My wife and I will be going next week to camp along the TMB, and I have a few questions if anyone has experience. For background, we trekked in Peru on the Salktantay trail (5 days) and last year summited Kilimanjaro.
-Can we just show up at a refuge and buy dinner (and maybe a shower) if we are camping? I know there are a few that refuse campers, but from what I've read, many are fine with selling just a meal. Do they sell lunches to pack? We will probably bring a few freeze dried meals, but just wondering if we wanted a more civilized dinner
-if weather is awful, do you think refuges will have rooms available? We don't want to book rooms in advance if we don't need them, but the problem with weather is that it's unpredictable!
-How much cash is recommended to carry? I assume most refuges only take cash
-Weather right now seems varied, all the way from freezing to hot. We have both 0 degree (F) and 30 degree (F) sleeping bags - I don't think we'll need the 0 degree, but better safe than sorry?
-It seems like water is plentiful along the way and most people carry about a liter at a time. Should we bring a water filtration system or tablets?
-anything else we should be thinking about?
