thoughts of bike touring
Mon Oct 16 05:50:13 EDT 2017
Comfort Air Pad
I bought a couple of camping air mattresses. They might be useful as backups to the cot at Pennsic, but the main purpose I have in mind is bike camping/touring. I need a bit more under the sleeping bag than just the tent floor, but taking a cot is out of the question. (Although the same company does make a Ready Lite Cot which is only 4#13oz (2.2kg), but $220! They have a bigger, heavier Lightweight Cot for $80.)
Comfort
SeriesSizeWeightStuff SackGeneral
UseR-ValueProduct
NumberPricewoot!
Regular20" x 72" x 1.5"
(50 x 183 x 3.8 cm)2 lbs. 10 oz.
(1.19 kg)4.6" x 21"
(11.684 x 53.34 cm)Backpacking47150003$80$27
Long25" x 77" x 2"
(64 x 196 x 5.1 cm)4 lbs. 1 oz.
(1.84 kg)6.5" x 26"
(16.510 x 66.04 cm)Camping57250003$100$35
XL30" x 77" x 3"
(76 x 196 x 7.6 cm)6 lbs. 7 oz.
(2.92 kg)8" x 31"
(20.32 x 78.74 cm)Luxury
Camping6.97350003$150$50
XXL30" x 77" x 4"
(76 x 196 x 10.2 cm)8 lbs. 7 oz.
(3.83 kg)11" x 31"
(27.94 x 78.74 cm)Luxury
Camping8.17450003$190
(all prices rounded up 1¢)
We've got that little tent that came as a bonus with the monster tent. I don't trust it to keep me dry, but it should be OK for a few days with no rain in the forecast.
The C&O Canal has free Hiker-Biker Campsites every 6-8 miles, 31 total. There are also some campgrounds that accommodate groups, cars, or trailers; those require registration and have fees. I should squeeze in some camping outings this fall, before it gets cold, and use up some of my vacation time before it maxes out. I'll bet there's hardly anyone using those campsites on weekday nights.
If I were taking a long bike/camping tour, I might want to splurge on a backpacking cot to go under the air mat. It's not such an expense if it saves on motels and B&Bs. But for initial, short, 1- or 2-night trips I need to identify the essentials. If I want to pull a trailer I can carry a lot more, but then I'm a lot less manoeuvrable - and carrying a lot more weight. First I'd go for a set of banana panniers (also expensive) to take advantage of the huge rack you get on the back of a recumbent.
Thursday 13:34
USPS tracking says the package was in was in Plainfield, IN 06:51 Tue Oct 17; left Baltimore, MD 00:47 Thu Oct 19; and is out for delivery in ARLINGTON, VA 09:27 Oct 19.
Friday 04:47
Your item was delivered in or at the mailbox at 2:38 pm on October 19....
anniemal has got to have been going crazy wondering what's in a box 40 x 9.25 x 7.75" (101 x 23.5 x 19.7cm). I'm trying to picture how they come to be in such a strange box. The sleeping pads are 20 x 72 x 1.5" (50.8 x 183 x 3.8cm), so 2 rolls 20" wide would fit side-by-side (end-to-end?) in a 40" box.
Turns out there was a lot of paper stuffing in the box. The pads would have fit nicely in a box half as long (or 4 could have come in this box). 20" seems narrow for sleeping, but my body isn't 20" wide. And the wider pads were considerably heavier, and weight is a nemesis on a bike. (I think I move around a lot in my sleep, but when I need a small mat I'm going to be using a small tent too, so there won't be much room.)
I'm just getting home from work, in case you're wondering. I saw the rabbit in the yard tonight; hadn't seen it in ages.
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Comfort Air Pad
I bought a couple of camping air mattresses. They might be useful as backups to the cot at Pennsic, but the main purpose I have in mind is bike camping/touring. I need a bit more under the sleeping bag than just the tent floor, but taking a cot is out of the question. (Although the same company does make a Ready Lite Cot which is only 4#13oz (2.2kg), but $220! They have a bigger, heavier Lightweight Cot for $80.)
Comfort
SeriesSizeWeightStuff SackGeneral
UseR-ValueProduct
NumberPricewoot!
Regular20" x 72" x 1.5"
(50 x 183 x 3.8 cm)2 lbs. 10 oz.
(1.19 kg)4.6" x 21"
(11.684 x 53.34 cm)Backpacking47150003$80$27
Long25" x 77" x 2"
(64 x 196 x 5.1 cm)4 lbs. 1 oz.
(1.84 kg)6.5" x 26"
(16.510 x 66.04 cm)Camping57250003$100$35
XL30" x 77" x 3"
(76 x 196 x 7.6 cm)6 lbs. 7 oz.
(2.92 kg)8" x 31"
(20.32 x 78.74 cm)Luxury
Camping6.97350003$150$50
XXL30" x 77" x 4"
(76 x 196 x 10.2 cm)8 lbs. 7 oz.
(3.83 kg)11" x 31"
(27.94 x 78.74 cm)Luxury
Camping8.17450003$190
(all prices rounded up 1¢)
We've got that little tent that came as a bonus with the monster tent. I don't trust it to keep me dry, but it should be OK for a few days with no rain in the forecast.
The C&O Canal has free Hiker-Biker Campsites every 6-8 miles, 31 total. There are also some campgrounds that accommodate groups, cars, or trailers; those require registration and have fees. I should squeeze in some camping outings this fall, before it gets cold, and use up some of my vacation time before it maxes out. I'll bet there's hardly anyone using those campsites on weekday nights.
If I were taking a long bike/camping tour, I might want to splurge on a backpacking cot to go under the air mat. It's not such an expense if it saves on motels and B&Bs. But for initial, short, 1- or 2-night trips I need to identify the essentials. If I want to pull a trailer I can carry a lot more, but then I'm a lot less manoeuvrable - and carrying a lot more weight. First I'd go for a set of banana panniers (also expensive) to take advantage of the huge rack you get on the back of a recumbent.
Thursday 13:34
USPS tracking says the package was in was in Plainfield, IN 06:51 Tue Oct 17; left Baltimore, MD 00:47 Thu Oct 19; and is out for delivery in ARLINGTON, VA 09:27 Oct 19.
Friday 04:47
Your item was delivered in or at the mailbox at 2:38 pm on October 19....
anniemal has got to have been going crazy wondering what's in a box 40 x 9.25 x 7.75" (101 x 23.5 x 19.7cm). I'm trying to picture how they come to be in such a strange box. The sleeping pads are 20 x 72 x 1.5" (50.8 x 183 x 3.8cm), so 2 rolls 20" wide would fit side-by-side (end-to-end?) in a 40" box.
Turns out there was a lot of paper stuffing in the box. The pads would have fit nicely in a box half as long (or 4 could have come in this box). 20" seems narrow for sleeping, but my body isn't 20" wide. And the wider pads were considerably heavier, and weight is a nemesis on a bike. (I think I move around a lot in my sleep, but when I need a small mat I'm going to be using a small tent too, so there won't be much room.)
I'm just getting home from work, in case you're wondering. I saw the rabbit in the yard tonight; hadn't seen it in ages.
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/928871.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]