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thebeatcatcher posted 1 year ago.
stop at gas stations,etc. is what i did when i went on a self-contained tour. even on back roads you'll come through small towns.
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Carry cash...stop often and always make sure you have enough fluids as ,while touring, you may not know of your next source.
Buy a good quality water filter and get water from natural sources if possible...Just how remote is your trip?
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Jstyle posted 1 year ago.
Yeah I remember the iodine water from backpacking as a kid.
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Nobody posted 1 year ago.
Make sure there are places to stop when you go. My girlfriend recently went to Colorado and did an 80 mile ride....she called me about 60 miles into it starving and dehydrated....there wasn't a single gas station, store or rest stop around. I went on Google earth to try to find something close by....but she still had to ride another 10 miles to get there.
As for camping gear....I can get a stove (ti), gas, my tent, large nalgene, some clothes and a sleeping bag all in one normal sized backpack. Search around for the tiny/lightweight gear if you don't already have it.
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azstinger11 posted 1 year ago.
I wouldn't recommend just using Iodine tablets. Get a light backpacker water pump that way even if the water is stagnant and has that nice green goup on the top you can still filter it clean (which you can't with Iodine), the only thing you have to worry about with most back packing filters is chemical contamination and your kinda screwed regarding that but its rare unless your trying to strain water in the potholes of a highway. Also I know at least for myself Iodine water upsets my stomach when exerting myself (found out the hard way on a summit push last summer) so try it out before hand. Hope this helps =).
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PrinceofClydes posted 1 year ago.
silentnox;69851 wrote:
Hey there,I really really want to do an overnight cycle trip (longer ones if the first goes fine) but cant figure out how it can be done without a support vehicle. I like to consume about 1L of water an hour (maybe this is high?) on the bike and more after, so how do you carry that much water with you if you are planning to ride
7-8-10h a day along with camping gear and some food.Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts or resources on the subject.
thanks in advanced!
There is the Camelback - a backpack turned into a watersack with a drinking straw, but I never liked the idea of cycling with a weight on my back.
Last year I rode for six days solo over the Cascades in Washington state (see map) ~280miles. At times I drank a litre of water an hour (while climbing hard ) from mountain streams along the way - no problems.
Otherwise I obtained water from stores, restaurants, gas stations at towns along the way. There was a stretch of 80 miles with no services where mountain streams had to do.
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thebeatcatcher posted 1 year ago.
PrinceofClydes;69958 wrote:
Otherwise I obtained water from stores, restaurants, gas stations at towns along the way. There was a stretch of 80 miles with no services where mountain streams had to do.
Good point, my tour was never that remote. I did have a backpacking filter with me anyway, but never used it. Road from Muncie, IN to Mackinac Island, MI over a month span. Got into MI and then went up the west coast and then came straight down (lots of state parks).
State parks are always a safe bet b/c by law they have to take bikers (at least in IN and MI) even if all the sites are reserved.
Hey there,
I really really want to do an overnight cycle trip (longer ones if the first goes fine) but cant figure out how it can be done without a support vehicle. I like to consume about 1L of water an hour (maybe this is high?) on the bike and more after, so how do you carry that much water with you if you are planning to ride
7-8-10h a day along with camping gear and some food.
Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts or resources on the subject.
thanks in advanced!