some questions for my cross country tour (az to georgia):


how much water do you carry? i was thinking about getting a 3-liter water bladder and putting it in one of my front bags, as well as having two water bottles on my frame. i've no idea whatsoever about how much water to bring...i'm worried about not bringing enough.

how do you all distribute your weight? most in the back? front? or evenly distributed? is it merely a preference thing?


has anyone had experiences with making their own saddle bags? i've made my own out of messenger bags from goodwill, some hardware, grommets, and one bungee chord per bag. just like to see if anyone else has attempted this and what their results were.

also,
what have yr experiences been stashing your bicycle in order to go hiking/backpacking on some cool trail you've found?


thx!