It may be of some interest to other desert travellers to know what equipment I took to the Sahara from England. Apart from my own clothing and some reading for pleasure (referred to in the text), the list was as follows:

* Bubble sextant, Mark IX
* Nautical Almanacs, 1972 and 1973 editions
* Sight Reduction Tables for Air Navigation, Vols. I and II
* U.S Navy star identification chart (planisphere)
* Prismatic compass (ex-WD model)
* Silva compass
* Bulova Accutron 3 wristwatch
* Variety of dividers, protractors, graph- paper pads, etc.

Charts

35 sheets of Carte Internationale du monde (1: 1 000 000), carte de l'Afrique (1: 1,000,000), published by Institut Géographique National, Paris; and Editions 2 AMS and 4 AMS (1: 2,000,000), issued by Army Map Service, Washington, D.C.

Medical kit

* 500 tablets codeine
* 100 tablets Tofranil
* 100 tablets Lomotil
* 100 tablets Valium
* 100 tablets Nivaquine
* 4 tubes Acromycin
* 100 tablets Piriton
* 4 tubes Acriflex
* 100 tablets tetracycline
* 500 tablets salt
* Variety of bandages, dressings, slings, etc.

Miscellaneous

* Agfa Super Silette 35mm camera
* 4 rolls Kodacolor film
* Weston Master 2 light meter
* Aquapac water filter, with reserve cartridge and pump
* 6 packs Turblokken compressed food rations
* Saolmaker's palm, needles and thread
* Sheath knife
* Housewife

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