Thanks for the great replies. I am gonna buy a pair of panniers for my rear rack of my commuter. Since I am commuting more and more every week, I can justify the expense (goes under the "transportation" catagory instead of "liesure"!!).

I already have some backpacking gear as I've done some short over-nighters. My boy will need a sleeping bag and I need a spring/summer bag as mine is rated for 20 degrees. Other than that, we have most of the stuff for an over-night, just no way of packing it on two wheels yet.

I also ordered a sample copy of Bicycle Adventures or whatever its called. That'll give some ideas, too.

Thanks for the encouragement. You should see me hanging around these parts of the forum from now on.