 never touches the shaft 30, it-cannot possibly mar or injure the outer peripheral surface of the shaft.
In the modification of FIG. 5, a coupling device, indicated generally by the numeral 120, comprises a pair of rings similar to that of FIGS. 1-4 integrally arranged in tandem in an axial manner. A cylindrical body 122 is provided with a main bore 128 adapted to receive two aligned shafts 130, 130. Two aligned coaxial recesses 136, 136 are machined in the body 122 around the main bore 128, and each recess 136, 136 is adapted to receive a respective C-spring 138, 138' similar to the spring 38 above described relative to FIGS. 1-4. Each recess 136, 136' is provided with at least one radial set screw. In FIG. 5 two set screws are illustrated for each recess, the recess 136 being provided with two threaded holes 142, 145 at right angles to each other, each adapted to receive a respective set screw 144. Similarly, the recess 136 is provided with two threaded holes'143, 147, each provided with a respective set screw 146.
Operation of the coupling of FIG. 5 is as follows. The shafts 130, 130 are aligned and each inserted into one of the opposed ends of the main bore 128 in the body 120. When the shafts are aligned and brought together the desired distance, the set screws 144 and 146 are tightened. When second set screws are employed, such as in the holes 145, 147, these are also tightened. The C- springs 138, 138 are thus peripherally frictionally tightened around their respective shafts 130, 130'. The body 122 thus rotates together with the shaft 130, 130' and transmits torque from the driving shaft to the driven shaft.
In the embodiment of FIG. 6, collar-clamp according to the invention, generally designated by the numeral 220, forms part of a gear hub 202 which is press-fitted into the bore 203 of a gear wheel 204 and rolled over or swaged at 205 onto the opposed face 206 of the gear wheel. The gear is provided with teeth 208 on its outer periphery, and the hub 220, 202 is provided with a main bore 228 adapted to receive a shaft 230 on which the gear togehther with its hub 202., 220 is mounted. The gear, hub and clamp rotate together with the shaft 230. The clamp portion 220 of the hub has an outer side 224 and an inner side 225, the latter side resting lflush against one lateral face of the gear 204. The innermost portion of the face 224 is provided with a shoulder 226 which acts as a spacer or thrust washer between the surface 224 and any journal bearing or other member (not shown) which may be mounted on the shaft 230 to the left of the device 220. As in the other embodiments, a cylindrical recess 236 is provided into which a C-spring 238 is fitted in a manner similar to that above described with respect tothe spring 38 of FIGS. 1-4. A set screw 244 operating radially in a threaded hole 242, and if desired, a second set screw 245, operate to peripherally frictionally tighten the spring 238 about the shaft 230, thus fixing the integral hub 202, 220 and the gear 204 onto the shaft 230. The integral hub and clamp 202, 220, is preferably provided with an annular undercut 209 so that when the hub 202 is press-fitted into the bore 203 of the gear, any burr which forms will be retained within the undercut 209 and will not prevent the surfaces at the interface 225 from lying flush against each other. Of course, it is understood that instead of a gear 204, other wheel means such as a cam disc or flywheel may be similarly provided with an integral hub and shaft clamp 202, 220 in the same manner as shown for the gear 204 in FIG. 6.
In the illustration of FIGS. 7 and 8, a gear disc 304 having a split hub portion 302 is shown mounted on a shaft 34 and clamped thereon by a clamp 2.0 of the type illustrated in the FIGS. l-4. The hub 302 is pressfitted into the bore 303 of the gear disc 304 and is swaged or rolled over the lateral face 306 of the gear disc at 305. Instead of being integrally formed with the clamping member 20 however, as in the embodiment of FIG. 6, the hub 302 is separate from the clamp, and is provided with a lateral thrust member 308 which abuts one of the lateral faces 325 of the collar-clamp 20. An annular recess 309 is provided which serves the same purpose as the annular recess 209 above discussed relative to the embodiment of FIG. 6. The hub 302 has a split laterally extending portion with prongs 32 defining interspaces 333, 335, 337, 339 between them. In the embodiment of FIGS. 7 and 8 no shoulder 26 is provided on the face 325 which abuts against the surface of thrust member 308 of the hub 302, although a shoulder 26 is provided on the opposite face 24.
The device of FIGS. 7 and 8 operates as follows. When one or more of the set screws 44 is tightened inwardly in its correpsonding threaded hole 42, it peripherally tightens the spring 38 around the prongs 32 of the hub 302 and presses them frictionally against the shaft 34, thus tightly fixing the hub 302 and its gear disc 304 onto the staft 34.
