Yeah, I must respectfully say, "no thank you," to the scorpions on the face. <shudder>
If I end up doing any real desert trips, I'll bring the SMD net tent and probably the closed-cell pad due to all the pointy things out there like the Devil's Toenails I used to step on around ABQ.

I was 16 when I saw my first sleeping pad and was immediately smitten --by the pad and the girl who had it. Even so, it too me a couple of years to finally grab one of each cuz I didn't feel like I was cool enough.

The chair kit setup is an experiment, too. It won't be the only thing I do hereafter; just an option if I can work it out.