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12-03-13, 02:28 PM
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do any of you combine self-contained touring with overnight backpacking?
12-03-13, 03:59 PM
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well, if you count pushing my bike up some really steep trail... then, yes.
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12-03-13, 04:11 PM
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Do you mean using a backpack as your way of packing rather than using rack and panniers...YES. I did 2700 mile trip last year and 1700 mile trip this year with a backpack. Sleeping wherever my head landed for the night, generally town property, whether baseball dugouts, covered bridge over a rail trail, park pavillons, etc.
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I will ride my bike a day or two to a trailhead, and go out for a multi-day hiking trip, if that's what you mean. I guess there are several interpretations of your question. I have a frameless backpack and a lightweight hiking style that makes this easy. I cycle in the same shoes I hike in, and use old-fashioned toe straps on the bike.
12-03-13, 05:52 PM
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I will ride my bike a day or two to a trailhead, and go out for a multi-day hiking trip, if that's what you mean. I guess there are several interpretations of your question. I have a frameless backpack and a lightweight hiking style that makes this easy. I cycle in the same shoes I hike in, and use old-fashioned toe straps on the bike.
Do you transfer from panniers to backpack, or lash the pack to your bike with gear inside.... or? I would probably carry some stuff on the bike that I may or may not take out on the trail.
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There's plenty of stuff I leave behind, like repair stuff and helmet.
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I transfer from panniers to backpack. I tried to make it work with the full pack lashed to the top of the rack, but I didn't like it--convenience and stability mainly. My pack is a 9 oz Gossamer Gear pack, made of silnylon, and it packs easily when empty.
There's plenty of stuff I leave behind, like repair stuff and helmet.
There's plenty of stuff I leave behind, like repair stuff and helmet.
nice pack... BTW