FIG. 9 illustrates a modification of the spring 38, 138, and is generally designated by the numeral 438. A raised bump or pimple 450 is stamped into the spring to protrude outwardly, and a similar but mating dimple 452 (FIG. 2) is formed or machined into the body 22, and extending radially outwardly from the cylindrical surface of recess 36, so that when the spring 438 is placed into position the pimple or bump 450 mates with the dimfilses 452 and prevents peripheral rotation of the C-spring In the embodiment of FIG. 10, the C-shpring deslgnated generally as 538 may be used instead of any of the springs 38, 138, 138', 238 in any of the above described embodiments. However, instead of the flat edges 40 (FIG. 9) of the open portion of the C, the edges 440, 441 of the spring 538 mate in a herringbone manner, the edge 440 being formed as a point which extends within and between the V-shaped edge 441. When the spring 538 15 placed into a corresponding recess 36, and if it should happen to turn peripherally within the recess so that the gap between the edges 440 and 441 :is located directly opposite a single provided set screw 44, there would always be a point on the spring 538 which the set screw 44 would be able to engage, and a minimum opportunity for the set screw to coincide only or completely with an interspace between the spring ends.
In the embodiment of FIG. 11, the invention is shown incorporated into a radio knob or other instrument knob mounted on a spindle or shaft 30. The knob 60, of plastic or other material, has a recess 636 formed therein adapted to receive a C-spring 638, similar to the spring 38 of FIGS. l-4 and frictionally clamped peripherally by one or more set screws 644. The main bore 628 is blind-ended and the bore 628 as well as the recess 636 around the bore may be formed by molding directly into the body 60.
It will be obvious to those skilled in the art, upon the study of this disclosure, that this invention permits of various modifications and alterations with respect to the individual components and arrangements disclosed, and hence can be embodied in apparatus other than as particularly illustrated and described herein, without departing from the essential feature of the invention.
I claim:
1. A shaft ring device comprising a generally cylindrical body having a shaft-receiving bore, means forming at least one cylindrical recess around said bore, longitudinally split generally cylindrical spring means having a C-shaped transverse section disposed axially captive in said recess around said bore and having a raised pimple formed in the outer surface thereof, said recess defining a depressed dimple therein mating with said pimple to prevent peripheral motion of said spring means within said recess and means in said body for compressing said spring means radially inwardly so that said spring means is peripherally tightened.
2. A shaft ring device comprising a generally cylindrical body having a shaft-receiving bore, means forming-at least one cylindrical recess around said bore, longitudinally split generally cylindrical spring means having a C-shaped transverse section disposed axially captive in said recess around said bore, said spring means defining opposed edges along the split portion thereof, said edges comprising a mating pointed end and a V-shaped end, means in said body for compressing said spring means radially inwardly so that said spring means is peripherally tightened, and cooperating mating means on said spring means and on the inner surface of said bore for preventing perpiheral movemet of said spring means within said recess.
3. A clamp device for clamping wheel means onto shafts, comprising, in combintion, Wheel means defining a hub-receiving bore, a collar clamp for said wheel means and a hub means forming a hub therefor and located within said hub receiving bore, a first portion of said hub defining a main shaft-receiving bore, said hub means being a split hub having peripherally spaced prongs around said shaft, a portion of said collar clamp having a central shaft-receiving bore and located about said prongs, said wheel means having at least one planar axially transverse face, said collar clamp including means for clamping said wheel means and said hub to the shaft for rotation together therewith which comprises means within said collar clamp forming an annular cylindrical recess within the confines of said main bore, a longitudinally split generally cylindrical spring member having a C-shaped transverse section disposed axially captive in said annular cylindrical recess and surrounding said spaced prongs, means in said collar clamp for peripherally tightening said spring member around said prongs, said collar clamp having an outer axial side and an inner axial side, said inner side being arranged to normally rest adjacent said one planar face of said Wheel means, and means forming an annular recess within the outer periphery of said hub contiguous with one end of said hub receiving bore to catch and retain burrs formed during assembly of said wheel means onto said hub means.
4. A device according to claim 3, said outer axial side having a protruding integral shoulder forming a flat outer face adapted to serve as a precision thrust bearing surface, said inner side being disposed adjacent said planar surface, and means axially located at the terminal end of said hub means fixing the latter to said wheel means.
5. A device according to claim 3, wherein said means for peripherally tightening said spring member comprises at least one set screw radially positionable into a spring compressing condition and a withdrawn condition, said spring member being normally biased so as to have an outside diameter in non-compressed condition larger than the diameter of said annular cylindrical recess, so that said spring is normally pressed against the outer periphery of said annular cylindrical recess when said set screw is in said withdrawn condition.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 713,227 11/1902 Levalley 287-52.03 1,220,185 3/1917 Cathcart 287-52.09 2,222,334 11/ 1940 Brouwer 287-5209 2,334,320 11/1943 Evans 287-535 2,401,351 6/1946 Herbst et al. 287-534 2,421,254 5/ 1947 Froelich 287-53 2,544,304 3/ 1951 Eckenbeck et a] 29-525 2,620,675 12/1952 Meadows et a1. 287-52.08 XR 2,855,666 10/1958 Gleitz 29-525 3,127,784 4/1964 ONeill 287-52 XR 3,174,212 3/1965 Seltsam 29-525 XR FOREIGN PATENTS 173,416 1/ 1922 Great Britain.
