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Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Northern Part of the Great Lone Star State
Thanks Guys for the response and suggestions...
When I mention primitive we will not have food or cooking needs to carry along...We will eat on the road and use the KOA,s just for sleeping at and showering at and when needed we will wash clothes...
I did not feel a twin or queen air mattruse would take up that much room with all the air out and rolled up...
That's the route I went several years back, however I did not have the wife with me along for the ride at that time...
I did have a ice chest which was a waste of space...next time it would not be taken...
I understand about the disposable clothes and had suggested this...
There will be a time when we will need the chaps and jackets but not the entire trip and had thought about mailing them back and forth but was unsure about whether or not the PO could get them to me in time when needed for the next leg of the trip...
with the his/her clothes, tent, mattruse,sleeping bag/bags I can see all this loading in the bags and T/P but with the leathers along I can't see that...
His/Hers leathers take allot of room...
Just trying to do this trip on a nickle...
Thanks again
paul
When I mention primitive we will not have food or cooking needs to carry along...We will eat on the road and use the KOA,s just for sleeping at and showering at and when needed we will wash clothes...
I did not feel a twin or queen air mattruse would take up that much room with all the air out and rolled up...
That's the route I went several years back, however I did not have the wife with me along for the ride at that time...
I did have a ice chest which was a waste of space...next time it would not be taken...
I understand about the disposable clothes and had suggested this...
There will be a time when we will need the chaps and jackets but not the entire trip and had thought about mailing them back and forth but was unsure about whether or not the PO could get them to me in time when needed for the next leg of the trip...
with the his/her clothes, tent, mattruse,sleeping bag/bags I can see all this loading in the bags and T/P but with the leathers along I can't see that...
His/Hers leathers take allot of room...
Just trying to do this trip on a nickle...
Thanks again
paul
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From: Badlands of ND
My wife and I have done 10-14 day trips several times two up. Plenty of room on the bike, using a combination of all the previous tips (throw away clothes, do laundry, wear your gear almost all the time) and the quoted tip as well. Just stay in a hotel, saves SO much packing, most will have their own guest laundry, and you will get a free breakfast.
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: ne.
I have found that pulling my homemade trailer is much easier than piling stuff on the tour box. We stay at KOA quite often and usually get a camping cabin, all you need is bedding. Only drawback w/trailer is the wife collects too many souveneirs on the trip!
Road Warrior
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From: Toms River, NJ
Plus one to that !!!
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Left saddlebag: her riding gear (rain gear and whatever she won't be wearing on the hottest days). Leaves room for couple apples, bananas, granola bars, etc.
Right saddlebag: same for my gear
Tools spread between both bags at the bottom.
Tour pak: mine (clothes, laptop etc)
T-bags TP rack bag (Dekker) for her clothes etc.
Tent: take out of sack and fold flat and store in TP on top of tour pak liner bag.
Tent poles: collapsed and tied to t-bag
Tent stakes, etc stored in left saddlebag (hers = more avail space)
Sleeping bags: on each saddlebag lid (I have chrome rails - you can get leather covers that have bungee attach points.
Nooks and crannies in tourpak around liner bag I store battery tender, air compressor, tire repair kit, shock pump.
Usually can also bring bike cover too.
Right saddlebag: same for my gear
Tools spread between both bags at the bottom.
Tour pak: mine (clothes, laptop etc)
T-bags TP rack bag (Dekker) for her clothes etc.
Tent: take out of sack and fold flat and store in TP on top of tour pak liner bag.
Tent poles: collapsed and tied to t-bag
Tent stakes, etc stored in left saddlebag (hers = more avail space)
Sleeping bags: on each saddlebag lid (I have chrome rails - you can get leather covers that have bungee attach points.
Nooks and crannies in tourpak around liner bag I store battery tender, air compressor, tire repair kit, shock pump.
Usually can also bring bike cover too.
OK, this might be cheating, but the photo shows my previous bike hooked up to our tent trailer. We would do 6,000 mile trips this way and be gone for over a month. We did this for two seasons and found it was just too much work for us. Now we just stuff our Limited in our toy hauler and take off. Life's too short not to be comfortable, lol.
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From: Long Island, New York
We can do ten days with all of our gear and not have to do laundry, with my Road Glide and tour Pak, top rack etc. But that is using hotels. We have plenty of room to take off gear as weather allows, I can even stash my helmet if I want to. We have started relying on hotels for shampoo and conditioner, that saved a ton of room.
I would not be able to add camping gear. Would need to start going with some of the previous suggestions. One piece of advice, doing laundry while on vacation really sucks. Sometimes a necessary evil, but it really does suck.
I would not be able to add camping gear. Would need to start going with some of the previous suggestions. One piece of advice, doing laundry while on vacation really sucks. Sometimes a necessary evil, but it really does suck.
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Another issue with tent camping that hasn't yet been mentioned...
In the morning, you have to wait for the dew to dry before packing for the day.
Could be 10 or 11 before the material is dry, and a few good hours of riding wasted.
If you normally hit the road at noon, this isn't a big deal.
I would roll the tent, matress and bags up, and bungee them all together, and tie them down on the tourpak luggage rack.
In the morning, you have to wait for the dew to dry before packing for the day.
Could be 10 or 11 before the material is dry, and a few good hours of riding wasted.
If you normally hit the road at noon, this isn't a big deal.
I would roll the tent, matress and bags up, and bungee them all together, and tie them down on the tourpak luggage rack.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: SE Wisconsin
The key is to down size for sure.
I only bring what is needed and too expensive to buy on the road. Always expect to buy t-shirts, so just a couple are packed. Pillows and stuff is easy to pick up anywhere, after you unload.
For the ride back, I toss out old, and cheap stuff. Use UPS to ship the stuff you don't need for the journey back!
I only bring what is needed and too expensive to buy on the road. Always expect to buy t-shirts, so just a couple are packed. Pillows and stuff is easy to pick up anywhere, after you unload.
For the ride back, I toss out old, and cheap stuff. Use UPS to ship the stuff you don't need for the journey back!