Funny...I was just thinking the same thing today...I was even just thinking at one point of just sleeping on a mat in my moto kit then I thought of Mr Scorpion dandering over me.

In some places e.g. Auberge Marabout...we can set up camp beside it and dander over and get fed if we want...if there's rooms and if some one can't be bothered to set up camp then they can zed in the auberge.

I don't really know how many nights...but I'd say 4 or 5 once we get off road.....we'll stop here and there as it presents itself..also if we have goofy problems its always good to just stop if we run out of daylight and have somewhere to eat/sleep...Better looking at it than for it I suppose....It's your call.

Personally speaking....I'll throw on a tent ...because I'm winging it.


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will we need a mallet or a big rock to knock the pegs in ??
just wonderin as wet grass seems unlikly >??

+1 for a tent, don't fancie one of them there little nippers up me grike !!

HERE YOU GO 17 days worth of gear on my DR , tent ,bag and trollies !!! https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2...o/IMG_0391.JPG

It's worth taking a spare front and back tube , at least a front, it'll fit in the back to get you to safety !!!!

There'll be at least 174 million rocks to either hit pegs in with or to tie your guy line to...some tents will even stand up by themselves (not mine)depending on your design as there's usually no wind(although I have been there in a sand storm before and had to sit it out and I even had rain in Merzouga!)

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+2 for a tent.

I got this which is free standing if ground too hard. Packs nice and small and light.

vango mirage 200

Also, some Y-pegs are useful in hard ground. Will survive plenty of bashing from a rock! Not had one bend on me yet.

Got these from alpkit - 10 for �6.50.


Camping in the desert - a dream come true for me!:icon_farao:

Yip...throw the tent up on soft sand or flat dune and off you go.....

Or...on a flat cleared stretch of hard pack..only to find ourselves getting mowed down by some mad French 4x4 rally raid driver who appears out of nowhere practicing for the Dakar!! :)





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That's a great set up Phil...the lighter the better


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http://www.oldmanthatcansee.com/wp-c...1020699web.jpg
tent it is ...

Is that for the bike

Customs guff...
 

If you want to fill in the form in the link then feel free to do so....it means you don't have to stand and do it when you arrive(although there'll be plenty of time to do just that as customs move at a snails place)


http://www.douane.gov.ma/web/guest/d...ter/formAT.jsf

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Bureau d'entr�e = Tanger Med

Date= 22.10.13 (or not ....depending how stupid we've all been at an early stage...read..very early stage)

Pr�nom et Nom= erm....your first name and surname

Identifiant

First time visitors click;

Etrangers en premi�re visite au Maroc

Anyone else who has been before will enter their police number which is stamped on their passport from the last time they were there after clicking at;

Etrangers non r�sidant ayant d�j� visit� le Maroc

Immatriculation= Registration Number

Marque= make of moto

Type= From your V5

Genre= Motocycle

Pays= The country you're resident in

Date de 1ere mise en circulation= date of first registration

Num�ro de chassis= erm .....chassis number

Print it out...cut into three and sign all three copies at the bootom LHSide.

In the real world this will make no difference to the mayhem at customs but it makes me feel good because I now think I'm really organized...After the excitement of getting through customs after 3 hours I'll ride off with my side stand down and promptly fall off at the first left turn...

EDC

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