2 wheel camper

[chimpac]

Ready for the trail

[mooseknuckle]

sweet kuwahara!!

[heybert]

ummmm…..where's the kitchen sink?????

[^v^Tinda wolf^v^]

Nice rig ! Your loving life with that set up

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by heybert

ummmm…..where's the kitchen sink?????

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

[CanuckShooter]

You could probably use an upgrade on your brakes??

[chimpac]

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?

[AbAngler]

Its a Kuwy! They were the 5hit back in the day. haha!

[norwestalta]

Be interested in your review of the coffee cup wood stove you got there.

[HalfBreed]

Not to be too much of a critic, but I found a z-rest was the way to go for the pad on the top tube like your roll. I've seen alot of window sun blockers in that position as well. I don't like riding with my knees way out, but maybe that pad isn't too big. Perhaps I'll see you out and about this season. Nice set up.

[chimpac]

Originally Posted by norwestalta

Be interested in your review of the coffee cup wood stove you got there.

In the winter my stove is full length 5" similac can. Maybe I should fix you up with one and you can review it. I have said lots about it on this forum.

[norwestalta]

Originally Posted by chimpac

In the winter my stove is full length 5" similac can. Maybe I should fix you up with one and you can review it. I have said lots about it on this forum.

I like following your posts about your little heaters. Just figured you'd have that coffee cup turned into a wood burner.

[chimpac]

Originally Posted by HalfBreed

Not to be too much of a critic, but I found a z-rest was the way to go for the pad on the top tube like your roll. I've seen alot of window sun blockers in that position as well. I don't like riding with my knees way out, but maybe that pad isn't too big. Perhaps I'll see you out and about this season. Nice set up.

I really put the pressure on that pad to roll it small enough. I am sure there are better pads. It is cranky stiff which makes it stay in place jammed between the seat post and head set. The poles and chimney are rolled up in the tarp. It stays in place because an end of a pole sticks out on each side of the seat post and the poles stick out the front so I can tie a big water bottle or some other freight to them. I really like getting the weight forward without using front panniers. Some more weight could go on the front but it is nice for steering when the front wheel is free. I think panniers on the back put the load to far back. Hope to see you on a trail somewhere.

[chimpac]

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]

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!

[Unregistered user]

Just took delivery of one of these, looking forward to hunting with it this fall.

http://montanascabbards.com/

[purgatory.sv]

Originally Posted by chimpac

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?

When you say homeless people is that the truth?

[chimpac]

I spent a few days in Calgary last week riding the bike and looking for rough sleepers. They are just as stubborn as anyone else about trying something different. It is wrong that a there is not a few square feet, a little piece of this earth where a homeless person can legally pitch a tent some place in the city.

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by AbAngler

Its a Kuwy! They were the 5hit back in the day. haha!

My hunting partner still rides his - and it's still going strong! Good bikes.

[Sakotackdriver]

Originally Posted by chimpac

Ready for the trail

Nice ! You sure got it rigged up some bud!

[HalfBreed]

Originally Posted by chimpac

I really put the pressure on that pad to roll it small enough. I am sure there are better pads. It is cranky stiff which makes it stay in place jammed between the seat post and head set. The poles and chimney are rolled up in the tarp. It stays in place because an end of a pole sticks out on each side of the seat post and the poles stick out the front so I can tie a big water bottle or some other freight to them. I really like getting the weight forward without using front panniers. Some more weight could go on the front but it is nice for steering when the front wheel is free. I think panniers on the back put the load to far back. Hope to see you on a trail somewhere.

That setup is really quite brilliant. I have motion racks on my front end just in case, as i have front shocks on a hard tail. Generally those front enders are for water when way down south. I like how you set up without racking, the backside looks loose and inefficient if you have to do road segments however. Otherwise, that is a sweet single trail setup.

[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?

[Domestique]

Using the quads god gave you, love the rig!

[^v^Tinda wolf^v^]

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]

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.

[Stinky Buffalo]

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... :'(