CARL W. TOMLIN, Primary Examiner ANDREW V. KUNDRAT, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 287-52.09
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Oil Sands Cleanup Opportunity #3: Harvest Heavy Minerals
Process cleans tailing ponds, pays for itself. Why does industry balk? Third in series.
[Editor's note: Geoff Dembicki continues his investigation into what's keeping the oil sands from sparking a boom in homegrown Canadian "clean-tech" innovation -- and fast-tracking a cleaner environment.]
It took Titanium Corporation seven years of work before it could confidently announce to the oil sands industry: "We have a solution."
First, the Canadian cleantech firm put together a team of scientists. "Folks who had a vision," as CEO and president Scott Nelson recently put it.
Then Titanium built and tested a new type of "mineral concentrator." It would recover valuable heavy minerals (zircon as well as titanium), along with bitumen, from Northern Alberta's 176 square kilometers of toxic tailings ponds.
Titanium next got Suncor, Syncrude and CNRL (three of the biggest oil sands producers) to participate in a $15 million pilot-scale demonstration plant in Devon, Alberta.
After 12 months, the cleantech firm claimed, the results "were outstanding." Titanium's technology could recover three-quarters of the bitumen and solvents submerged in tailings it processed.
Implementing the technology at a large oil sands operation would cost about $400 million. But recovered minerals and bitumen would easily recoup that investment within a short period, the company calculated. It might also make tailings ponds smaller, less toxic and a lot easier to clean up.
"We have a unique opportunity," Nelson told Canada's Standing Committee on Natural Resources last November. Alberta's oil sands, he said, could finally move from "a widely criticized and defensive position, to [being] a leader in innovation and recovery of value from waste."
There was just one problem: industry inertia.
"The industry is very much aware of [our technology]," Nelson testified to the committee. "They have participated in its demonstration. They have all the results. They haven't said no. They're just moving very slowly."
"Where is your wall at this point?" asked Liberal MP John Mackay.
"The wall is the oil sands industry -- the operators," Nelson replied. He added: "It's maddening, to be honest, but we're not giving up."
Nelson, who declined to be interviewed by the Tyee Solutions Society, tells an all-too familiar story. More than 60 of Canada's 720 cleantech firms have developed solutions that could make bitumen production cleaner.
Yet despite an ongoing shift in industry attitude towards these innovators, Tyee Solutions hasn't learned of any whose technology is operating on a large commercial scale.
'A virtuous circle'
The journey from an inventor's first flash of inspiration to a technology that saves the planet is long and unpredictable. Ben Sparrow's "eureka" moment came at night eight years ago, on a train ride between Beijing and Shanghai.
"I began drawing a picture of this machine I'd been dreaming about," the 35-year-old CEO and co-founder of Vancouver's Saltworks Technologies recently said.
What Sparrow conceived that night was a cheaper and greener method of removing salt from seawater. The applications for it could be world changing.
"A fifth of the world's population suffers from a shortage of drinking water," read a 2009 Economist profile of Saltworks, "and that fraction is expected to grow."
But the company soon realized its technology was well suited for another type of customer: Alberta's largest bitumen producers.
Saltworks believes it could help oil sands producers recycle water more efficiently, reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and clean up tailings ponds. In 2011, Cenovus invested $2.5 million in the company.
"We envision ourselves delivering solutions to a wide range of industries," president and co-founder Joshua Zoshi told Tyee Solutions. "It so happens that oil and gas is our first market."
Many Canadian cleantech firms are trying to "make their first big sales" in that market, said Vicky Sharpe, president and CEO of Sustainable Technology Development Canada, a federal program that's supported Saltworks.
Success for them could set in motion "a virtuous circle", she said. Cleantech firms grow bigger. They export more technology. Capital flows back to Canada. The economy becomes stronger. And ultimately our planet gets healthier.
But something is stalling that transition.
Titanium Corporation
public company: TSX Venture - TIC
Founded: 2001
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Annual revenues: None
Oil sands application: Developing hydrocarbon and water recovery plant that recovers bitumen and water from tailings waste. Mineral separation plant then removes zircon and titanium for export.
Saltworks Technologies Inc.
Private company
Founded: 2008
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.
Annual revenues: $1M
Oil sands application: Developing Electrochem process that uses less energy to desalinate brackish groundwater. Saltmaker technology helps SAGD producers treat industrial water.
N-Solv Corporation
Private company
Founded: 2003
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Annual revenues: Not publicly reported
Oil sands application: Developing alternative extraction process for bitumen that uses solvents instead of steam. Could result in drastic cuts to producer water and carbon footprints.
