The Self Sufficient Bike Camping Thread.

Labcanary said:
I had an Exped balloon and hated it. Packs into nothing but useless for this fussy canary.
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@Oddjob those Nemo pillows look good, and plenty of glowing reviews.
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I took the Nemo with me on my South American 9 month backpack, motorbike trip from Sydney to Broome and then London to Beijing. Best thing ever for sleep, especially given that I sleep on my side and have broad shoulders.

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@ozzybmx I'm also told that the "Naturehike" gear on Ali is quite highly recommended for enthusiast level bikepacking.

If you're going into long trips into alpine regions etc then folk recommend the really $$ stuff but the Nature Hike is decently well made and quite light weight
 
Ackland said:
@ozzybmx I'm also told that the "Naturehike" gear on Ali is quite highly recommended for enthusiast level bikepacking.

If you're going into long trips into alpine regions etc then folk recommend the really $$ stuff but the Nature Hike is decently well made and quite light weight
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Cheers Acko. Pillow is #1

Next is to find a mount to put 'anything cages' on my straight steerer fork without any mounting points.
 
Ackland said:
Talk to cracked carbon about installing rivnuts
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Not even worth it for the occasional use. Only light bulky stuff going on there anyway, sleeping matt, sleeping bag or new bulky pillow etc...

Could mount WT B-Rad base and use anything cages but will probably just grab Topeak.

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Graveus Diggius

I'm planning on dipping my toe into multiday rides, I don't have any light weight camping gear (just a seat pack for minimal clothes) so I'm planning on using accommodation.

Specifically I am aiming to ride the ACT Centenary trail over two days and I need a cheap pace to stay that is near abouts the trail and somewhere to eat. I would then determine the best starting point to make that halfway.

I don't know the ACT at all (apart from Stromlo), any suggestions please (happy to stay in a pub).
 

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Hall is a cute village on the outskirts (well slightly beyond) that might fit the bill.

Some of the other places the centenary trail passes are more suburban and might spoil the vibes of ‘getting away from it all’ if you have to ride through them to find a place to stay.

No idea what the accommodation options and prices are.
 
@steve jobs' pancreas The centenary trail is a nice ride but I don’t really think it’s worth travelling for - much of it is riding through the suburbs. Unless you’re hellbent on singletrack, if you’re coming to Canberra I’d recommend riding out to Braidwood and back through Tallaganda NP instead. Great spot to stay and interesting options to make it a loop rather than backtracking.
 
steve jobs' pancreas said:
Graveus Diggius

I'm planning on dipping my toe into multiday rides, I don't have any light weight camping gear (just a seat pack for minimal clothes) so I'm planning on using accommodation.

Specifically I am aiming to ride the ACT Centenary trail over two days and I need a cheap pace to stay that is near abouts the trail and somewhere to eat. I would then determine the best starting point to make that halfway.

I don't know the ACT at all (apart from Stromlo), any suggestions please (happy to stay in a pub).
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Just off a six day pub to pub tour in Central West NSW...which you could shortcut...why bother with Canberra?
 
It was just something I saw on youtube, it looked ok on there, admittedly I haven’t watched all of it and it’s edited so you don‘t see all the burnt out cars, dumped asbestos and used porn
 
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