Glad your ok, but i too would love to hear reviews of your gear. Best way to find out about how gear holds up is from the people that (unfortunately) find out the hard way.
Wow your trips are epic. Between this one, your last one and watching "Long way Around" & "Down" i'v started planning a trip of my own. I'm getting out of the military next spring and i'm going to have some extra time between getting employed in the civilian side and the military. Currently...