I suspect a lot of us have. I’ve combined bikepacking and backpacking several times, biking to trails and then walking from there (usually leaving the bike in a campground with the hosts, but once or twice hiding it and locking it to a tree). You are correct about the use of lightweight backpacking techniques. My hiking base weight is about where yours is, and the bike carry weight is higher, due to bike shorts, tools, and panniers and racks.
Ken Maddox
Hood River, Oregon, USA
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On 4/22/07 6:36 AM, "David Phillips" dave_o_1999@... wrote:
Has anyone done any bikepacking, which I guess is like camping while touring, or something
like that. I imagine in the case of ultralight biking, it would be the combination of ultralight/
lightweight backpacking and cycle touring. I have been on a couple of backpacking trips
myself, and had an average packweight of 10-12 lbs, and wondered if anyone had
combinded the two disciplines. Of course, coming in as late in the game as I have, there may
have been a zillion threads on this by now. If so, my apologies. Thanks.
David, I suspect a lot of us have. I¹ve combined bikepacking and backpacking several times, biking to trails and then walking from there (usually leaving the...
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