Take Camping Gear or Not
I was traveling in South America (Chile, Argentina and Uruguay) this summer for two and a half months. I did the southern part and my bike is now in Montevideo in storage.
It is a R1200GSA and I have a lot of camping and cooking gear on it. I have used the tent about half the time. The other nights i was in Hostals.
The plan is to do about 3 months every year and work my way up north.
What has changed now is, that my wife is coming on the trip too and we will be two up on the bike. So i have to make some changes.
I am thinking to go without camping gear because i can not see us camping much in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Columbia. Also reduce the cooking gear to a minimum.
If I lose my tent and mats and Sleeping bag, it would give us a lot of space.
What i am not sure of is if it is a good idea to travel without the camping gear just from a safety point of view.
So, I would be glad to hear a few thoughts on this.
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