Weekend camping
08-24-12, 01:36 PM
#51
totally louche
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: A land that time forgot
Posts: 18,023
Bikes: the ever shifting stable loaded with comfortable road bikes and city and winter bikes
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
6 Posts
Yes, on the FS roads between Quil and Sequim. over Bon Jon Pass and real close to Mt. Townsend and down Big Quil Road. the downhill is fabulous.
Last edited by Bekologist; 08-24-12 at 01:41 PM.
08-24-12, 02:38 PM
#52
sniffin' glue
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Seattle
Posts: 3,182
Bikes: Surly crosscheck ssfg, Custom vintage french racing bike, Bruce Gordon Rock & Road
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Just downloaded the "motor vehicle use map" from the ONF site. A free download of the FS roads, sweet...
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympi...telprdb5353847
Do you think beginning of october is too late to do this ride?
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympi...telprdb5353847
Do you think beginning of october is too late to do this ride?
08-24-12, 05:21 PM
#53
totally louche
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: A land that time forgot
Posts: 18,023
Bikes: the ever shifting stable loaded with comfortable road bikes and city and winter bikes
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
6 Posts
Just downloaded the "motor vehicle use map" from the ONF site. A free download of the FS roads, sweet...
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympi...telprdb5353847
Do you think beginning of october is too late to do this ride?
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympi...telprdb5353847
Do you think beginning of october is too late to do this ride?
Dungeness Forks CG, Rd 28 past Mount Zion TH, RD 27.
this....
turns into this...
at about 4,000 feet for almost the entire descent to sea level.
08-25-12, 05:40 PM
#54
Bye Bye
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Gone gone gone
Posts: 3,677
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
I try to do a weekend trip once a year. Here is my latest:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ngle-track-etc
Did 2 last year, a simple out and back overnight to a lean to and a through ride of the ADKs.
Mix it up too. The road rig has gotten the call previous to me getting the Fargo and getting creative with terrain.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ngle-track-etc
Did 2 last year, a simple out and back overnight to a lean to and a through ride of the ADKs.
Mix it up too. The road rig has gotten the call previous to me getting the Fargo and getting creative with terrain.
__________________
So long. Been nice knowing you BF.... to all the friends I've made here and in real life... its been great. But this place needs an enema.
So long. Been nice knowing you BF.... to all the friends I've made here and in real life... its been great. But this place needs an enema.
08-25-12, 07:55 PM
#55
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 531
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Once the weather cools in southeast Texas (halloween), I'll ride from Brookshire to Bellville then through Brenham up to Lake Somerville. It comes out to about 60 miles to the lake depending on where you camp. Camping at the lake is nice especially if I go during the week.
08-26-12, 01:58 PM
#57
In the right lane
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Des Moines
Posts: 9,565
Bikes: 1974 Huffy 3 speed
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 43 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
5 Posts
Did anyone here have a link to the bikeovernight.org site?
Some great stories there including an article for newbies... although it could probably be fleshed out a little.
I also get a kick out of the gear lists. There are a few pictures of total gear at the bottom of the page. Hard to compare it to mine since they have everything so neatly packed in stuff sacks. (The only thing I will say is that I do have things a bit more scattered, but I keep a list of essentials and note exactly where they should be stored... I once arrived at the a campsite and thought I had left my tent stakes at home [old-fashioned hoop tent
],,, after some panic I found them in a different bag)
Some great stories there including an article for newbies... although it could probably be fleshed out a little.
I also get a kick out of the gear lists. There are a few pictures of total gear at the bottom of the page. Hard to compare it to mine since they have everything so neatly packed in stuff sacks. (The only thing I will say is that I do have things a bit more scattered, but I keep a list of essentials and note exactly where they should be stored... I once arrived at the a campsite and thought I had left my tent stakes at home [old-fashioned hoop tent
],,, after some panic I found them in a different bag)
08-26-12, 02:10 PM
#58
Bye Bye
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Gone gone gone
Posts: 3,677
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
The header picture on the bikeovernights page has 2 cyclists - 1 fully loaded with 4 panniers, and another pulling a trailer....
Really, people carry that much stuff for an overnight?
Really, people carry that much stuff for an overnight?
__________________
So long. Been nice knowing you BF.... to all the friends I've made here and in real life... its been great. But this place needs an enema.
So long. Been nice knowing you BF.... to all the friends I've made here and in real life... its been great. But this place needs an enema.
08-26-12, 02:16 PM
#59
Senior Member
Hmmm... I had a look through the Touring Rigs thread here earlier and wondered the same thing.
Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I try to tour with the same stuff for an overnight camping trip in temperate climates (ie, with weather than could bring four seasons in a day) as I do for an extended tour.
Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I try to tour with the same stuff for an overnight camping trip in temperate climates (ie, with weather than could bring four seasons in a day) as I do for an extended tour.
08-26-12, 02:51 PM
#60
In the right lane
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Des Moines
Posts: 9,565
Bikes: 1974 Huffy 3 speed
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 43 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
5 Posts
You could probably write this off as a beginner's mistake. I know my last trip I gear was about 28 pounds, while my first trip several years ago was closer to 40. A good example is that I've reduced tent weight from 8 to 4 pounds. There are many things I could do to drop it another 5-10 pounds... but I find weight under 30 lbs is manageable.
But a more minor tweak for me is to not take a small bottle of wine. I've replaced it with a couple of teabags. Weight difference is enormous and I've discovered that I don't really need wine while camping... tea seems to be enough.
08-26-12, 03:12 PM
#61
In the right lane
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Des Moines
Posts: 9,565
Bikes: 1974 Huffy 3 speed
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 43 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
5 Posts
Here's another good resource.
A seemingly endless array of photos from the S24O Flickr group
https://www.flickr.com/groups/s24o/pool/with/4404839663/
A seemingly endless array of photos from the S24O Flickr group
https://www.flickr.com/groups/s24o/pool/with/4404839663/
08-27-12, 10:41 AM
#62
Senior Member
08-27-12, 10:49 AM
#63
Senior Member
