And judging by New Aspen, there will no doubt be some strange monsters, some of which might be very dangerous. We need to make sure we're well-armed for any dangers, too. I'm not sure of any specific preparations, though...

[He tries to think what deserts usually have.]

Snakes, spiders, scorpions... What else live there?

[Not that they've encountered many normal things so far but it might give them an idea of what things they could.]