would be awesome to see you share more of these massive journeys you do/did! Love your videos and lifestyle man! I've been following your content for quite a while now. Stay safe out there and have fun 😀
really appreciate your channel . i really can relate you . i had a channel and i deleted them. different story. i plan to start unloading this year long into next .
Good points. Just a few suggestions form a guy has spent the last 55 years traveling by kayak, canoe, on foot and on my bike all over North America and spent 20 some years leading wilderness trips. The first question is always the Why question. Why are you exhausted at the end of the day, why are you having flat tires, why are you cold at night, why are you having problems finding quality food. I once had a professor in college who used to say: Some people have 20 years of experience, and some people have one year of experience 20 time. Learn from your mistakes and figure out a way to avoid them. There is a simple way to avoid most of the Why questions. You can avoid a lot of the problem such as fatigue on a long day, finding a camp site, finding nutritious food by having a sag wagon carry your gear and setting up the camp sight and having meals ready for you. OR, If you want to go self-contained, you can forget about miles per day and live the life as a nomad. Learn to think like nomad, learn to eat like a nomad. Learn to live in the world like a nomad. Why are you on a bike peddling down the road? Is it to see how far you can go in a day? Or is it to see the landscape and the people along the way? If so Live like a nomad and slow down and absorb the environment. Stop and spend an hour observing a nesting pair of eagles and their fledglings, stop at ditch side mulberry bush and eat to your hearts content. Have a leisurely lunch in the small-town square and talk to the locals. If you are cold at night rethink your sleep system. Do a web search and learn about MSS, Modular Sleep System. Break that 900 mile trip down into three trips of 300 miles. You will see more and enjoy it more. I have done the same trip from Sioux City Nebraska to St Lewis Missouri river route, by bike, canoe and kayak, but not the whole 1000 mile distance at one time and at different times of the year, and not in sequential order. Enjoy the journey, it should not feel like a death march.
Interesting. Might have to get a better chain & a new sprocket before I consider going. Maybe a go pro as well, its a lot of work without being to film a lot of it.
U FORGOT ONE THING, OTHER AUTOMOBILES VERY VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT ON THOSE TWO LANE HIGHWAYS, MANY DRUNK DRIVERS CROSSING OVER OTHER SIDE OF LANE AND PEOPLE TEXTING, ONE HIT FROM BEHIND OR IN FRONT AND UR SEEING THE STARS!!! 💯
9. I only rough camp(free) so by about 3:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. I'm looking for a good place to camp. I also make sure that around that time I'm not in town.
These are all very good points. Especially the first point. I usually tour with my dad and we can share a lot of items. We are minimalist and after our first tour we have our gear down to the absolute necessities.
Having seen many videos about Bike Touring, can you share why there are way more males doing it rather than women? And why the male gender tends to only allow certain types of activities such as this, for women?
On my first "long tour," I rode north on the California coast. Everyone thought I was nuts because of the dreaded headwinds. I found that I actually liked them. When riding uphill or on level ground, they cooled me off. When riding downhill, they slowed me down enough that I was constantly riding my brakes. And the best thing about riding uphill? There's a downhill at the top. Imho, it all equals out.
Whatever break you are taking , and wherever you are going, my advice is:- Take half as many clothes as you think you'll need, and twice as much money.
It actually blows my mind how many tourers I've met who can't change a tube themselves. I mean, kudos on them for getting out there, but some basic prep wouldn't hurt!
No fork, deodorant, underwear, towel, pillow, drone, camera, laptop. Good q tent, cheapo sleeping mat because dear ones leak too, good q sleeping cover. Good q bike, 3 x 1.5L soda bottles for water, water filter because sometimes. Nav, phone, chargers, powerbank. Stove. Aquire toilet paper en route.
Number two is something I really need to work on. I get so into the idea of pushing through to get to my final destination that I abandon the idea of taking my time and enjoying the moment. On my last tour I was better for it by reminding myself "I'll never be here again so take it in while I am here" and I hope when I get back on the road I indulge in that idea even more. Great video!
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you are a rn and i don't mean a registered nurse. ride on, vanilla sky.
would be awesome to see you share more of these massive journeys you do/did! Love your videos and lifestyle man! I've been following your content for quite a while now. Stay safe out there and have fun 😀
You're stuff is awesome BF. Thank you for putting out this stuff, and more importantly for the inspiration
Indoctrinated…? Really…?
“Gonna look for a spot to get breakfast “
* is in the middle of no where *
Love this guy😂🙏
really appreciate your channel . i really can relate you . i had a channel and i deleted them. different story. i plan to start unloading this year long into next .
