Randochap
Senior hunter
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
RedBike said:T
Off-road i've decided it's probably best to go as light as possible and use a rucksack.
I'm already plotting / planning my next route. It's nearly all road / very light off-road and I will be using the trailer. By then I will also have a much lighter tent or bivvy bag and a lighter sleeping bag..
Well, everyone has their own approach, but I really don't like trailers and hate rucksacks -- unless they are convertable panniers for use off the bike.
But then I don't cycle tracks that are better suited to hiking, unless I'm out for the day on an unburdened MTB.
We're lucky (in a way) here to have thousands of kilometres of decommissioned logging roads that are mostly rideable without the need to dismount, haul, push or otherwise manhandle ones bike over.
These give access to more territory than one person could ever explore in a lifetime.
BTW, I'm working on a section of VeloWeb that will discuss ultra lightweight touring or "passhunting."
Happy trails,
RC