I second the tarp and the sleeping bag. One of the best advise I got about fair weather problems while camping came from experience Boy Scout leader. One of the scouts asked in dismay, "If we're not sleeping in tents what happens if it rains?" The scout master simply replies, " Then you'll get wet and it will probably be miserable." True words to live by. Bring a tarp and a sleeping bag in fair weather
On Apr 24, 9:13 am, Mike Irwin <rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mummy bag + Tarp. Another option would be a bivy. I've got a > Mountainsmith solo bivy that I use as a backup, in the event that I > need to stake out a spot on a day hike that I've somehow under- > estimated. > > I've been a big fan of ultra-light backpacking and I try to keep my > packs sub-30lbs. That doesn't leave a lot of room for error, but I've > also realized that I tend to overpack. > > However, I'd leave the Maxim mag in there out of pure necessity. Can't > leave the reading materials out of the picture. > > :) > > On Apr 24, 8:01 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm jealous. Would take until late June (at least) before could pack > > that light of clothing for a trip. > > > As an aside- have also been looking for a smaller/lighter tent, but > > hard to decide on something. Especially one that would fit the > > Rivendell sold sleeping bag easily. (Mine is either a non-mummy or > > very minimal mummy version.) > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Apr 24, 7:46 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Personally, I'd leave the dog home, and spring for a lighter tent. > > > michael > > > > On Apr 24, 1:24 am, manueljohnacosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > Pictures proved that I packed > > > > :http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157626439125925/ > > > > > On Apr 23, 10:21 pm, manueljohnacosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > As I get ready to pack for my third bike tour. I start doing my > > > > > traditional pre-bike tour rituals. > > > > > I shave my mustache. (Something I'm not quite fond of doing. Because > > > > > it makes me look younger than I really I am.) > > > > > I lay out all my gear and take a picture. ( Because if you don't take > > > > > a picture of it. It never really happened) > > > > > Then I upload the picture. ( Because I'm vain.) > > > > > > As I look at my previous pre-bike tour pictures I see the evolution of > > > > > gear as the time goes by. Starting from not knowing what to pack, to > > > > > packing too much and then not really caring what to pack. Not having a > > > > > scale but being a darn good guess-a-mater I'm putting the weight > > > > > between twenty to a hundred pounds.(Remember I'm a PE teacher not a > > > > > math teacher.) > > > > > Curious whats the average weight for packing for a nice tour? > > > > > -Manny- 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-bunch@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.
