tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post1201172682246214671..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: The Compact Comforts of HomeKent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-48417367494111350412010-06-05T08:11:25.161-07:002010-06-05T08:11:25.161-07:00Kent, I've just recently decided to "sta...Kent, I've just recently decided to "start thinking about" a Maine to Florida (or Floriad to Maine) bike ride. You are the first blog I came across. Thanks for all the GREAT tips. I especially appricate the info on the camping gear. I've seen a few article about "Stealth camping" that have not been to encouraging. I've Got Lots to Learn. I plan on checking back with your blog and see what else I can pick up.<br />Guess I might even have to get a "name"<br />Thanks! JerryUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954092408598778908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-48779187673855477752010-04-19T23:34:28.607-07:002010-04-19T23:34:28.607-07:00I love the stealth bike in the first photo. Good c...I love the stealth bike in the first photo. Good camouflage!Term papershttp://www.ghostpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-38126724081162965422009-09-07T19:54:11.433-07:002009-09-07T19:54:11.433-07:00I really like the poncho shelter idea. I switches ...I really like the poncho shelter idea. I switches to a Big Agnes air core pad from my old Ultralight Thermarest and the difference is night and day. I've also recently been trying these pillows from backpacking light.<br />I use the same bivy and love it and a tyvek sheet with grommets as a ground cloth/tarp but I think I'll have to try the poncho/shelter.<br /><br />http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/flexair_ultralight_pillow.htmlYuriBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789620024507648005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-4804540227841710112009-08-29T14:29:37.202-07:002009-08-29T14:29:37.202-07:00This is my set-up for the Tour Divide and it's...This is my set-up for the Tour Divide and it's the same way I'd go for the Colorado Trail.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-29391407504092849442009-08-29T13:09:57.307-07:002009-08-29T13:09:57.307-07:00Kent, were you to do say, the Colorado Trail, end ...Kent, were you to do say, the Colorado Trail, end to end-would this still be your setup? Or would you modify somehow?Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-54803527870606489572009-08-28T08:15:07.739-07:002009-08-28T08:15:07.739-07:00Larry,
I haven't had any condensation problem...Larry,<br /><br />I haven't had any condensation problems, but I'm not a very heavy sweater. As for PBP, you could probably find some kind of shelter enroute and just go with very light sleeping bag liner. The Thermarest might really be worthwhile, it's good to have an insulating layer between you and the ground.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-71169216171761941342009-08-27T10:19:47.950-07:002009-08-27T10:19:47.950-07:00I really like this setup. I have two questions fo...I really like this setup. I have two questions for you.<br /><br />First the reviews at REI indicate some complaints about condensation. I have you had any problems?<br /><br />Second, I have been trying to decide how to handle sleeping at PBP in 2011. This was my biggest problem in '07. Would you say that the bag and bivy are light enough for this? <br /><br />ThanksLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331752619520724148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-10222863836137274632009-08-23T04:51:25.207-07:002009-08-23T04:51:25.207-07:00Thanks for the posting Kent! Look forward to read ...Thanks for the posting Kent! Look forward to read what ells you bring. Tools and cooking gear have always made my head spin. What would you bring for a 1-2 week trip? I recently got a TR Neoair and never slept better. Good luck with our race prep!fenderbendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-88840293722683828172009-08-21T09:28:44.063-07:002009-08-21T09:28:44.063-07:00I love the stealth bike in the first photo. Good c...I love the stealth bike in the first photo. Good camouflage! :-)cycle coaching UKhttp://www.trainsharpcyclecoaching.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-81343738421449290502009-08-20T13:07:31.064-07:002009-08-20T13:07:31.064-07:00People have been using insulated jackets to extend...People have been using insulated jackets to extend their sleeping bag temperature range for two decades. Where ya been?...kidding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-9523037489849561182009-08-20T07:44:57.525-07:002009-08-20T07:44:57.525-07:00How do you keep the animals away.
Animals have a h...How do you keep the animals away.<br />Animals have a heightened sense of smell and taste and will sniff something before they eat it.<br />This is what we do in Africa when you bush camp.<br />Make a concentrated brew of chillies, strain and put into a spray bottle. Spray a circle around where you sleep. Sleep tight.<br />The villagers do it to keep foraging animals away from their crops.DoktorDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-78843945837917892622009-08-19T16:33:33.407-07:002009-08-19T16:33:33.407-07:00dexey,
I use the 1/2 space blanket (it's one ...dexey,<br /><br />I use the 1/2 space blanket (it's one of the heavier, tarp-like ones), as a ground cloth. It helps protect the base of the bivy from dew and dirt and the reflective stuff maybe reflects back a bit of heat. It comes in handy if I wind up camping on snow.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-84068203645126771152009-08-19T14:30:59.115-07:002009-08-19T14:30:59.115-07:00Excellent post.
