John B. writes:

It can't be too big either. There are no
"coolies" to follow you into the jungle this
day and age...

It has been a while but from memory my Air
Force tool box was about all you could pick
up with one hand and walk away with. Maybe 25
- 30 Kg.

With such a tool box you can't walk very long.
Maybe 25 - 30 km.

As for "coolies" oh yes there are. When I was
working in Irian Jaya we hired "laborers" for
a dollar a day, all in, and usually had
a hundred, or so, on every job.

Not to forget the Sherpas in the Himalaya and
the Hunza tigers (Pakistani LAPs and HAPs) in
the Karakoram!

Referring to them as "coolies" tho might result
in some bad blood, and possibly some spilled as
well...

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