How do you pack for Sturgis?
Thread Starter
|
Advanced
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 90
Likes: 0
From: seattle
How do you pack for Sturgis?
Any tips on what to bring for us first timers. Gear, Clothes, tools, food and shelter. Are you guys hitting a laundry mat to cut down on clothes.
Im leaving Aug. 1st, returning the 11th due to appointments.
Ill have my 10 Ultra with tour pack.
Any info is appreciated. Ride Safe.
Joe
Im leaving Aug. 1st, returning the 11th due to appointments.
Ill have my 10 Ultra with tour pack.
Any info is appreciated. Ride Safe.
Joe
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 211
Likes: 0
From: indiana
do a search. i think theres a couple of posts about this.
underpack. anything forgotten can be picked up along the way at walmart or something similar. do laundry at a hotel at night. find the post office, buy the biggest box you can and mail things you pick up along the way and dirty clothes you dont need back home.
http://livewhileyouareliving.blogspot.com/
underpack. anything forgotten can be picked up along the way at walmart or something similar. do laundry at a hotel at night. find the post office, buy the biggest box you can and mail things you pick up along the way and dirty clothes you dont need back home.
http://livewhileyouareliving.blogspot.com/
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 5,072
Likes: 104
From: Prescott, AZ
wife and I pac the same for 1 week or 5 weeks - one pair of levi's (the ones we have on) two or three extra underwear/socks/t-shirts - laundry every 3/4 days. If I travel by my self - that can be extended, lol....
Rain Gear is a must - are you camping????
I was there three years ago - just before the BIG event - much nicer riding with less people.. Weather was great.. However, history has shown, good weather and then Hail storms of the century.... be prepared and have fun..
Rain Gear is a must - are you camping????
I was there three years ago - just before the BIG event - much nicer riding with less people.. Weather was great.. However, history has shown, good weather and then Hail storms of the century.... be prepared and have fun..
Last edited by harley0711; Jul 16, 2011 at 12:38 PM.
Thread Starter
|
Advanced
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 90
Likes: 0
From: seattle
Couple more things, the trip is about 1400 miles one way, shorter on the way back. Going to camp where ever we don't have motel access. I Will have tent and sleeping bag. Thinkin of have a pad for sleeping on?
Only going to be me and a buddy on two bikes. May meet up with others (his friends). Not looking forward to riding with others, i haven't road with.
Joe
Only going to be me and a buddy on two bikes. May meet up with others (his friends). Not looking forward to riding with others, i haven't road with.
Joe
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 6,336
Likes: 67
From: SW Minnesota
Best travel tip I ever learned was this. Throughout the year, save up your items that are "almost ready to throw away," such as socks and underwear. Take them on your trip, wear, and throw away. Each day you gain a little more room in your saddlebags for the inevitable T-shirts and souveniers.
If you know where you are staying, you can UPS or USPS or FedEx a box of stuff to be waiting for you there. Use the box again to send stuff home.
If you know where you are staying, you can UPS or USPS or FedEx a box of stuff to be waiting for you there. Use the box again to send stuff home.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 440
Likes: 0
Trending Topics
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 444
Likes: 0
From: TEXAS!
First time? If you make it to the big campgrounds, the most important item is a camara.
I travel with a weeks worth clothes, tent, mattress (air up), sleeping bag and cooler on the back seat.
Anything made for backpacking works well.
I travel with a weeks worth clothes, tent, mattress (air up), sleeping bag and cooler on the back seat.
Anything made for backpacking works well.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Club Member
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,806
Likes: 12
From: In a house down by the river
Ship tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, lantern (battery), and any other items you don't need to carry ahead. Almost all campgrounds offer this service, as well as laundry and showers. ENJOY !
