Phil (ascentale)Dec 20

@ai6yr asks:

Q5. I haven't done any bikepacking, but I am interested in seeing how people pack things they are bikepacking with (ie, what gear goes where, what kind of bags are necessary, etc.).

Any neat photos of your bikepacking setup and/or places I ought to look?

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Show threadSam H (he/him)Dec 20
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A5.
This is what I used for touring around Orkney for two weeks. My partner had a similar setup, but she had the kitchen, while I had the tent.
We're best described as maximalist campers though, and we were only doing 30km or so per day. Main downside was getting the bikes on and off the small ferries.
The rubber duck was vital.
Show threadSam H (he/him)Dec 20
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A photo showing both bikes with all the gear attached (shortly before we had to take it all off so we could get the bikes on the ferry). Beloved is slightly obscuring the stuff on her bike unfortunately.
Show threadMegan Lynch (she/her)Dec 20
@v_perjorative @ascentale @ai6yr @bikenite Do the ferry companies really make you strip your bags off your bikes? Or was that only some particularly small ferries? #BikeNite
Show threadSam H (he/him)
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They're foot passenger ferries. Big enough to get plenty of bikes on but you have to manhandle them up and down the steps, and you don't want to risk it all going in the sea if you fuck up.
Unless it's a multi island ferry that uses a hoist (see attached picture) on the islands that can't handle RORO.
Dec 20 at 12:49pmWeb
Show threadMegan Lynch (she/her)Dec 20
@v_perjorative @ascentale @ai6yr @bikenite So it seems more like an accessibility problem (i.e....even though wheelchair users are foot passengers, they'd also be subjected to problems getting on board). #BikeNite
Show threadSam H (he/him)Dec 20
@meganL @ascentale @ai6yr @bikenite yup. The infrastructure just can't handle it. The ferries will move heaven and earth to get you on and off, but dignity may have to go out the window.