2 wheel camper

chimpac · #1 02-25-2016, 11:30 AM

Ready for the trail

mooseknuckle · #2 02-25-2016, 11:50 AM

sweet kuwahara!!

heybert · #3 02-25-2016, 11:55 AM

ummmm…..where's the kitchen sink?????

Stinky Buffalo · #4 02-25-2016, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by heybert

ummmm…..where's the kitchen sink?????

...And the scabbard? NO SCABBARD? *gasp*

CanuckShooter · #5 02-25-2016, 01:05 PM

You could probably use an upgrade on your brakes??

chimpac · #6 02-25-2016, 03:07 PM

Yes it is kind of hard on the eyes for respectable indoor types.

Snows gone just some ice left that might wreck me.
I am going to ride with the homeless guys for a while maybe trade some camping methods.
I got the big frame bike out of the dump, found some fenders for it. Now I like it better than my good bike.
I will leave some my good stuff at home like down sleep bag, thermorest pad and chair attachment. My old sleeping bag is wrapped in a open top bivy that I sewed a long time ago.

Are my brakes showing?

chimpac · #7 02-25-2016, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinky Buffalo

...And the scabbard? NO SCABBARD? *gasp*

I think you are making fun of my canola sack gun scabbard which I will use when in the country. I have a big butcher knife and a little hatchet in scabbards in the bags on the handlebar

Bushleague · #8 02-25-2016, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by chimpac

I think you are making fun of my canola sack gun scabbard which I will use when in the country. I have a big butcher knife and a little hatchet in scabbards in the bags on the handlebar

Cool setup, I put together a lightweight camping setup in an old army surplus daypack. Just enough to enjoy a couple nights out. The idea being that it sits in my closet ready to go whenever. I put it on, jump in my canoe, on my mountain bike, or the KLR and hit the trail whenever the mood takes me. So many times a camping opportunity sneaks up on you and you miss it because your not ready... not this summer!

Stinky Buffalo · #9 02-28-2016, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chimpac

I think you are making fun of my canola sack gun scabbard which I will use when in the country. I have a big butcher knife and a little hatchet in scabbards in the bags on the handlebar

At least you have a scabbard, Chimpac... Unlike me... :'(

^v^Tinda wolf^v^ · #10 02-25-2016, 11:55 AM

Nice rig ! Your loving life with that set up

Sakotackdriver · #11 02-26-2016, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by chimpac

Ready for the trail

Nice ! You sure got it rigged up some bud!

57charlie · #12 02-26-2016, 10:09 PM

I did a lot of lengthy bike trips in my time and that has got to be one of the worst setups of a bicycle I've ever seen. Have you never heard of panniers or a rack?

Domestique · #13 02-26-2016, 10:14 PM

Using the quads god gave you, love the rig!

^v^Tinda wolf^v^ · #14 02-26-2016, 10:29 PM

I just wanted to say I think your set up is perfect and as long as it doesn't put you in danger I wouldn't change a thing ! I would assume your a millionaire no doubt.

Bushleague · #15 02-27-2016, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 57charlie

I did a lot of lengthy bike trips in my time and that has got to be one of the worst setups of a bicycle I've ever seen. Have you never heard of panniers or a rack?

Offroad bikepacking is a little different than touring on a road bike... you don't meet many avid bikepackers that use a rack or panniers these days.

Truthfully it is not the greatest bikepacking rig I've ever seen, but IMO it is very much in keeping with the spirit of bikepacking. Ingenuity, freedom, adventure... the Kuwi looks pretty good to me. Love the use of what look like sticks to support the front bag.