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Old 08-04-15 | 07:38 PM
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bikenh
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Having to reroute everyday because the original plans don't go according to schedule. I don't ever use routes set in stone. I'm quite flexible. I always create my own route and end up changing it quite frequently when I don't make a stop or things go wrong on a trip...like right now.

I don't know if I could say heat/humidity but something down south got me big time. I was fine riding along in southern FL/AL/MS/LA but once I started to head north for the next several days by 1-2PM my butt was getting kicked everyday. It was like the sun/heat was just zapping my energy. I would have to take a 20-30 minute break every hour just so I could continue at all. Once I got further north I've not had that problem since then. Like I said down south I didn't have the problem either. I'm not sure what was causing the trouble. I would love to know.

Everything else is pretty easy to take care even when stealth camping. Granted I haven't had to deal with extended rain...yet. Last year and this year has been exceptionally dry. This year I keep getting myself right behind storm fronts and escape it all together. Since I always look for someplace with an overhang for camping out overnight when rain is forecast I don't have to worry about packing up wet. The only time I packed up a bit wet was when I got nailed by baseball diamond sprinklers that were sprinkling WAY further outside the baseball diamond than I expected it to. I've camped out in the rain several times this year but it's always been with an overhang to keep everything dry.
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