Not a bad list at all. But I must ask: Bug spray? In Pennsylvania the second weekend of April?
On Apr 8, 1:49 pm, doc <gspi...@aol.com> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
