Originally Posted by
mikhalit
Totally agreed. To me comfort during the tour comes not only from the time on bike but off the bike too. It feels really good if you have just really few things to worry about, have no troubles finding stuff in the tent at night, have lots of room for yourself and not panniers (that's the main one for myself!), and ready to go in ten minutes.
I will not worry about an extra pound that should save me 10 minutes on the road if i keep wasting 30 in the camp. But again, that's not UL, only common sense. Is there a common sense evangelism thread?
That reminds me. The one thing that I have not liked about my ultralight setups is that I kind of miss having panniers that stay on the bike with all my gear in them except my sleeping stuff and clothing for the morning. With light dry bags instead of panniers I tend to wind up with more stuff strewn under the tarp and a few more minutes in the morning spent packing it up. The fact that I have so few items does help though and I can still be underway faster than almost anyone else I have observed in camp.
It is a minor trade off though.