This is the equipment of MagicKervan during our two-month treks in Ladakh region in the Himalayas. With it (and before we bought some things even without it) we passed 700 km. on foot in the Himalayas.

 

Please don’t try this at home! (Моля, не опитвайте това вкъщи!)

 

Mr. Shushtari:

 

RUBBER BOOTS FROM THE FAMOUS MIKURA BRAND – ICE WALKER (better than Prada, North Face, Adidas and the like)

• Specially designed sole that sticks on ice, snow and wet stones
• 100 % waterproof
• Breathing lining made of high quality plush that gives you comfort and perfect thermal insulation
• Perfect for high and very high-mountain treks

Price: 6 USD

Origin: Keylong, Lahaul, India

 

CHINESE SANDALS TOREAD

• Where the expensive tourist shoes can’t pass, TOREAD fly with ease and grace!
• Protection of the toes against kicking pebbles
• Unique system against falling asleep by inserting pebbles between the sole and the foot
• A sole that auto-sticks to wet and slippery services
• With them you walk easily on snow and ice

Price: 15 USD

Origin: The Chinese E-Bay

 

SPORT PANTS

• Modern design and high quality material that absorbs all kind of dirt easily
• Wind and rain permeable
• Multi-functional pockets that can contain all kinds of small things

Price: 0 USD, second hand, received as a gift

Origin: A friend

 

 

 

 

WOOL SWEATER THIRD HAND

• Perfect thermal insulation
• Built in holes for ventilation
• Unique design

Price: 1 USD (second hand shop)

Origin: Keylong, Lahaul, India

 

 

 

SWEATSHIRT EMO

• Thick cotton material that provides perfect thermal insulation
• Universal size – could be worn by small as well as big people
• Multi-functional – it serves as a sitting mat or pillow
• Dust absorbing

Price: 1.5 USD

Origin: Keylong, Lahaul, India

 

 

FAKE SPORT JACKET NORTH FACE

• Next generation GORETEX – GOLDTEX
• Water, wind and cold permeable
• Helps you become moldy in warm weather
• Grunge model design with worn out material
• Antique emblem of the Bulgarian Tourist Union

Price: 0 USD (second hand gift)

Origin: Atila (Magy’s brother)

 

 

Accessories:

 CAP NEW YORK

• Local design
• Special long eye shade that protects the face and the eyes from UV rays during high mountain treks
• With this hat you absolutely don’t need any sunglasses or sun protection cream

Price: 1 USD

Origin: Keylong, Lahaul, India

 

GLOVES

• Hand knitted
• Unique design with incredible colors
• Inside liner except of the fingers in order to ensure ventilation and freezing in low temperatures

Price: 1.5 USD

Origin: Leh, Ladakh, India

 

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Magy

 

LEATHER SNEAKERS ADIDAS

• Unique design with special openings for airing of the toes
• Specially aged (10 years process) leather that gives the camouflage color and the worn out effect
• Innovative sole – absolutely smooth sole that accelerates your movement considerably via sliding
• Recommended for high-mountain treks including passing of glaciers and deep snow

Price: 0 USD (gift, tenth hand)

Origin: Tusi (friend of MagicKervan), Bulgaria

 

TOREAD SANDALS

• Design – 100% imitation of the brand Teva
• Sole in relief that protects against sliding of the foot
• Comfortable for all kind of terrains
• Perfect for crossing deep and fast Himalayan rivers

Price: 14 USD

Origin: The Chinese E-Bay

 

 

SNOWBOARD PANTS

• Incredible design, cut and colors
• Provides thermal protection, water-proof and excessive warmth in hot weather
• Many pockets with all kinds of functions including airing of the body

Price: 2 USD (second hand)

Origin: Leh, Ladakh, India

 

 

 

 

SWEATSHIRT SOUTH POLE

• High thermal protection factor
• Comfortable kangaroo-like pockets
• Multi-functional – could be used as pajamas if sleeping 4000 m. (13000 feet) above sea level or higher

Price: 2 USD (second hand)

Origin: Leh, Ladakh, India

 

 

JACKET NORTH FACE – LIFE SAFER

• Rain permeable
• Special design with increased weigh that exercises and strengthens the muscles on the back and the shoulders
• Multi-functional – could be used as a pajamas in very low temperatures
• Recommended for high-mountain treks in the Himalayas

Price: 5 USD (second hand)

Origin: Second hand shop Sofia, Bulgaria

 

Accessories

 

BASEBALL CAP

• Unique local design
• Special color that is hard to identify
• Total sun protection

Price: 1 USD

Origin: Leh, Ladakh, India

 

 

 

