Traveling with Tiger - what to bring?

We will be traveling for a while and taking our iBook G3 dual USB. We have the iBook primarily for travel - if it is stolen or dies, it's a less costly loss than our MBP (and has only travel info/data on it so the loss would be less worrysome.)
We've never had software trouble and prefer not to carry CDs, but I've wondered - should I take copy of Tiger install disk (retail CD) with us just in case. But then, if we were to run into trouble, what do we do with the install disk anyway? As I said, I've never had software trouble...
Mrs H

Thanks to all for you replies.
I guess I wasn't clear enough on my initial question. I really just want to know about Tiger issues. If I run into OS X software issues will the install disk help me? I assume inserting it - (will I be able to open the CD/DVD tray with the function key?) holding down C key and power button will allow me to get the computer started and allow me to run Disk Utility? Is this how you do it???
As I said, we have never had any issues, but I am just trying to cover all bases before we go to places without support by phone and without internet.
To deal with your other pieces of advice, and thank you for the replies, here's what we take with us as far as computer stuff goes-
We are photographers. We believe in redundancy for security and safety. We travel with 4 cameras, 3 external HDs (JOBO brand) 40-80GB each for the photo files along with all their cables, 10-15 flash cards for the cameras, a card reader to transfer files to the camera if perchance we need to download a photo for e-mailing, etc. We do not carry a 12v converter - all of our electricals are 110-240 voltage and work wherever, but we do need to carry all those different adapter plugs.
We also travel with 2 memory sticks for the work we do on the computer - journals et al.
In addition we travel with 2 PDA's that run on AA batteries for those times we are without electricity or if the computer fails. And 2 keyboards for the PDA's and 2 flash cards to save the PDA work.
Oh yes, the Ethernet cable-especially in Japan, we've had plenty of hotels without wifi.
So it seems like taking a copy of the OS X retail install disk is not a big deal, I just need to know what to do with it and how to know when I need to do it...
(We always use BullFrog sport gel spray SPF 40.)
Mrs H
PS By the way, all this stuff, along with all our bicycle gear and tools means, as you might have figured, that we take very little else.
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