jimmuller 

My wife and I have been riding a tandem this year and are thinking of trying a short/medium length camping tour this summer or fall. Unless one uses a trailer a tandem doesn't have a lot of space for carrying gear. So a supported tour would be ideal. Adventure Cycling has "van-supported" tours where the group collectively is responsible for their own meals and gear, but AC provides a van to carry all the luggage from one evening's location to the next.

This would seem ideal except for one thing. She has some food alergies so she eats entirely gluten-free, soy-free, and dairy-free. This rules out most shared meals and shared cooking equipment. We can always ship food, small pots, and even a backpacking stove with our gear, but much of the cost of tours like theirs seems to be in a communal food budget. We'd be paying for food we wouldn't share.

I can contact AC about a special arrangement. But I'm wondering if there are alternatives. One possibility is that local cycling clubs might hold supported tours with a different food arrangement. They might be more flexible than a for-profit company.

Any suggestions? Do any of you know of such clubs or planned tours here in the Northeast? (We are out of Boston but could start anywhere we could drive to and leave the car.)

BTW, I did see the suggestion a day or so ago about using a courier service to shuttle gear for a trip in Maine. Good idea. However it doesn't provide the pre-trip route planning or during-trip emergency support one might expect in an organized tour.

Thanks.

etw

Maybe check out

https://eastcoastgreenway.wordpress.c...ord-aug-19-25/

It looks as if it has some flexibility you may need.

pokey1

The only one that comes mind is Bike Vermont (VBT)

wpt

ks1g

Wife & I did a VBT tour several years ago. You could easily have the van carry whatever food you need to have that won't be available at the meal stops. If the tour is staying overnight at inns, you can make arrangements ahead of time for meals. I'd check with VBT to make sure the van can transport the tandem if that became necessary.

oldacura

https://www.summerfeet.net/

We've not tried them but have considered them. They have a "Self-Guided Tour" but looks to be set up for lodging (not camping).