I’m on one right now. It’s been a real test of character.
Herdjan on
Have been on one for the past four months 🙂
gadusmo on
I can’t imagine doing it with someone else. Either someone that’s too fast or too slow. I get slightly irritated at the mere thought of someone so much as suggesting we take a little detour here or there and, any tiny derailment from what I had envisioned for that exact situation. That’s just the riding, let’s not get started with choosing where to pitch the tent (tents?), how to bring it up that I want to spend another night, or bail out one night earlier. Nah, not for me. That all said in my last trip just by chance I ended up meeting and bonding with an amazing girl that was doing the same loop as me only I was doing it in reverse. We coincided in the middle of it and then again at the end/start, so likely similar fitness and pace. We even had the same tent and bags! and had a pint at the pub to celebrate the wholesome coincidence before heading home. I’d bikepack with someone like that.
Edit: grumpiness aside I’d be happy to introduce people to it, I’d just need to drastically adjust my expectations and it’d have to be centered around them. That’d be a cool thing to do for a friend/partner/relative that genuinely wants to try it. But yeah, would come from a completely different angle.
Velocidal_Tendencies on
Many a time. More times than with others, in fact.
I like chasing solitude. Or is it loneliness? Either way, escaping from the city for an evening amd sleeping in some semblance of nature does it for me.
Im finna make a post of a compilation of this years trips, both solo and with the beik shop at some point.
Firewood is the diffcult thing, because no matter the direction you go, to get to sites in the south SF Bay Area is always a hell ofa climb right at the end. Usually theres a camp host, but on-your-honour wood is kinda the suck, especially as I always try to snag the furthest campsite from other people.
That being said, I couldnt tell you which I prefer more, solo or group camping. Both are great in their own ways, both are complimentarily different experiences.
oficious_intrpedaler on
A couple overnighters, including some deep into the woods. Definitely a lot of fun, but I’m sure that’s at least partially based on the fact that nothing went horribly wrong.
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Sure have. I didn’t blog about it though 😂
No but it’s one of my goals.
Yes
I do trips around the car or hotel wherever I go, but I am a little afraid of sleeping outside in a tent on my own. Have you feel safe doing that?
All my bike trips have been solo bike trips. Everyone I know either doesn’t have the fitness for big long bike trips or doesn’t have the time.
Sure have- they can be nice
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All of my bikepacking adventures are solo.
I’m on one right now. It’s been a real test of character.
Have been on one for the past four months 🙂
I can’t imagine doing it with someone else. Either someone that’s too fast or too slow. I get slightly irritated at the mere thought of someone so much as suggesting we take a little detour here or there and, any tiny derailment from what I had envisioned for that exact situation. That’s just the riding, let’s not get started with choosing where to pitch the tent (tents?), how to bring it up that I want to spend another night, or bail out one night earlier. Nah, not for me. That all said in my last trip just by chance I ended up meeting and bonding with an amazing girl that was doing the same loop as me only I was doing it in reverse. We coincided in the middle of it and then again at the end/start, so likely similar fitness and pace. We even had the same tent and bags! and had a pint at the pub to celebrate the wholesome coincidence before heading home. I’d bikepack with someone like that.
Edit: grumpiness aside I’d be happy to introduce people to it, I’d just need to drastically adjust my expectations and it’d have to be centered around them. That’d be a cool thing to do for a friend/partner/relative that genuinely wants to try it. But yeah, would come from a completely different angle.
Many a time. More times than with others, in fact.
I like chasing solitude. Or is it loneliness? Either way, escaping from the city for an evening amd sleeping in some semblance of nature does it for me.
Im finna make a post of a compilation of this years trips, both solo and with the beik shop at some point.
Firewood is the diffcult thing, because no matter the direction you go, to get to sites in the south SF Bay Area is always a hell ofa climb right at the end. Usually theres a camp host, but on-your-honour wood is kinda the suck, especially as I always try to snag the furthest campsite from other people.
That being said, I couldnt tell you which I prefer more, solo or group camping. Both are great in their own ways, both are complimentarily different experiences.
A couple overnighters, including some deep into the woods. Definitely a lot of fun, but I’m sure that’s at least partially based on the fact that nothing went horribly wrong.