Now that I think about it it would have been more entertaining if Victoria had let him drop his pack and have the locals scavenge it, leaving old Johnny boy without any gear for the rest of the trip. I'm thinking of the scene in "Coming to America" when Eddie Murphy leaves his luggage on the street and comes back to see every local denizen wearing his tiger print clothing...
Picture Jonathan toting a Safeway bag for the rest of the trip with his meager goods in it.