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REI Multination Travel Adapter

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Next time you travel the world leave all those little electrical adapters at home and carry the 4-in-1 REI Multination travel adapter.

  • Adapter includes the 4 most common plug configurations
  • Can be used in more than 175 countries, including most parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand, North America and Russia
  • Features a built-in surge protector with indicator light
  • 6A fuse provides overload protection
  • Safety shutters protect users from coming into contact with live parts
  • Thermoplastic rubber coating creates a soft grip
  • Please note: Adapter plugs allow travel appliances to fit into foreign outlets; they do not convert electricity

Imported.

Item 775148

$4.90

with coupon code ANNV13
May 17-27 Details

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REI Multination Travel Adapter Specs
Specification
Description
Best use
Travel
4 ounces
ABS plastic/steel/thermoplastic rubber
2.5 x 2.2 x 2 inches
Weight
Material(s)
Dimensions

REI Multination Travel Adapter Customer Reviews

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REI Multination Travel Adapter
 
2.5

(based on 10 reviews)

40%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to use (4)
  • Durable (3)

Cons

  • Poor design (5)
  • Flimsy (3)

Best Uses

      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Avid do-it-yourselfer (5), Casual do-it-yourselfer (3)

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    1.0

    Poor performance, never worked

    By bluek25

    from Tanzania

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    Pros

      Cons

      • Flimsy
      • Poor Design

      Best Uses

        Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

        I purchased this product for a trip to Africa - it does not work. The UK plug does not fit and the Europe plug is misaligned. When I tried to plug it in (with not that much force), the mechanism broke and now 2 of the plugs cannot be extended. I never got a single day of use out of this. The material is flimsy and the product is not well designed or made.

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        3.0

        like this product, but one major floor

        By thamesuser

        from as of recently, Australia

        About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

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        Pros

        • Durable
        • Easy to Use

        Cons

          Best Uses

            Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

            Just plug in you device from any country in to one end. Then slide out the required prongs from the other end, and your away. One of the UK prongs became a bit wobbly after minimal use but it still works fine. This product has surge protection and lights to show that the socket is working. But one day I decided I'd get a spare fuse if it blows, just in case. I realised i couldn't for the life of me find where to access the fuse compartment. YOU CANT CHANGE THE FUSE! very strange, cos if it blows the device is now dead? I have another one of these type devices where you can change the fuse.
            Other than this, the device has worked fine when i was in Europe and Australia, and i still use it on some foreign appliances i have.

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            1.0

            poorly made, waste of money, didn't work

            By pisceanblue

            from Washington DC

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            Pros

              Cons

              • Doesn't Work
              • Flimsy
              • Poor Design

              Best Uses

                Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

                I bought this for a trip to Kenya, which uses the UK style outlet. The UK option on this product does not fit the outlets. Also, the part where you plug your appliance into the adapter is poorly made, as well. I can't even fit a standard North American plug into it.

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                (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                worked perfectly in 5 south american cou

                By Hadlock

                from dallas, tx

                About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

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                Pros

                • Durable
                • Easy to Use
                • Well Designed

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                    Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

                    i used this thing to charge my netbook, cell phone and gameboy (not at the same time) for a month in south america. i successfully used this in colombia (bogota), peru (lima, cusco), argentina (BA, rosario, iguazu), brazil (sao paulo, rio, florinopolis) and all along the coast in uruguay including montevideo.

                    everyone seemed to have some variation of this plug from all over the world. it's a very popular design. the REI model had two major pluses compared to every single competing product (I saw at least 15 variations of this) -

                    1) the sliders for the various plugs don't break. other models the sliders would stick and break, or the clutch would break and they wouldn't stick at all. i fiddle with stuff all the time (especially sitting in airports) and my power adapter probably has 40 hours of fiddling with those sliders. it still works fine.