GLOVES

• Machine knitted
• Unique function 3 in 1:
• Do not keep warm
• Do not protect against wind
• Accelerated rate of water absorption

Price: 1 USD

Origin: Central bazaar Sofia, Bulgaria

 

 

SHAWL

• Special polyester material that makes you sweat excessively in warm and hot weather
• Special choking function if used as mask in high mountain treks with thin air
• Design – bright colors that can save your life if you get lost in the mountain and need to be found

Price: 1 USD

Origin: Leh, Ladakh, India

 

SOCKS “ZAJO”

• Thermal insulation
• Very comfortable
• Priceless – they cost as much as all our other equipment

Price: 16 USD

Origin: Sport shop, Bulgaria

 

 

 

Equipment we share

 

TENT “HIMALAYA”

• World (not)known Chinese brand
• Spacious
• Water and wind proof
• Accelerated aging of the materials – this helps raising the intelligence of the trekker and quickens his/her wits in finding ways to repair it in extreme conditions
• Falling apart sticks that develop skills when one needs to repair them

Price: 60 USD

Origin: The Chinese E-Bay

 

 

SLEEPING MATS 6 mm.

• Special polyester rapidly shrinking material
• Gets thin very fast and reaches the comfortable 2 mm. thickness in no time
• Cold permeable which makes you turn many times in your sleep and like this protects you from the White death
• Gives an incredible sense of closeness to Mother Earth
• Self-unsticking thermal foil

Price: 5 USD

Origin: Yantai, China

 

 

SLEEPING BAGS:

 

 

WINTER “QUECHUA” – THE LIFE SAVER

• Perfect thermal insulation
• Self-tearing indisdes
• Long life

Price: 60 USD

Origin: Tenerife, Spain

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHINESE SUMMER SLEEPING BAG

• Special size for dwarfs
• Very light and small size
• • Very thin – gives you incredible sense of cold during treks
  • Self-opening zipper

Price: 0 USD  (gift, tenth hand)

Origin: A friend

 

PHONE “LG”

• Antique model from the past with a lid
• Mirror on the lid
• Alarm clock
• Special function “anti-molesting” by quick self-discharge of the battery
• Anti-robbery function – it is so old that even the most despicable thief wouldn’t take it

Price: 0 USD (gift second hand)

Origin: Relatives

 

 

 

RUCKSACKS

 “TASHEV” 85+15

• Comfortable and long lasting
• Very big capacity – it can hold so many things and become so heavy that it is impossible to carry
• When loaded to the max it keeps moving by itself through beautiful mountain sceneries
• Antique value – this model has been stopped from production 10 years ago

Price: 40USD

Origin: Varna, Bulgaria

 

 

RUCKSACK “ЕУЕ”

• World (not)known Korean brand
• Limited production – it could be found only at the Central Bazaar in Sofia, Bulgaria
• Long lasting and very durable
• Bonus features – hurts your back and shoulders
• Special function – feels two times heavier that the luggage it contains

Price: 12 USD

Origin: Central Bazaar in Sofia, Bulgaria

 

 

LANTERN “PETZL”

• High quality
• Economic – long battery life
• Priceless – it costs almost as much as all the other equipment (except the socks!)

Price: 30 USD

Origin: The Chinese E-Bay

 

COMPASS AND MAP

• Generate magic experiences and interesting coincidences
• Very helpful in uninhabited areas
• Economical – frees you from the need to buy expensive GPS or participate in paid tours with local guides

Price: 10 USD

Origin: Leh, Ladakh, India

 

 

Cooking utensils:

 

KEROSENE STOVE

• Innovative model – copy of a local original model
• Works with diesel fuel too
• Perfected after several explosions
• Special light construction
• Could be disassembled easily
• Helps develop the user’s creativity – every time you need to cook you have to find special stones to stabilize its position

Price: 10 USD

Origin: Keylong, Lahaul, India

 

A POT WITH A LID

• Fast cooking
• Special functions – protects fruits from smashing when carried in the rucksack

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANAKINS

• Aluminum material that absorbs heat rapidly and helps burning your lips and fingers
• Light and multifunctional

 

 

 

 

SMALL COOKING KNIFE

• Cuts perfectly all kinds of stuff
• Multi-functional – helps you protect yourself against man-eating tigers and leopards

 

Spoons and sticks – light and easy to use

 

 

Mr. Shushtari’s life saving advises 

• Don’t go in the mountain without adequate equipment. This may cost you your life.
• Better to die in the mountain than in front of the TV with a remote control in one hand and a smartphone in the other.
• The good equipment will help you climb many peaks in the Himalayas and sleep under the sky