Afan
Elite Member
When I finally figured out how to pack my stuff om my ST1100 - I totalled it. Now I have to figure it out on NC...
When I left fot 2 weeks trip, my first multiple days trip on NC, I put tools, flat-tire kit, air-comressor,... and other heavy stuff, into sidebags. And laptop. And First-aid kit.
In my top case I put my CPAP, and easy-access stuff, like snacks, rain gear, extra layer if cold, extra bottle of water... Two gas canister (in the green bag) on top of the top-case. Since we decided we're not camp, in my yellow dry-bag on the pilion seat is "regular" travel bag with my clothing, bike cover, jeans, air-hawk - if wooden beads don't work , sneakers. In the frunk I put cameras, documents, clear visor, lock and stanles vire, extra pair of gloves... I bought magnetic tank-bag but didn't have time to install magnets on the inner side of the frunk cover.
Couple hours later I realized that my front wheel is kinda "light". I had a feeling I can do wheelie in 3rd gear. Also, I looked pretty funny taking my cases, and bags, and plastic bag with lunch leftover, and photo bag, and ... on a luggage cart to my room.
When get home two weeks later I had tools and other heavy stuff in my frunk - made the bike much more stable, rain gear, gloves, dirty cloths, shoes, bike cover, and other light stuff, in my side bags. Top-case remaind pretty much the same.
Couple weeks ago I rode/camp along the Mississippi river over a weekend. I didn't have cloths almost at all, but this time I had in my yellow dry bag sleeping pads, sleeping bag, hamock (to test if chance), jeans. Cloths, tent, bike cover, extra air-mattress (don't ask me...)... - in sade cases. Top-case is pretty much the same. Except, instead extra gas, I put cookwear (JetBoil, coffee cup, cofe, tea, oatmeal, 2 Mountain House meals, can of beans, spoon, fork...) in the green bag. Heavy stuff in the funk again.
Probably the season is over, but have to think about for next year, how to have everything on my bike. Clothing, cookware, camping gear, tools... Having my yellow dry bag on my pillion seat (gas tank) wasn't such a big deal. After a week everything was so smooth... But adding an extra bag on top of it, or my backpack - help by a net to the top-case, or photo-bag... to be honest it did piss me off at a gas station.
So... How do you pack your bike for multiple days trips - full geared?
When I left fot 2 weeks trip, my first multiple days trip on NC, I put tools, flat-tire kit, air-comressor,... and other heavy stuff, into sidebags. And laptop. And First-aid kit.
In my top case I put my CPAP, and easy-access stuff, like snacks, rain gear, extra layer if cold, extra bottle of water... Two gas canister (in the green bag) on top of the top-case. Since we decided we're not camp, in my yellow dry-bag on the pilion seat is "regular" travel bag with my clothing, bike cover, jeans, air-hawk - if wooden beads don't work , sneakers. In the frunk I put cameras, documents, clear visor, lock and stanles vire, extra pair of gloves... I bought magnetic tank-bag but didn't have time to install magnets on the inner side of the frunk cover.
Couple hours later I realized that my front wheel is kinda "light". I had a feeling I can do wheelie in 3rd gear. Also, I looked pretty funny taking my cases, and bags, and plastic bag with lunch leftover, and photo bag, and ... on a luggage cart to my room.
When get home two weeks later I had tools and other heavy stuff in my frunk - made the bike much more stable, rain gear, gloves, dirty cloths, shoes, bike cover, and other light stuff, in my side bags. Top-case remaind pretty much the same.
Couple weeks ago I rode/camp along the Mississippi river over a weekend. I didn't have cloths almost at all, but this time I had in my yellow dry bag sleeping pads, sleeping bag, hamock (to test if chance), jeans. Cloths, tent, bike cover, extra air-mattress (don't ask me...)... - in sade cases. Top-case is pretty much the same. Except, instead extra gas, I put cookwear (JetBoil, coffee cup, cofe, tea, oatmeal, 2 Mountain House meals, can of beans, spoon, fork...) in the green bag. Heavy stuff in the funk again.
Probably the season is over, but have to think about for next year, how to have everything on my bike. Clothing, cookware, camping gear, tools... Having my yellow dry bag on my pillion seat (gas tank) wasn't such a big deal. After a week everything was so smooth... But adding an extra bag on top of it, or my backpack - help by a net to the top-case, or photo-bag... to be honest it did piss me off at a gas station.
So... How do you pack your bike for multiple days trips - full geared?
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