It's interesting to note that location, perhaps even more than season, dictates what we pack.
For example, it makes a ton of sense for DP to plan for worst case scenarios given that he's camping (I'd guess, at least) at, near, or above the tree line in the Rockies. Also, Phillip is sure to bring rope for a bear bag, which makes sense given that he's on the East Coast (I think?) and in black bear country. My good buddy from Northern CA, on the other hand, had never even heard of a bear bag before this past summer when we went on a trip in VA. Food storage and safety around Grizzlies is an entirely different issue. (Or is it? Deacon, do you use bear bags when wild camping?) In other words, all of our needs are different, and it's important to do research on possible "snags" you might hit given your location and the time of year. And if you are truly headed into the wilderness, ye olde Boy Scout motto, "Be prepared," most certainly applies. On a related note, here's a winter bikepacking packlist just released by bikepacking.com, a very cool site.: http://www.bikepacking.com/plan/winter-bikepacking-packlist/ I think they have a three-season list somewhere, as well. Bob K. in Baltimore -- 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.