Insular industry?
Last November, departing oil executive Jean-Michel Gires offered an explanation. Days later he would be air-bound to Paris after three years at the helm of French-owned Total SA's Canadian operations in Calgary.
His explanation for industry inertia on cleantech? The oil sands business is too full of "mavericks", Gires told The Globe and Mail in an interview.
Technology innovators from outside the oil sands "could be playing a role if they were given a chance," Gires said.
But instead, the industry's attitude is that "we are the best in the world and we can develop technology by ourselves."
Gires' remarks proved controversial -- many sources approached them cautiously (and Tyee Solutions was unable to reach the French executive). But his sentiments weren't altogether new.
In May 2009, Calgary-based New Technology magazine ran a front page story entitled "Barrier to Entry: Boom or no boom, oilsands outsiders hit barriers to technology uptake."
"A growing list of innovators," it read, "are becoming increasingly frustrated at what they perceive as the closed door attitude of existing producers."
Then in March 2010, a report published by the provincially funded Alberta Energy Research Institute offered an even blunter perspective.
"The oil sand business is quite insular," wrote David Devenny, one of Canada's most respected engineers and geologists, and a key player in the early development of the industry. (Devenny declined Tyee Solutions' request for an interview).
"The business," in his opinion, "would benefit from exposure."
'The odd prince'
But too much exposure can sometimes overwhelm.
At the height of BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, in May 2010, that company received more than 20,000 emails and 72,000 phone calls about how to stop the oil spill. Even Hollywood actor Kevin Costner proposed a solution.
"You name it, it's been suggested," a Coast Guard senior chief said at the time. "There's so many ideas you become numb to them."
Does a similar solutions-fatigue afflict the oil sands operators? Perhaps.
No less towering a critic of the oil sands than University of Alberta water biologist David Schindler told Tyee Solutions: "I probably have somebody phone me with a new [water-saving] technique about once a month."
Industry sources say managing people's expectations can be challenging.
"You have to kiss a lot of frogs in this business to find the odd prince," said Neil Camarta, a retired executive who's held senior positions at Shell Canada, Syncrude, PetroCanada and Suncor. "People can get disgruntled and turn on you and accuse you of being close minded."
Producers make small, "incremental" improvements all the time, he said. Many of the solutions pitched by outsiders though are "disruptive." They promise huge rewards, he said, but may also require infrastructure costing hundreds of millions of dollars.
And even the most outstanding lab results are no guarantee that a technology will perform reliably at full scale in Alberta's harsh northern climate.
"You have to be careful that if you try a new technology it doesn't shut down the whole plant," Camarta said. "You could take a big leap and end up in the fire."
Changing attitudes
Still, big leaps can and do happen. "In situ" extraction, where bitumen is melted out of the ground with high-pressure steam, was considered fringe technology 20 years ago. Now it's mainstream.
Clean technology innovators like John Nenniger even consider it passé. With Suncor support, his company, N-Solv, is building a $60 million pilot project in Northern Alberta. It will use solvents -- like butane or propane -- instead of steam to help extract the bitumen.
Nenniger believes his process will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85 per cent, eliminate the need for water and double profits per barrel. "Our best estimate is we will see test results that are meaningful by December," he said.
Yet, the cleantech innovator told Tyee Solutions: "It's taken me 15 years to get to [this] point."
Sometime before Nenniger's results come in, an industry alliance known as COSIA plans to release new guidelines making it easier for Canada's cleantech firms to connect with producers.
That, in effect, was exactly what an industry-government study on tailings pond treatment recommended last August.
There are "credible and experienced vendors who have so far not become involved" in the solutions process, the report said. Producers would do well by "lowering the threshold" for cleantech firms and others to participate, it added.
"Definitely there are still folks not open to outside thinking," said Camarta, the former oil sands executive. "But if you look at the gauge, it's moved from the red zone to light green in terms of improvement."
Still, changes in attitude only open the door. The real question is whether they will invite Canada's cleantech innovators to play a role, reward them with serious revenues -- and ultimately provide a cleaner environment for us all.
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Online seminars are offered for participants in the Certificate in University Teaching Skills (CUTS) program only. If you are not yet a CUTS participant, please fill out a Statement of Intent Google form, found here [LINK].
Teaching Philosophy: Sept 12 - 23
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ConecuhValley, Thank you very much! The photos used in the stitched panorama were taken on March 1, 2005, at the end of a rather wet winter. There's not always so much green. Cheers from northern Nevada! -Steve
Thanks so much for all of the beautiful pictures of Northern Nevada! I can tell from your photos how you feel about the area.
krbrunet, Thank you very much for the visit and the comments. Indeed...Northern Nevada is a pretty easy place to take great pictures (and not a bad place to live, either). Cheers! -Steve
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