DigitalPanda
Regular
Howdy, ya'll! So quick background: I'm a college student and will be studying abroad in Okayama, Japan for nearly a year (October - August). While I'm there I'll have Feb 14th - Mar 31st (44 days) off for Spring Break and am looking for a relatively cheap way to spend it while also making the most of the opportunity. I'm considering backpacking or preferably touring for much of the break, but have done neither so I'm a bit clueless as to how realistic my plans are and was hoping ya'll could help set me straight. Also, since I'll be there for so long I plan on buying a used bike for about ~$500 regardless for commuting to class, something like this.
My Idea right now is to plan a tour of the cheaper, sub-$25 a night, air-bnbs for lodging and camping in between if/when any are too far apart. I plan to stay in or near civilization for the majority of the time and use air-bnbs/laundrymats as needed for keeping clothes clean. Of course, I would need panniers, bike tools, and some camping gear, but price wise it all seems quite reasonable to me so far, staying away from premium branded gear.
One of my biggest unknowns is just how far it's reasonable to expect to bike in a day for someone who doesn't bike much, 20 miles?. I can casually bike all day if it's flat, but I've never used panniers before nor do I have much experience biking on hills. I'm planning on the tour lasting about 30-40 days ideally and would love to be able to cover 700 miles, but I don't know just how realistic that is. What do ya'll think?
Thanks for any advice you can give!!! (First post, sorry if I broke any rules!)
My Idea right now is to plan a tour of the cheaper, sub-$25 a night, air-bnbs for lodging and camping in between if/when any are too far apart. I plan to stay in or near civilization for the majority of the time and use air-bnbs/laundrymats as needed for keeping clothes clean. Of course, I would need panniers, bike tools, and some camping gear, but price wise it all seems quite reasonable to me so far, staying away from premium branded gear.
One of my biggest unknowns is just how far it's reasonable to expect to bike in a day for someone who doesn't bike much, 20 miles?. I can casually bike all day if it's flat, but I've never used panniers before nor do I have much experience biking on hills. I'm planning on the tour lasting about 30-40 days ideally and would love to be able to cover 700 miles, but I don't know just how realistic that is. What do ya'll think?
Thanks for any advice you can give!!! (First post, sorry if I broke any rules!)