Ready or not here I go ...

“There are only 2 mistakes one can make on the road – not going all the way and not starting” - Buddha -

Well, coming week the journey begins – was planning early in the week but with heavy rains, etc will wait for a break in weather - prefer a start without the heavens weeping!

Equipment....

At this stage I am going to mention a few items that I think are important and need an explanation (will publish a detailed list as the trip moves along):

1.       Tent:

Second biggest decision after the vehicle was the tent – luckily over the years I have spent a considerable amount of time in tents in all types of terrain and at times extremely harsh conditions. My criteria were:

·         Space and quality – needed a tent I could stand up in and be able to spend time in (in case of bad weather, etc)

·         As most my camping will be with SUV in tow – purchased one that is customized to a SUV - Napier Sportz 84000 SUV tent. Now this tent is heavy but that’s not a worry as I have the SUV to carry it but its VERY comfortable and one can spend considerable amount of time in it.

·         And it hooks up to the SUV allowing me easy access to the vehicle for comfort and safety

·         As for sleeping bag – picked a MEC synthetic mummy (works great even when wet) rated for -7 C – should be fine for spring time in Patagonia

A note on equipment – like to thank Shawna for contributing important essentials like travel guides, bty changer, reading light, etc . Marcelo for his contribution of ‘jumper cables’!?