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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
How is taking out of date, non-effective or incorrectly prescribed medication for a septic wound or nasty parasitic infection 'Part of the adventure'.. ???
It's just stupid for the sake of trying to sound 'hardcore'. Grow an adventure beard instead if it makes you feel better.
If you ever get Guardia, Malaria, etc or have a rat bite go septic in the jungle, I wonder what you'd really choose if given the choice between the correct and tested medication or some untrained bloke's tin shack Pharmacy in the congo selling some random pills which may or may not work. Or even make you sicker.
Tropical diseases and septic wounds are no adventure. They ruin your trip, can ruin your wallet and leave you regretting it for the rest of your life.
I suppose you don't need travel insurance too. Because that's hardly being adventurous either. Just drag yourself home. Crawling on your elbows with a shattered spine. Don't forget to capture that on your GoPro.
"I don't need no god dam ambulance... That's not an adventure. Get those scissors away from me... NOOOOO DON'T SHAVE OFF MY ADVENTURE BEARD"
Excuse my sarcasm.. I don't carry a mobile hospital. Just the basics to keep the trip on track.. Just trying to make a point. 
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OK OK you made your point. But this bit is definitely out of a movie:
((Just drag yourself home. Crawling on your elbows with a shattered spine)).
As you said it is like a lottery. All I meant is one should take some medications and some emergency bits and pieces and take a lucky dip...and who knows may be will hit the jackpot and come back home safe with nice memories.
I wouldn't say take out of date/incorrectly prescribed medication...this is just being plain stupid. And for someone contributed over 4400 posts you should understand what's meant!!!
And yes getting sceptic wounds and nasty parasitic infections is PART OF THE PACKAGE. How getting fixed is something else.
Now here is a fact : third world countries are dirty and full of diseases and the health care is very poor....and one can never fully prepare for every emergency, but I don't think someone doing a round Africa or Eastern Asia trip will be faced away by unlabelled or out of date medicines. Just have some basic stuff and hit the road....and that is HARDCORE.
I have no GoPro I have a Drift.
I always had travel insurance.
I hate beard.
and......Please stop taking the mickey.
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