Things I Wish I Would've Left Behind...
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: back home in Michigan
I try and pack about 60%-70% full. Even pack in a small roll bag for the top of the T Bag. Leave extra room in the bags for what I pick up along the way. If its too big, I UPS it home. Wife and I rode a 2000 mile trip and each took 3 days change of clothes except for jeans. Threw in a pair of shorts for laundry day. Still too much ****....lol
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,602
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From: Southeastern Michigan
Small travel laundry detergent - used it at 1/2 way point (4 days). All laundromats have em to purchase. Even if it's 3 times the price the room taken up wasn't worth the saving!
Lesson learned!
Camp Kitchen - stove, food, utensils, etc. Tried to be self sufficient - used a couple times - got to be more of a PITA then it's worth. Found out I won't starve to death in a 8 - 12 hour period especially with several means of getting food within a few miles! Duh!!!! Started packing less and less of it until I finally gave it up entirely.
Beach towel (if you're headed to the ocean) - takes up a ton of space. I now buy em there, use em, pitch em!
Too many clothes - still struggle with this one, I try to pack for 3-4 days - wash - start over. But I still end up with stuff I never used - mostly because I pack for weather extremes.
Leather jacket? - pack every year during the summer - the one year I didn't I had to have it mailed to me because of a summer cold spell. Still trying to figure out something as efficient that packs alot smaller?
Lesson learned!
Camp Kitchen - stove, food, utensils, etc. Tried to be self sufficient - used a couple times - got to be more of a PITA then it's worth. Found out I won't starve to death in a 8 - 12 hour period especially with several means of getting food within a few miles! Duh!!!! Started packing less and less of it until I finally gave it up entirely.
Beach towel (if you're headed to the ocean) - takes up a ton of space. I now buy em there, use em, pitch em!
Too many clothes - still struggle with this one, I try to pack for 3-4 days - wash - start over. But I still end up with stuff I never used - mostly because I pack for weather extremes.
Leather jacket? - pack every year during the summer - the one year I didn't I had to have it mailed to me because of a summer cold spell. Still trying to figure out something as efficient that packs alot smaller?
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 374
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From: The Sunshine Coast of BC
Big bag o' tools. Never needed 'em, and if I did I'da been guessin' on how to use 'em. It was peace of mind for my first long trip, but now I bring along just the most basic tools, a cel. ph., and plastic.
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