I'm going to do my first S24O this Saturday. Here is my list: http://gspiess.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/s24o-pack-list/
On Apr 8, 5:17 am, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going to do my very first S24O in China Camp (Marin county, CA) on the > weekend of May 8 - 9 with my 11 year old son. I have absolutely no > experience and the only camping I did years ago (too many...) was in the > beach in Venezuela where we would bring everything by car/boat. > > I chose China Camp because I already know the place, know the trails, and > feel that if it doesn't work out, we're quite close to the car. I have > purchased a 2 person REI Quarter Dome tent, but I'm wondering if a 3 person > tent would be a better choice if we want to invite someone along. I also got > a pair of Big Agnes Lost Dog (rated 50 deg) sleeping bags with their > respective air matresses. I'm planning to use my Bombadil to bike from the > main parking lot (at one end of the Shoreline Trail) by the Fishing Village > to the campgrounds (at the other end). It's about 5 miles or so, so it won't > be a disaster if I make mistakes. It's also a good manageable distance for > my son. > > Here is my list of questions... :-) > > 1.- What else do I need to bring? At this time, I'm not planning to cook; > we'll just bring sandwiches and water in bottles and our Camelbaks. I'm > leaving the logistics of cooking/warm food for another time. > > 2.- How should I pack? I'll have to carry all the stuff for both of us as my > son's Specialized 29er cannot carry anything. He'll have his small Camelbak, > but that's about it. I do have the medium and huge front baskets with their > respective medium and large sackville bags. I also have a medium sackville > saddlebag. I can mount the Nitto rear pannier rack, but all I currently have > is a pair of the small Ortlieb panniers I used to commute with a few years > ago. Budget-wise, at most I might be able to get the large sackville > saddlebag, or a set of rear panniers. > > I don't think I'll be doing anything beyond the S24Os this year; but I do > want to do them on a regular basis. I have no idea what will happen or what > we'll do once we've set up camp, but I'm looking forward to discovering this > new dimension. > > Please feel free to give me all the advice you think I'll need, and even > advice you think I may not... you never know. If you want to e-mail me > off-list, feel free to do so. As was incredibly excited when I discovered > what an S24O was, shortly after I discovered RBW and got my bikes there late > last year. If I don't get started now, the whole inertia of work and > travelling for work will drag me down and by the time I realize it, another > year will have passed. It's been a recurring theme for me. My son is also > growing up relentlessly, so if I don't do it now, it might soon be too late. > > Thanks again for all your support and guidance; I've certainly learned a lot > from all of you, and continue to do so... > > René -- 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-bu...@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.
