Originally Posted by
Greg_R
One thing I learned from backpacking is that you are not required to eat dinner at your campsite. Cook and eat your dinner wherever but then ride a few more miles up the road to find a good stealth camping location. This has the added benefit of reducing critter/bear problems (the smell of food cooking + any spills will attract them).
I've done it where I've eaten my main meal at about 2 or 3 pm ... sometimes made from stuff found in a grocery store, sometimes from a cheap take-away place ... and then when we got to where we would spend the night, we'd just have a snack. You don't have to stick to conventional eating times etc. when you're on tour.