Good start to your list. I also think you are bringing too many clothes, but preferences matter. Yes, add a headlamp.
Just got back from 3 nights through southern Humboldt Co., and although it wasn't necessary, I greatly appreciated the luxury and instant warmth of my puffy coat. Oh-so-nice at the end of the day to have this single layer over a cotton t-shirt rather than layers of wool and nylon. Also, regarding transport of cooler-type items...I've always had great luck burying beer, cheese, meat, etc. in my down coat and/or sleeping bag deep in a pannier. Beer keeps cold all day, even through the late-summer heat of Oregon. Cans R better, of course. Oh, one other consideration...my buddy insists on bringing his backpacking-type camp chair on bike overnights. This isn't one of the older Thermarest-style ones, but a modern one from REI with legs. Weight is negligible to me, I think less than a pound, but is slightly bulky (like a large Nalgene bottle). I feel this item is overkill if you are in developed campgounds with picnic tables, and yet I always find myself stealing time in his chair while he is off doing camp chores. For bandit camping with no facilities, if the options are sitting on the ground or on a chair, I would bring this chair. Have fun on your trip, sounds like a blast! On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 11:55:19 AM UTC-7, drew wrote: > > so ill be riding from SF-LA in a couple of weeks. this will be my first > tour lasting more than a few days, so i wanted to put my plans out there > and see if there is anything i should reconsider or any glaring holes im > missing, or anything i still need to buy, while there is time. i've > blocked out 8 days. gonna try to camp only. im mostly following "bicycling > the pacific coast", but if there are preferable route options, i'd be > interested in those too. i know people do this without any preparation, but > i have some time, and i like thinking about it. > > taking my hunqapillar with a carradice camper, acorn tool roll, jandd mini > mountain panniers on the front, and a basket that i'm trying to leave open > for food and incedentals along the way, maybe with a soft sided cooler. > > *rear rack/camper bag* > > tent > > sleeping bag/pad > > alcohol stove (considering bringing my biolite stove for the charging > capability, but it's pretty heavy) > > bowl/utensils/matches/cooking stuff > > lock > > towel > > camera > > *tools/maintenance * > > 2 tubes, levers and patch kit > > multi tool > > crescent wrench > > pump > > > *front panniers * > > 5 t-shirts > > overshirt > > 2 musa or musa-like pants > > 2 shorts > > underwear/socks > > rain jacket > > packable down jacket > > sandals > > toiletries > > chargers/ipod nano > > > i put this list together, and it is basically the same as my s24o list, > but with more clothes. im especially interested in what things beside > clothes, i should be adding for a longer trip. also interested in what > people do for security while going through cities with a lot of stuff > strapped to their bikes. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
