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by MissBackpacker on August 28, 2011 in Backpacking, Mountaineering, Philippines, Rave Reviews, What to Use with 5 Comments

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Late 2007, Rowjie and I decided to save up and go back to Boracay for another vacation. But when we already came up with the money we needed, we had a change of heart. We thought Boracay could wait. And so we spent all of our savings on mountaineering gears and equipment; among them was our first ever tent: Hubba-Hubba by the Mountain Safety Research (MSR).

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- What to Use (1)
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[+]Southeast Asia (8)
- Malaysia (4)
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