What type of gears provided or offered by tour companies in Kilimanjaro?

Personal gears
Clothes help you to stay safe, warm and dry with clean, high quality Base layers, Trousers, Shorts, Sun hat, Shirts, Jackets, Boots, footwear, Warm Balaclava, Warm Hat, Scarf, rain jackets Neck Warmer, Glove liners, Warm mitts or gloves, Gaiters, Socks, Thermal Bottoms and other gear including water Bottles, Hiking Poles, Sunglasses, Binoculars and More gear used when climbing Kilimanjaro to make your hiking enjoyable and memorable.

Camping’s Gear
These items are generally large and include tents and kitchen or cooking items. Tour companies should also provide camping gears in order to make the client fell comfortable. These camping gear including Quality Sleeping Bags, Camping Beds, Mattresses, Tables, Chairs, food, utensils, Fleece trousers, Thermal top, Fleece, Jacket, Down Jacket, Poncho, water and guides as the leadership. Camping equipment is carried by porters who are responsible to escort clients when they climb Kilimanjaro.

Safety Gear
These gears are most important because used when one has altitude mountain sickness (AMS) which is disease caused by low body oxygen. These gears including Oxygen cylinder, Oxygen saturation mete.

What equipment or gear should I bring when climbing Kilimanjaro?

All in all, but every client they should bring their own sleeping bag, water system, personal clothing, light duffle bag, and day pack. Hiking poles can be rented from the company if the company does not have clients will get from different source which provide gear for rent.

Therefore, both of these categories are very important and should be given equal attention for tour companies in order to satisfy their clients.

>Importance of rent for company and clients

 Rent save Money because when renting it allow you as a client to spend far less for high quality gear.

 Save space in your luggage

After climbing Kilimanjaro, you will need extra space to bring home the gifts from Tanzania.

 Renting ensures that your gears are available on the right time. Now days there are many cases in airlines about the lost or delays luggage.

What are the important things to check before climbing Kilimanjaro?

When the companies arrange their trip among of important things, they should do is to ensure that the climber’s personal gears are in good condition in order to avoid any risk which could happen because of poor personal gears. However, the trekkers will always be depending on every day of the climb. So there should be quality pieces because they ensure health, well-being and comfort. After an hour or two, uncomfortable becomes blisters and back pain and will inhibit a climb. Climbers they should ensure their personal gears fits well and is made of quality materials that can withstand climbing the mountain Kilimanjaro.

But also, the company should ensure camping equipment is in high quality because poor quality equipment can cause discomfort to clients and this will destroy the company reputation. Clients, guiders and porters will sleep on the sleeping pads that provide a cushion from the ground, within warm sleeping bags that ensure body heat retention, all inside a durable tent that is fully waterproof and keeps out the wind.

Your operator will also be responsible for all your equipment and food along your trip and this is where budget operators try to skimp. Quality of equipment and food will have a direct impact on your enjoyment and comfortable on the mountain.

Mountain tents are always not cheap but on the operator’s budget they should involve tents cost. The budget operator will often purchase basic tents to do the job. As a best tour operator like (Africa Natural Tour) company when arranging your trip, you should make sure all safety equipment and first aid kits are up to date. Rental gear such as sleeping bags is also very important, so make sure they are of high quality.

All equipment rentals are subject to demand and the availability of rental equipment or specific sizes cannot be guaranteed. To avoid disappointment, it is strongly recommended that all your rental equipment is booked well.

How about food when climbing Kilimanjaro?

Food during a Kilimanjaro climb is prepared and carried by the staff. A cook/chef will impressively put together nutritious, tasty variants of food despite the minimal access to equipment and ingredients. If you have any allergies, food restrictions/diet and religious restrain, always inform your tour operator so that they can accommodate it and prepare something that best suits you. Typically, you will have an early breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea/snacks and dinner every day. Breakfast spreads usually consist of eggs (however you like it), cooked stew, porridge, bread with either jam, honey or peanut butter, a piece of fruit which is usually either a banana or an orange, and some tea, coffee or hot chocolate. For your lunch, since you’re probably trekking your way up the summit, it’s usually packed and carried on a daypack. At the end of the day’s hike, afternoon tea is served with peanuts, biscuits and salted popcorn. Of course, food selection may vary. After a few hours, the largest meal of the trekking day will be served. Dinner usually starts with soup followed by a main course. Expect heavier meals during dinner – meat, chicken, pasta, rice, potatoes!

As we know food has many purposes in our body especially it gives us energy and it provides nutrients to our body to be healthy and strong.

Also, there is emotional comfort in eating food that is tasty and enjoyable. In your trip taking time to sit down and eat together with your group and a lot of fun and relaxing makes you enjoy your holiday and forgot all your problems.