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Happy New Year everyone!
We have now entered into 2013 and the trip is starting to become even more of a reality and the countdown can now begin (213 days) as we are now officially 7 months away from our first departure flight!
Since my last blog 2 days before Christmas we have seen Christmas and the New Year in and been to Go Outdoors in Basingstoke and bought some necessary travel items required for our trip.
Between the both of us we have purchased some proper walking boots, proper walking socks, sleeping bag each, tent and some miscellaneous items for example cutlery, towels, hand towels, etc. This bill was a total of £430!!! We were looking at buying some sleeping mats as well but they are far too big to carry around so we will buy these while we are out there.
We purchased one of our most important items for our USA trip which is the TENT; we tried a few out in the tent showroom (which was quite comical) and decided on the Vango Banshee 200 due to its space inside, pack-size and how light it was to carry.
Now that I have the tent I can pitch it up on a clear dry day to measure the length pitched so I can book some of the campgrounds as they require measurements so we can get a pitch that is big enough otherwise it could be a squeeze!!!
I have also purchased one very important thing that was on special offer the Vango Freedom 80+20 backpack to fit the tent and bits and pieces in for the trip. Once it comes I will do a dummy run with clothes, etc as well and check it all fits in there all ok and the weight is less than 23kg and can be carried around all the time comfortably as this will be the main aim.
Will be updating soon with the latest news!
Ben
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