I've received my Zpacks Zilch pack and weighed on a digital scale. It weighs 2.72 ounces. Last week I also had a chance to try it out in San Mateo Wilderness...
I got an email from Jeff Boatman of Carousel Design saying he is up and running and making his packs again. If you've been here a while you've seen his stuff....
The weight I carried in it varried from 8.5 lbs without water to 14 lbs with 2.5 L of water. It was very comfortable at 8.5 lbs, felt like I almost didn't...
Hi, all-- I have an old aluminum rack (a rear rack) with a big spring-loaded "rat trap." Embossed on the rack, it says "Pletscher" and "Made in Switzerland."...
I'd like to use my Gossamer Gear G4 or something simular with my recumbent (volae expedition). Has anyone figured out a cool way to attach it the the seat back...
... From: Ken Skier To: ultralightbiking@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:35 AM Subject: [ultralightbiking] Old Pletscher Rack Hi, all-- I...
I'm curious what other purists here think abt folding touring bikes such as the Bike Friday To my way of thinking..... ultra-light people like to REDUCE ...
Have we discussed him here already? Either way, he's a good guy to mention. Back around 1880 he wrote, I think, the first book intended to help average city...
Anyone have a link for the Mtbike Forum (I think) guy who did UL weekend rides carrying not much and slept out in the cold in trash bags and leaf piles and...
... Hi Jeff, He goes by lef-t on MTBR. There are several of his posts but this is the most recent on camping: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=202664 ...
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...
I think most people use "bikepacking" to refer to bike touring on wilderness trails versus conventional touring on paved roads where many still prefer to...
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...
Those of you who have combined the two disciplines; do you wear your backpack while riding and add the bike specific items to racks/bags on the bike or do you...
On my mtn bike which I use when most of the riding will be off-road I wear my backpack.I bungy the tent rolled up in the ridgerest to the handlebars and attach...
Hi, I've been happily lurking on this list for a while, and this is about exactly the type of trip I'd like to try. I'm also a trail runner, and I've got in...
Here's how I do it. A small Mallmart handlebar bag in front with bike tools and spare parts ( ie: tube, brake pads, cable). A rear rack with a compression bag...
With all this talk of bikepacking I thought I'd share our trip from flagstaff to phoenix on the arizona trail last week. warning - it is picture heavy ...
... Two years ago after completing the John Muir Trail I took 2 days to bike over 200 miles back to my car from Whitney Portal to Yosemite Valley. Rather than...
Hi, All-- I've been a reader of these posts since the list started. I sent a post a month or two ago about an old Pletscher rack. Now I thought I'd share my...
Thanks for all the replies. Upon further reflection, I realize I didn't ask the question I was asking (or something like that). What I wanted to know was if...
... No worries. We don't need no clear questions, or we take em as we like. We can riff off of whatever we get. : ) I'd say that this whole list is about bike...
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