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Originally Posted by Happy Feet

1. One is that I put things away after I use them and clean up as I go. Other people look like their panniers exploded all over the camp.

2. While on it, I open the valve for my mat so it deflates.

3. Another thing is having a place for everything (and everything in it's place). A bit OCD perhaps but I really don't have to think about where something is or where it goes. I could locate my whole kit with my eyes closed.

4. Last is keeping breakfast simple. That's just my thing but I want to get going in the morning and would rather relax at the end of the day, so I leave fancy cooking for then. If I cook at all breakfast is boiling water
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Out of the above, I would say not doing No. 1 (I am guilty sometimes) causes the most delay. Even if you don't put away no longer needed things right away, do it before you turn in. I have been known to piss myself off when I want to get a fast start and realize that I was lazy the night before.

Opening the valve on your mattress is a great motivator, especially if you have been sleeping on hard ground. I also have my riding clothes readily accessible, usually in my sleeping bag stuff sack to turn it into a pillow. Out on the bibs, leg warmers (if using) and riding socks (unless it's cold and/or the ground is wet). I also try to stuff the sleeping bag before I ever get out of the tent.

I recently commented on another forum about packing. I too have my stuff segregated so I know where everything goes and where everything is.

I am a morning coffee addict. I boil water for that, and that is almost it. If it's chilly out and I have a bagel, I will heat/toast it in the same little pot I used to boil the coffee water. Nothing more elaborate breakfast cooking-wise. I too save that for dinner. By the time I have packed up the tent, etc., the stove is cool enough to handle.
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