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I'm not sure why so many people seem convinced that if you go touring everything is going to spontaneously explode as soon as you get somewhere remote. :]
The chances of things breaking are far less likely than them not breaking.
People run components for years on commuter bikes, in all weathers...likewise, i know folks who have kept the same equipment on their mountain bikes for years, and ridden hundreds and hundreds of miles through shitty mud and gravel without things breaking.
You can't prepare for every eventuality. What if your 2x6 friction setup breaks in the middle of nowhere and you drag your bike to the next village only to find the bikeshop guy isn't anywhere to be found? You'd be no better off than the person who had the more modern kit. :]
If you're going somewhere so remote that modern kit might be difficult to find, you should ideally take spares anyway.
Pretty much everything can be bodged well enough to get you rolling anyway.
It's as i said...it comes down to finding what works for you, through real world experience and doing plenty of shakedown rides before setting off.
Or alternatively, just ask Ed. ;]