johanso
Adventurer
On my summer vacation I spend most of the time above the arctic circle and didn't get much warm weather and after a fall with terrible weather I desperately needed some sun.
After some research we decided to go to Oman in the Middle East. Flight tickets was available at a reasonable price and it seemed to offer great outdoor possibilities. I've never been in a muslim country before or the Middle east for that matter so that alone was a reason as good as anything.
It turned out Oman was everything we could wish for and more. The most striking thing is the people. It is by far the most friendly, generous, honest and kind people I've ever got in contact with. Basically everyday we had people inviting us to their home, we had people driving one hour in the opposite direction of their route just to show us "the perfect beach for you to camp", we got a flat tyre and asked a random guy at the petrol station for a wrench end ended up having him and some other bystanders changing the tyre for us… I could go on forever because it happened all the time. Oman is quite a traditional country and people dress in traditional way and it was really a reminder about not judging people by how they look. Unfortunately the picture in the west has been filled with the horrible things happening in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan not showing the other side of the Middle East.
For a number of practical reasons our trusted 2001 Land Cruiser had to stay at home for this trip resting under a layer of snow. Instead we flew down and picked up a two generations newer Land Cruiser. A 2013 Land Cruiser 150.
First challenge with leaving our own truck at home is to prioritize and select the right gear to bring. 20kg per person isn't much when it comes to camping gear.
We brought:
Self standing Fjällräven tent. 3kg
Sleeping bags
Air matresses
Primus OmniLite Ti stove, titanium multi-fuel stove that can run on either gas or liquid fuel.
1 liter pot
Titanium cutlery
Allround knife
Fire starter
Garmin handheld GPS Map 64
Avalanche shovel
Lantern
Head lamps
Climbing gear
Hiking backpacks
First aid kit
Compass
12 volt battery charger
etc.
Bought on site:
Cool box
Big carpet
Maps
After some research we decided to go to Oman in the Middle East. Flight tickets was available at a reasonable price and it seemed to offer great outdoor possibilities. I've never been in a muslim country before or the Middle east for that matter so that alone was a reason as good as anything.
It turned out Oman was everything we could wish for and more. The most striking thing is the people. It is by far the most friendly, generous, honest and kind people I've ever got in contact with. Basically everyday we had people inviting us to their home, we had people driving one hour in the opposite direction of their route just to show us "the perfect beach for you to camp", we got a flat tyre and asked a random guy at the petrol station for a wrench end ended up having him and some other bystanders changing the tyre for us… I could go on forever because it happened all the time. Oman is quite a traditional country and people dress in traditional way and it was really a reminder about not judging people by how they look. Unfortunately the picture in the west has been filled with the horrible things happening in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan not showing the other side of the Middle East.
For a number of practical reasons our trusted 2001 Land Cruiser had to stay at home for this trip resting under a layer of snow. Instead we flew down and picked up a two generations newer Land Cruiser. A 2013 Land Cruiser 150.
First challenge with leaving our own truck at home is to prioritize and select the right gear to bring. 20kg per person isn't much when it comes to camping gear.
We brought:
Self standing Fjällräven tent. 3kg
Sleeping bags
Air matresses
Primus OmniLite Ti stove, titanium multi-fuel stove that can run on either gas or liquid fuel.
1 liter pot
Titanium cutlery
Allround knife
Fire starter
Garmin handheld GPS Map 64
Avalanche shovel
Lantern
Head lamps
Climbing gear
Hiking backpacks
First aid kit
Compass
12 volt battery charger
etc.
Bought on site:
Cool box
Big carpet
Maps
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