Wow. Guess Chicago's friend and foe Lake Michigan has really been suppressing temperatures around here. I have seen the occasional creepy crawly indoors but no flying insects outside yet.
On Apr 8, 2:09 pm, doc <gspi...@aol.com> wrote: > Joel, > > I was out the other night at dusk, riding along the Yellow Breeches, > which is a nationally known trout stream, and was covered with bugs. > I was tempted to take off my bandana and ride "outlaw" style; but > opted to squint and limit my breathing to nose only. > > On Apr 8, 3:00 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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.
