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05-10-12 | 08:02 AM

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cbike

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From: Iowa, USA

Bikes: Surly LHT (weekend ride & touring), GT Outpost (commuting), Brompton M6R (Weekend tours that involve flying), Co-Motion Periscope Torpedo (family weekend ride & touring)

Put it inside garbage bags and strap it with the bungees on your rack. No reason to make it complicated especially since you'll leave tomorrow. Double bag the sleeping bag if the compression bag is not water proofed. Take an extra bag in case one rips.

Have fun on your tour.

BTW, in this picture I have a 20 degree sleeping bag in the front bag (packed in a compression bag) and the tent and sleeping bag in the garbage back on the rear rack. This was for a weekend trip.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k7hkr23ynl...-35-45_144.jpg

With a bigger bike and more bags I put everything into panniers.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eJrHDMPMpy...rward+east.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eJrHDMPMpy...ical+site2.jpg

Last edited by cbike; 05-10-12 at 08:12 AM.

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