[RBW] Re: First S24O to Sam P. Taylor with photos.
Looks like a great trip! Definitely want to hear more about the portable Settlers...:) And was that a Large or Medium Saddlesack? And was that your black bag also, with sleeping bag? I'm curious to see if I could fit everything for a S24O in a Saddlesack Rob in Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: First S24O to Sam P. Taylor with photos.
I wanted to see if I could fit everything for a S24O in my large Saddlesack. I have an MSR Hubba one-person tent, a down sleeping bag and a Big Agnes air mattress that folds up small. Those three things would pretty much fill up a Saddlesack. There'd be no room for a warm sweater, a hat, a Trangia, white gas and food, let alone portable Settlers. So my answer is no, a large Saddlesack is not big enough for me for a S24O. On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Rob robha...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like a great trip! Definitely want to hear more about the portable Settlers...:) And was that a Large or Medium Saddlesack? And was that your black bag also, with sleeping bag? I'm curious to see if I could fit everything for a S24O in a Saddlesack Rob in Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: First S24O to Sam P. Taylor with photos.
I carried everything for an S24O in a medium SS and a front trunck sack last year. This didn't include a tent but I definitely had everything that I needed. I realize what one needs can vary depending on weather, comfort needs, food, etc... Still, I would think that a Large SS could do the job. http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/4945981066/in/set-72157613195465589 And even more minimal load was used on my first S24O back in 2007: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/1074699762/in/set-72157615006576577 And to the original poster, great pictures. Thanks for posting. I camped out at Samuel P. Taylor many times when in Boyscouts and a couple of times in the 80s when I went out there with friends and a ton of beer. When I started cycling in the 90s I would often ride the bike path through there but never had a desire to bike camp, but now... if I was still in SF I'm sure I'd make it an S24O destination along with Pt Reyes and especially Pantoll. Pantoll seems like a really great destination for a weekday S240 with easy access to Peet's in Mill Valley for coffee in the morning. Maybe even a little excursion up RR Grade before heading to Peet's. I may have to go bike camping tomorrow night as the weather in PDX is supposed to be great. --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: First S24O to Sam P. Taylor with photos.
Steve: Yes, a VO Polyvalent! Just the VO porteur front rack on it too. Anne and Rob: Portable Settlers is simply the Travel Edition which you can get from Amazon or if there's a local toy/board game store in your area. Otherwise: http://www.amazon.com/Settlers-of-Catan-Travel-Edition/dp/B00028X3ZO Re: saddlesack. It's actually the Small! Fully loaded, my rig was light: http://www.flickr.com/photos/judah42/5701330998/in/photostream The reason was that out of the three of us, Corey had the tent and cooking stuff in panniers and a front rack as well as tarps and so on. Thus, my personal load was light. That said — I lean towards packing smart with minimalism in mind. I based my kit off of Grant's Kit for One Night Out article. I didn't have a tent, sleeping pad or cooking gear with me but I can't imagine, having seen what those items were like in size, having to go bigger than a Medium or Large Saddlesack. If you attach the pad, tent or sleeping bag to the top of the bag behind you, as I did, or on a small front rack, I still imagine that a Medium or Large Saddlesack is just fine. My gear inside the small saddlesack was plenty for an overnighter. I had on some Outlier pants, an Icebreaker mid-weight LS top with a Rapha jersey on top of that for the ride. In the bag, a gilet, a Patagonia LS wool baselayer, a Patagonia down sweater (which is really a down jacket that compresses to the size of a grapefruit but is oh so toasty), Smartwool hiking socks for camp/sleeping, toothbrush/ toothpaste, mess kit, bandana, full toolkit (made up of small smart bits) and spare bungies and ziploc baggies. I could have used some room to tote food perhaps and I think a folded mussette bag would work well near the end of a ride to pick up food to carry on my back or small runs. I think obviously you can go both ways — I've read and learnt from the kit that Anne's posted in the archives and from others so you can carry more for sure. It depends if you go solo or with a group. With a group, you can distribute the load a bit more. Looks like this weekend we're going to China Camp and I think I'll be trying some new things... will report back. Cheers! Naz. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: First S24O to Sam P. Taylor with photos.
Awesome pictures Naz! Looked like lovely weather. On May 16, 11:23 am, Naz Hamid absen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Thought I'd make a proper post as I'm a long-time lurker and reply-er but never first time poster. A few friends and I have all recently reached that point in our cycling lives where we've sold or barely ride our track bikes, where the road bikes see less and less use and our racings days are long gone and the interest is in purely remembering how much fun the first time we rode bicycles was like. We've all collectively encouraged each other to build up Riv-ish bikes (though, aside from my wife, none of us have a Riv — a Bob Jackson, an old Gitane and a Velo Orange) and being in the Bay Area finally decided we'd take these lovely bikes and go bike camping for the first time. I won't bore you with a soliloquy on how much of a wonderful weekend it was, with moments of pure child-like joy and wonderment (at least in my mind) and the feeling of the freedom that comes with riding a bike. Thus, photos:http://www.flickr.com/photos/absenter/sets/72157626701948778/ Cheers! Naz. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: First S24O to Sam P. Taylor with photos.
Very nice, Naz. Your photos make me envious and homesick for California. Is that a VO Polyvalent? Steve On May 16, 2:23 pm, Naz Hamid absen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Thought I'd make a proper post as I'm a long-time lurker and reply-er but never first time poster. A few friends and I have all recently reached that point in our cycling lives where we've sold or barely ride our track bikes, where the road bikes see less and less use and our racings days are long gone and the interest is in purely remembering how much fun the first time we rode bicycles was like. We've all collectively encouraged each other to build up Riv-ish bikes (though, aside from my wife, none of us have a Riv — a Bob Jackson, an old Gitane and a Velo Orange) and being in the Bay Area finally decided we'd take these lovely bikes and go bike camping for the first time. I won't bore you with a soliloquy on how much of a wonderful weekend it was, with moments of pure child-like joy and wonderment (at least in my mind) and the feeling of the freedom that comes with riding a bike. Thus, photos:http://www.flickr.com/photos/absenter/sets/72157626701948778/ Cheers! Naz. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
