barrett50
Site Supporter
Checklists
- Thread starter barrett50
- Start date
netizen
Active Member
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2012
- Messages
- 1,461
- Reaction score
- 5
- Points
- 38
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
Very nice... makes me feel like writing out ... a checklist
dduelin
Site Supporter
No wonder I see so many motorcycles pulling trailers out on the roads lately. Gee whiz, to pack everything on the list you need one.
On our two day trip last weekend, my friend Matt packed his bike with whatever he could put in ziplocks and stow under the seat. That made for some light packing...
pahondafan
Member
James59
New Member
I went to Italy last October with very little luggage,
3 x Tilley Boxers-wash and wear, 4 UK Army coolmax t shirts, 2 x 5.11 Stryker pants, 1 pair Meindl Shoes, 1 x Ulfrotte wool jacket, 5 x Bridgedale coolmax socks, wash kit and camping towels-and plenty of Money....it was very comfortable travelling with very little luggage.
3 x Tilley Boxers-wash and wear, 4 UK Army coolmax t shirts, 2 x 5.11 Stryker pants, 1 pair Meindl Shoes, 1 x Ulfrotte wool jacket, 5 x Bridgedale coolmax socks, wash kit and camping towels-and plenty of Money....it was very comfortable travelling with very little luggage.
MZ5
Well-Known Member
Did he wear his change of clothes underneath what he was already wearing?
No, it was just the one night in a hotel, not camping, and both days were long days on the bikes with no evening entertainment planned so all he brought was basic toiletries and minimal change of clothes.
dduelin
Site Supporter
I have learned to bike travel with at most three sets of clothing and wash out one or two sets as needed to always have a clean set for tomorrow. Caveat being I don't travel more than a week at a time in temperate climates. Jeans and sweats take up too much room and take forever to air dry so they stay at home. Lightweight man made fiber and micro fiber items pack light and small and layered up in twos or threes are warmer than heavy cotton clothing. Covered with a fleece top or electric jacket liner I am going to be as warm as I need to be whether on a motorcycle or after hours.
I learned from an old timer to sort out everything in three piles when I got home from a trip. One pile was used on the trip. One pile wasn't used on the trip but might be used the next time. The third pile wasn't used, wasn't likely to be used, or in the unlikely event it was going to be needed could be readily purchased on the road. Only pack the first and second pile items next time. In time one finds out how little is really needed for extended motocamping much less credit card touring.
I learned from an old timer to sort out everything in three piles when I got home from a trip. One pile was used on the trip. One pile wasn't used on the trip but might be used the next time. The third pile wasn't used, wasn't likely to be used, or in the unlikely event it was going to be needed could be readily purchased on the road. Only pack the first and second pile items next time. In time one finds out how little is really needed for extended motocamping much less credit card touring.
