"Alan S" kirjoitti
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> On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:49:28 GMT, "KGB"
>
> To be honest, the thought of pitching my tent in front of
> Angkor, or the Taj Mahal, or Petra, or Giza, or Abu Simbel,
> or Chichen Itza, or Teotihuacan (all on this trip) does not
> turn me on at all. Even if the local authorities allowed it
> I doubt it would be very wise, let alone comfortable.
>
I may bring a tent along only if I drive in Europe by my own car. To live
comfortably in a tent one needs an air mattress. Mine is 20*160*200cm in
dimension. Because lots of air is needed to stuff the thing, a decent pump
is also necessary. Preferably engined by car's electric system so that we
outdoor heros don't have to sweat unecessarily. The mattress isn't light but
weighs several kilos and it doesn't fold into small space. Minimum camping
gear weighs around 10 kilos. Too much to carry it on a rucksack. Naturally
those cellular plastic mattresses are much lighter but they are no good.
In countries like Cambodia, Egypt, Jordan, India and Mexico accommodation is
so cheap that there is no point to tease oneself by carrying a tent. Those
who overnight in woods think differently.
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