I've been following your blog ...Excellent post.<br />I've been following your blog for somewhile, in fact I bought a Montane Windshirt on your say so, and can replicate much of your kit with my heavier items. It's about time I tried it, not much in the way of critters in UK :0)<br /><br />How do you use the half space blanket? Is it one of those aluminium foil ones?<br /><br />I am looking forward to the rest of the information on food and spares, etc.<br />Thanksdexeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-51556566474101991612009-08-19T11:38:34.872-07:002009-08-19T11:38:34.872-07:00Cyclin' Missy,
I get some of my stuff locally...Cyclin' Missy,<br /><br />I get some of my stuff locally at REI or Feathered Friends. Other stuff I wind up getting online from Amazon.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-11068819780581004392009-08-19T10:29:33.958-07:002009-08-19T10:29:33.958-07:00Very cool. Where did you buy your equipment? I d...Very cool. Where did you buy your equipment? I didn't know such light-weight, compact sleeping bags existed!Cyclin' Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055590629075632638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-46667003788252009312009-08-19T09:59:50.327-07:002009-08-19T09:59:50.327-07:00Jayson.
Yeah, that's just a bit on the heavy ...Jayson.<br /><br />Yeah, that's just a bit on the heavy side...Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-41145126841314907542009-08-19T08:47:08.790-07:002009-08-19T08:47:08.790-07:00Have you ever considered one of these?
http://feed...Have you ever considered one of these?<br />http://feeds.bikehugger.com/~r/BikeHugger/~3/5QwcnaWo7Xk/camper-bike.htmlJaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025372913754824038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-71947185016883902502009-08-19T07:14:09.779-07:002009-08-19T07:14:09.779-07:00Apertome,
I'm not much of a tosser, so I don&...Apertome,<br /><br />I'm not much of a tosser, so I don't have any great advice other than avoid a bivy or hammock. You'd probably more comfortable in a tent.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-37058478365816887702009-08-19T07:06:17.383-07:002009-08-19T07:06:17.383-07:00Surly Dave,
We have bears, raccoons, possums, squ...Surly Dave,<br /><br />We have bears, raccoons, possums, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, elk, deer, coyotes, porcupines, snakes, scorpions and other various critters around here. I've never bought the argument that a tent makes you safe, remembering a scence in a Monty Python movie ("The Meaning of Life" perhaps?) where a fellow has been mauled by a tiger. His companions hold up the ripped mosquito netting and say something like "we'd better make sure we stich this up, that fellow may be back!"<br /><br />Ray Jardine has great advice for setting up camp, the key point being to have foodstuffs packed up away from the sleeping area.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-73441347473054883272009-08-19T06:32:36.173-07:002009-08-19T06:32:36.173-07:00Thanks for sharing your setup. I don't know if...Thanks for sharing your setup. I don't know if I could get comfortable like that. I have trouble without a proper pillow, and apparently, I toss and turn during the night. I didn't really realize this until I got a narrow sleeping bag/pad which make it very difficult to turn over. I imagine the bivy makes it worse. <br /><br />Any pointers? Is this something you just have to get used to?Apertomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148516503920019073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-14700391723838662102009-08-19T05:47:11.530-07:002009-08-19T05:47:11.530-07:00I've used the Hennessy Hamock too. And nearly...I've used the Hennessy Hamock too. And nearly froze to death on an exposed mountain bald. I looks like you have a great light-weight it. When backpacking alone I usually sleep under my poncho too. Since getting married I've been domesticated and now use a tent...the things we do for love.<br /><br />JackJackhttp://velohobo.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-79011235767181107982009-08-19T05:34:12.260-07:002009-08-19T05:34:12.260-07:00Very interesting and certainly useful. Thanks for ...Very interesting and certainly useful. Thanks for the post. Lovely and light probably a bit minimalist for Tasmania where the bush abounds with devils and possums and the like, all up for a nibble. Do you have bears where you are?David Killickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781752978497832434noreply@blogger.com