I always travel with a 2-person tent. A good one folds up very small and constructs in a few minutes. Tents are good for storing your stuff when you go off for a walk; keeping your food overnight; providing privacy from the hoardes when you are in places where you just cannot escape; a good place to sit and escape the flies/mosquitoes and other bities when you want to read a book or darn the socks (or just escape the onlookers); and I've found they impress cops more and you are less likely to be moved on. You'll find it much easier to sleep in them in hot places too - when you are more inclined to want to sleep on top of the sleeping bag rather than in it. Considering the negligible space they occupy the extra weight/space is not an issue for me. But we tent users appear to be in the minority here...
cheers
Brett
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