LOL I lived on the road with my motorcycle in 1984 for six months as I did an 18,000 mile circumnavigation of the United States. My touring pack consisted of far less than that ... combined with all the tools and equipment required to service the motorcycle on the road, the bulky rain gear and cold weather gear, tent and cooking equipment, I had clothes, cameras, and books to suit my needs. Altogether it took up 3 cubic feet of storage space, everything, and weighed less than 25 lbs.
I like to travel light. Godfrey On Sep 6, 2006, at 12:20 PM, Bob W wrote: > I have found the following to be the absolute minimum necessary for > any trip longer than 1 night away from home, and further than > Tunbridge Wells to the south, or Chingford to the north: > > a well-furnished tent > 3 months' rations > collapsible canoe > jointed flagstaff and Union Jack > hand pump and sterilising plant > astrolabe > 6 suits of tropical linen > sou'wester > camp operating table and set of surgical instruments > portable humidor > Christmas hamper with Santa costume and mistletoe stand > cane for whacking snakes > coil of rope > sheet of tin > several cleft sticks > > riding breeches for winter and summer > bush shirts > a sola topi > a double-brimmed sun hat > a camp bed and sleeping bag > long boots to deter mosquitoes at sundown > quinine pills to protect against malaria > slabs of black chocolate for energy > metal uniform cases > a cedarwood trunk lined with zinc to keep ants out > silk pyjamas to avoid typhus > several more cleft sticks > a stick cleaver > > > Bob > (with thanks to William Boot) > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