                    2) other model plugs have a tendency to fall out of well used plugs. hostel plugs get a lot of use. probably 20 plug/unplug cycles a day from power hungry travelers, every day, 365 days a year. especially the plugs closest to the hostel bar. i could use the old, unused plugs that nobody else could use because my plug would stay in the socket, where other people's converters would fall out whenever someone closed the door.

                    most recently i took this with me to mexico and Guatemala and had zero issues with it as well. i'll be buying another as a backup (the old one is almost two years old at this point) for future trips.

                    the only thing I would add is to offer this model with an optional second plug. i ended up buying a 1x3 plug so i could have three devices plugged in at the same time

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                    (0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                     
                    2.0

                    Not worth it

                    By jcjt

                    from Atlanta, GA

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                          Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

                          We have bought 2 adapters for my son living in Africa. The first one worked for 7 months before being stolen. The 2nd one worked for 2 weeks before it stopped working.

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                          (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

                           
                          1.0

                          Worked 1 day

                          By Africa traveler

                          from Tennessee

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                          Pros

                            Cons

                            • Poor Design

                            Best Uses

                              Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

                              I used the adapter 1 day and it worked/fit fine. The next day the fuse blew and there is no way to reset or replace. Did not work at all after that.

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                              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                               
                              1.0

                              Broke on second use

                              By khammil

                              from Seattle, WA

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                              Pros

                                Cons

                                • Flimsy
                                • Poor Design

                                Best Uses

                                  Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

                                  This all-in-one plug adapter is a nice concept which was not well executed. The Europe plug worked OK but the UK plug didn't fit into any of the outlets where I tried it - the pins were slightly misaligned. After a couple of tries the mechanism which switches between plugs failed, and now it can't extend any of the plug types.

                                  I've been much happier carrying an array of smaller single-function plug adapters around. They fit their target plugs well and are much easier to use.

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                                  (9 of 21 customers found this review helpful)

                                   
                                  2.0

                                  Has a 6 A fuse that may blow out

                                  By Tempe Traveller

                                  from Tempe AZ

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                                  Pros

                                  • Easy to Use

                                  Cons

                                  • Poor Design

                                  Best Uses

                                    Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

                                    I bought this for my wife while she is travelling in Europe. Needed something to plug her laptop into. She found it easy to use, and worked fine for 3 days.

                                    Then her roommate borrowed it to plug in her hair dryer which she "thought" was dual-voltage. Wrong. Now the adapter is totally useless because the 6 A fuse inside blew out. You can't reset it and you can't replace it. So now, it's useless junk.
                                    Why would REI build a product (or at least put its name on one) where:
                                    (A)packaging does NOT include any product documentation, nor any details on the 6A fuse.
                                    (B) you can't either reset the switch, or find a replacement for it? I've seen surge protectors on power strips that are smaller than a dime ... you can reset that in a second. But that feature is not included here.

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                                    (8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

                                     
                                    5.0

                                    works great!

                                    By Tundra Girl

                                    from Wisconsin/traveling in Europe

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                                    Pros

                                    • Consistent Performance
                                    • Durable
                                    • Easy To Configure
                                    • Easy To Use

                                    Cons

                                      Best Uses

                                      • Travel

                                      Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

                                      I bought this for one primary reason: I am traveling in Europe for business and need to plug in my MacBookPro to charge it. Most computers nowadays can run on either 110 or 220 circuits so you do not need the power converter. It is easy to find power adaptors such as this one but this is the ONLY one that I have found that will accept the US three prong plug! For the Mac laptops, this is important because in order to use the 2 prong plug you lose the extension cord and you have to plug the power brick directly into the power adaptor. Sometimes the outlet is too close to the floor or furniture to allow the brick to plug into the spot. So, this adaptor solves the space problem, allows the use of the longer cord with the 3 prong plug AND is space saving and sturdy. A winner for my needs.

                                      As the earlier review says, this is NOT a power converter so will not work with most US appliances but works great for using with a computer.

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                                      (6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

                                       
                                      4.0

                                      Good all around adapter

                                      By bplogs

                                      from Phoenix, AZ

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                                      Pros

                                      • Multi-Use
                                      • Surge Protection

                                      Cons

                                        Best Uses

                                          Comments about REI Multination Travel Adapter:

                                          I have used this adapter in Bahrain, Saudi, and the UAE in the Middle East and so far so good. Also works with converting a Middle East / Europe plug into an American style plug. Keep in mind this is an adapter, not a converter, nor does it have a ground. Although the surge protection is a nice thing to have while running a laptop off the adapter.

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