camping gear indispensable for west africa?
Hye,
I'm planning to ride from Burkina up to France, and wonder about a camping gear. My plan is to by a 50cc moped as it seems to be easier with paperworks, easier to fix, and will probably make the trip different! But as it is a "small bike", I want to travel light, and would avoid to carry useless things. A friend of mine did the trip a while ago, and maybe need his tent 2 time in Mauritania, anywhere else, he managed to sleep in villages, asking after to the village headmaster (sometimes invited, sometimes paying a reasonable fee). I might do a loop in Togo and Ghana, and maybe in Guinea also. After reading many travellers reports, I've noticed that many people carry a camping gear.
Does anyone have experience travelling without camping gear/tent and sleeping in villages in these aera?
Thanks for your help!
vince
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