Good points. Just a few suggestions form a guy has spent the last 55 years traveling by kayak, canoe, on foot and on my bike all over North America and spent 20 some years leading wilderness trips. The first question is always the Why question. Why are you exhausted at the end of the day, why are you having flat tires, why are you cold at night, why are you having problems finding quality food. I once had a professor in college who used to say: Some people have 20 years of experience, and some people have one year of experience 20 time. Learn from your mistakes and figure out a way to avoid them. There is a simple way to avoid most of the Why questions. You can avoid a lot of the problem such as fatigue on a long day, finding a camp site, finding nutritious food by having a sag wagon carry your gear and setting up the camp sight and having meals ready for you. OR, If you want to go self-contained, you can forget about miles per day and live the life as a nomad. Learn to think like nomad, learn to eat like a nomad. Learn to live in the world like a nomad. Why are you on a bike peddling down the road? Is it to see how far you can go in a day? Or is it to see the landscape and the people along the way? If so Live like a nomad and slow down and absorb the environment. Stop and spend an hour observing a nesting pair of eagles and their fledglings, stop at ditch side mulberry bush and eat to your hearts content. Have a leisurely lunch in the small-town square and talk to the locals. If you are cold at night rethink your sleep system. Do a web search and learn about MSS, Modular Sleep System. Break that 900 mile trip down into three trips of 300 miles. You will see more and enjoy it more. I have done the same trip from Sioux City Nebraska to St Lewis Missouri river route, by bike, canoe and kayak, but not the whole 1000 mile distance at one time and at different times of the year, and not in sequential order. Enjoy the journey, it should not feel like a death march.
Interesting. Might have to get a better chain & a new sprocket before I consider going. Maybe a go pro as well, its a lot of work without being to film a lot of it.
U FORGOT ONE THING, OTHER AUTOMOBILES VERY VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT ON THOSE TWO LANE HIGHWAYS, MANY DRUNK DRIVERS CROSSING OVER OTHER SIDE OF LANE AND PEOPLE TEXTING, ONE HIT FROM BEHIND OR IN FRONT AND UR SEEING THE STARS!!! 💯
I know!
9. I only rough camp(free) so by about 3:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. I'm looking for a good place to camp. I also make sure that around that time I'm not in town.
Great video!! DD
These are all very good points. Especially the first point. I usually tour with my dad and we can share a lot of items. We are minimalist and after our first tour we have our gear down to the absolute necessities.
Having seen many videos about Bike Touring, can you share why there are way more males doing it rather than women? And why the male gender tends to only allow certain types of activities such as this, for women?
If you’re going 60 miles a day and ‘literally’ crawling up hills at 2mph all day, that would be enough to put anyone off.
*All the food along the road is crap" wow really sucks to tour the US. In planning to do europe/asia, nothing but fold valhalla I'll be passing❤
Is that theme a variation of night drive by t square?
Ive ridden across all 48 lower states. 8 times coast to coast. Most important thing is cozy sleep. Thermarest prolite plus. Sleep harder go farther.
Great advices , and also try touring with a recumbent trike, preferably with a full suspension and low gearing for those hill climbs.
$1,000 a month. What country do you live it?
On my first "long tour," I rode north on the California coast. Everyone thought I was nuts because of the dreaded headwinds. I found that I actually liked them. When riding uphill or on level ground, they cooled me off. When riding downhill, they slowed me down enough that I was constantly riding my brakes. And the best thing about riding uphill? There's a downhill at the top. Imho, it all equals out.
Very good advices! Espacially the second (make pauses)
Best way to get your kit right is to go out and do a small tour. Then you get rid of whatever you didnt use.
dude what pedals were those !!! they are awesome
Whatever break you are taking , and wherever you are going, my advice is:-
Take half as many clothes as you think you'll need, and twice as much money.
It actually blows my mind how many tourers I've met who can't change a tube themselves. I mean, kudos on them for getting out there, but some basic prep wouldn't hurt!
Remember, cowboys back in the day used to travel by horse, and they hardly had anything they either had a rifle or bow to protect them.
No fork, deodorant, underwear, towel, pillow, drone, camera, laptop. Good q tent, cheapo sleeping mat because dear ones leak too, good q sleeping cover. Good q bike, 3 x 1.5L soda bottles for water, water filter because sometimes. Nav, phone, chargers, powerbank. Stove. Aquire toilet paper en route.
How did you like your butterfly bar….I have one but now trying out the surly corner bar.
Number two is something I really need to work on. I get so into the idea of pushing through to get to my final destination that I abandon the idea of taking my time and enjoying the moment. On my last tour I was better for it by reminding myself "I'll never be here again so take it in while I am here" and I hope when I get back on the road I indulge in that idea even more. Great video!
How do you make money to sustain on the road??