Ditto. Why carry more. It just makes you work harder for every mile you ride. Generally I carry a 6 pack of bagels and two bananas which is what I typically eat in a given day while on the road. More than that, on a road trip, is purely foolish. Granted if you start to smell trouble brewing, aka political/environmental/weather trouble, I would carry a heck of a lot more just in case hits the fan.