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| Jun 14, 2016 at 18:52 | comment | added | SSilk | I also disagree with dismissing panniers. I just did my first tour last year and used panniers. If I did another one I would consider frame bags but as a first time tourer, I think it's hard to get your head around how little you really need with you, so you tend to overpack to the point where frame bags wouldn't hold all your gear. For me, packing last year, no amount of seasoned advice would have convinced me I should leave home w/o my Tablet/Kindle/zillion tools, etc. That all got mailed home two weeks in, but that's something I had to learn for myself. | |
| Jun 14, 2016 at 18:49 | comment | added | SSilk | Yup, a huge downvote for backpack. if you've been on several tours and have your packing down to a fine art, you might be able to pack light enough to fit it all in one small backpack, but it will still be on the heavy side and very sweaty. | |
| Jun 3, 2016 at 15:03 | comment | added | Andy P | That's why I suggested bikepacking gear - in my mind, unless carrying a very large load panniers are obsolete. A seatpack, bar bag and small frame pack (for hydration bladder) will give ample storage for the basics, especially if not camping. | |
| Jun 3, 2016 at 15:00 | comment | added | FreeMan | I would add a suggestion for panniers. Looking at the Camelbak site, all their packs are fairly small day-packs and I think carrying enough supplies for a 2+ week journey in one would be difficult, even allowing for restocking food every few days. Additionally, August is hot. It will only get hotter the further south OP goes, and the sweat build up behind a backpack will be miserable at best, and lead to damp/wet items in the pack at worst. Nothing like hitting your night's stop point only to find your dry change of clothes is damp. | |
| Jun 3, 2016 at 14:13 | comment | added | mootmoot | And plan for uncertainty, e.g. flood, rains, bikes broken, theft , etc. Avoid "exploration food" etc. | |
| Jun 3, 2016 at 13:42 | history | answered | Andy P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |