Originally Posted by
Miele Man
Did you look inside my touring gear when it's packed? LOL You sound a lot like me. When I tour in Northern Ontario, Canada, I need to take stuff for warm weather and for cool weather, for dry weather and for wet weather. Since my touring up there is well away from sources or resupply, I have to carry all my food for the entire two weeks duration of the tour with me. I also carry more bike repair tools than I would if touring on paved roads where I could catch a ride if something broke.
Cheers
I think too another factor is that younger folks will put up with less stuff, and less comfort, and or some folks are just more tolerant of minimal stuff and just living with x amount of discomfort.
and as you say, diff areas and range of temps and stuff all play a part too, as your Black flies, little black flies in North Ontar ee ario scenario can attest.