Mark - is your 'dual carradice camper setup' what it sounds? two carradice campers one as a saddlesack and one on the handlebars? If so how is that large bag/weight on the handlebars?
On Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 10:17:53 AM UTC-8, Mark Reimer wrote: > > Hey this is fun to see everyone's approach! > > Here's what I usually pack for a summer overnighter... hope it helps. > > The Home: > - Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2 Platinum tent with ground sheet. This tent is so > small and light that I bring the ground sheet and rain fly no matter what. > The rain fly adds a few grams of weight and packs to the size of a deck of > cards, so why not? > - NeoAir inflatable matress > - Mountain Equipment Co-op -5 down bag. This bag compresses down to about > the size of a small cantaloupe. > - Inflatable pillow. hey, a good night sleep is invaluable. I need a > pillow to do that. > > The Kitchen: > - Usually I bring a little MSR burner and fuel cannister, but have also > used the trangia alcohol stove as well. Either way, I stuff the stove > inside my GSI soloist pot. No bowls etc required. > - My go-to meal is Pad Thai, which I partially prepare at home first. I > cut up all the veggies and keep them in a zip lock bag. Pre-make the sauce, > and that's in a little plastic screw-top container. All I do at camp is > heat water, drop in noodles till they're read, then mix it all up together. > Yum! Fast, filling, tasty. > - Coffee stuff. helix plus a small hand grinder. Though to be honest, I > often pre grind and leave the grinder at home. Basically all my kitchen > supplies and half the actual food fits inside my pot. > - Snacks! > - Beers! > > Clothes: > - Usually just the clothes on my back plus one long-sleeve layer for > evening. I wear wool underwear and socks, usually a wool blend t-shirt, and > denim cutoff shorts. My evening long sleeve layer will either be a down > jacket, or a wool sweater. Don't really need anything else for an > overnight. > > - Head lamp > > - Two water bottles for drinking, and one for cooking. Unless I'm camping > near a water supply, then just the two. > > That's it! I can easily fit that in my dual carradice camper setup without > using the long flaps. The back has the tent, sleeping bag, air mattress and > cooking stuff. The front is half empty, just has my jacket, snacks, a > camera, maybe a rain jacket. > > I look at how I packed my first time compared to now... I probably had at > LEAST double the stuff I have now. I can't even remember what I was > packing, it was absurd. You definitely need way less than you first expect. > > On Friday, February 3, 2017 at 1:02:28 AM UTC-6, christian poppell wrote: >> >> Hey Justin, I just did some camping in Marin last weekend and this is >> what I brought: >> >> Cookware: >> Alcohol stove. Made from a 12oz Hiniekin keg can. Quite possibly the >> greatest thing I've ever made. >> 2 pots. Nesting snow peak ti. Used one for water and the other for food. >> I can use the larger one as a lid. >> Bike water bottle >> Hydroflask. I like to ride with coffee. Only downside is it doesn't keep >> your hands warm. >> Plastic fork and spoon cause I forgot the real ones at home >> >> Sleeping: >> 20° down bag. It probably got into the mid to upper thirtys in the early >> morning. My feet were a little cold. I figure since I comfortably sleep Ina >> house most nights of the year it's a pleasure to be mildly uncomfortable >> for a few. Makes for a better experience. Plus I enjoy the stars. >> 3" sleeping pad. I perfer the inflatable variety as I am a side sleeper. >> >> Clothes: >> Pants >> Extra pair of wool socks cause I like a fresh pair after riding all day. >> Wool sweater >> Rain jacket >> I rode in shorts, tee shirt, wool socks, and approach shoes. The extra >> pair of socks doubled over work great as gloves when your hands are frozen >> in the morning. >> >> I also had a pocket knife, headlamp, Bike tool kit, and a lighter. All of >> this and food(except the sleeping bag and water bottle) fit in a Carradice >> Nelson long flap. >> >> Try to take as little as possible. See how far you can get with what >> you've got. Think of it as undercamping. The most important thing is >> getting out there and doing it without worrying about gear. You'll have a >> great time! >> >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
