JamesInTheWorld wrote:Dang, traveling way light
Yeah, about like this:
I traveled Santa Cruz to Boston like that last summer. Carried a piece of shit 8" kiddy eeePC. It will probably not go this time. Nor will the little solar panel. Just doesn't work while traveling.
I also had a GPS that I recorded tracks with, but I'm crossing Eurasia. I don't know how often I'll even be able to use an outlet most of the time. So, I'll be down to occasionally flipping GPS on my phone to get myself out of WTF situations and navigating the old fashioned way.
I have a beautiful thick Columbia pull over that took up most of the left rear bag. That might not even go. It's going to be June, July, August, and a little September after all.
Except I carried 9 to 12L of water in Nevada and Utah. Beats dying.
I'm counting on being able to replace some parts, probably in Urumqi and Moscow. It'll happen if I don't get too much nerve damage in my hands and my knees don't say no. I'm also at the tail end of kicking a middle ear infection.
I'm also hoping I've calculated reasonably for my Kazakhstan and Russian visas. Guessing a 30 day window for crossing completely foreign countries (Kazakhstan, Russia). After crossing China. I should need half that time each for the last two, about 45 for China. I can ride 100 miles a day once I get down to business. Usually 70 overall. The Chinese Consulate was generous. Sixty days, multiple entry for a year. I'm getting excited thinking about playing the game.
Be nice to me. I'm a rug muncher.