Those before my have mentioned nearly anything but I believe it can?t be told to often:

- If you?re going to rest in an hotel or something alike put a grab-bag beneath your bed with all the needed items.

- Carry water with you at any time as much as possible.

- I like the shemaghs too and finde them a great pice of equipment. They work as head gear, tablecloth, towel, bandage, sack ...
Here at Germany they are not that uncommon in the streets but mostly worn by teenagers or punkrockers (I?m still a child in my heart and like Beethoven as even The Sexpistols <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />)

- For trips to desert areas I carry a poncholiner and a tarp made of a chute.

- My opinion and my experience is to wear high boots, long sleeves and long pants for sunprotection, against lost of moisture by wind and to protect the skin from abrasion and biting/stinging animals or plants.

- A long staff is always a benefit. I use one 7 foot long with a crooked upper end because I find an "arm-extender" usefull sometimes.

- Take spare sunglasses with you. It really hurts if you loose your only one !

- Some lightweight but sturdy gloves are usefull either.

That?s just my 50 cents. I?m not a Bedouin. Only an interested traveler.

Molf