Hi Liesl, I hope you have a great time and I am imagining that you are practicing for the MidWest Riv Rally in early June. If not, that's OK, too.
I sometimes forget chain lube and if it rains, I always need it and a rag to wipe the excess. Put red shop rag in plastic zip bag. I have a sleeping bag liner from REI that gives the bag I take a better temperature range and helps keeps the inside of my bag cleaner. Here is an example, although there are many: http://www.rei.com/product/695429/sea-to-summit-silk-travel-sleeping-bag-liner-traveler Not cheap but could be worth the money by letting down bag last longer and stay nicer. I keep a fairly big, heavy washcloth in one of the outside mesh pockets of my panniers. When I come upon clean water I get the washcloth soaking wet and apply to forehead and other parts for nearly instant relief. I carry one of the nicer LED flashlights and an adapter to attach it to the handlebars so that if I am caught out after dark I have a bike light and then I also use that as a flashlight in my tent, etc. I use PDW RadBot or something like that for taillight. Some folks use a CamelBack. I just got a 100 oz. and expect to use it this summer. Could be more trouble (weight on my back and straps, etc.) than it is worth but I am trying to drink more as I ride and that is one way to make sure I will. I take a light jacket that will keep me dry in the rain unless it is a downpour and by then I would have tried to find some shelter. Camera. I have a folding pocket knife. Short blade. I take a spork or a pretty stout plastic spoon. Can never tell when I might find yogurt or something similar at a convenience store. I will think of more and try to post again. I am getting tired now. Your daily commute is more than enough to get a person ready for what you are going to do. It is the little incidentals that you might miss but anyone can get along without that stuff for a night or two, especially if there are lots of friends along. Best, John On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Liesl <li...@smm.org> wrote: > Greetings Fellow Rivsters, Well finally I'm going on my first proper > S24O next weekend (by proper I mean no vehicle "meet you there" > support) with a few friends. I'm an avid camper and have ridden cross- > country on my motorcycle countless times in the olden days–but this is > my first true bicycle camping adventure. Most of my riding is my urban > commute, 20 miles r/t, which I do year 'round here in Minneapolis/St. > Paul . Here's what I have: > > -Saluki with mustaches, B17, MKS touring pedals, a mini rack up front > and nitto big back rack > -various bags to choose from depending on load (Baggins Adam, Baggins > panniers, Shopsack & basket, etc) > -Eureka Spitfire tent > -crappy sleeping bag but it'll do > -snow peak mess kit > -trangia stove > -repair kit/tube/pump/water bottle, etc > -something warm to put on at night > -flashlight > -some food > -a flask with drambuie > > Okay! Gimme your top ten tips! > > your pal Liesl Happy-May-Day-to-all-the-Locals in the Twin Cities > > -- > 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. > > -- John Blish Minneapolis MN USA -- 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.
