Monday, October 4, 2010

Bike Camping Season

It's that time of year, the weather is cooling off and people are hitting the road loaded down with camping gear. I'm shopping for a camp stove. Once I've got it in hand I plan to join the ranks. So far I've seen reports from:

Pondero-S24O to Ray Roberts Lake in north Texas.

MnBicycleCommuter-Bike camping trip to Eagle Lake Campground in Minnesota (it's about the 4th post down on his blog). Note the e-book reader next to the water bottles. That would be a great item to have on a solo camping trip.

GreenCommotion-While this post isn't really a bike camping report, he's got something in the works.

Let me know if you see any new bike camping reports.

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7 comments:

  1. PonderoOctober 4, 2010 at 8:35 PM

    What kind of stove do you have in mind?

    This outing was my first with my new alcohol stove...http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/trangia-west-wind-stove/52-013. My cooking needs have been limited to boiling water, so this works pretty well and is lighter and more compact than my Kelly Kettle.

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  2. Rat Trap PressOctober 4, 2010 at 8:49 PM

    That's what I'm going to buy. I'm headed to Austin tomorrow. I'm going to swing by REI and pick one up.

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  3. ApertomeOctober 5, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    I'm itching to get out camping. I haven't gone at all this year and I'm not really sure why not. I look forward to seeing where you end up camping!

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  4. GreenComotionOctober 5, 2010 at 8:50 PM

    @Chris and Myles,
    I got a Trangia stove and it seriously kicks a Llama's butt! I love it so far. One thing I wonder about is where to buy cheap fuel for it.

    Peace :)

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  5. DougOctober 6, 2010 at 12:44 PM

    In the post you mentioned from my blog I was using my MSR Dragonfly. I love that stove. But the last few summers I've been using a Trangia alcohol stove for solo camping. I love that even more. It even has a simmer control. However, it didn't go on this trip because alcohol doesn't burn so well below 50 degrees. The Dragonfly gets the job done much quicker when it gets cold.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 6, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    Hmm, e-reader. carry an entire library in only a few onces. I like it!

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  7. coastkidOctober 7, 2010 at 4:38 PM

    Hi,thanks for stopping by my blog...dunno how i missed this one,another cracker with good reading,plenty to look through in the coming winter months, thanks, Bruce,

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