Retrobike Touring.

[Trebz]

Also...seriously considering getting into this....might not be this year, but definitely next year.

I already have a Trangia.....just need the rest of the kit!

Are you in the UK, if so let me know as I'm selling most of my camping / touring equipment this year, including my tent, Ortlieb kit, cooking kit etc etc You could use this as a one stop shop to get evrything you need to go touring ;-)

 

[Rod_Saetan]

This seems like pretty good value for a 2 person, just over 2kg tent (though PX, so who knows, and I haven't seen it in real life, still):

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/Z2PTENT/zastrugi-2-person-tent
(PAYDAY20 for the extra 20% off)

 

[Rod_Saetan]

Just spent an age trying to fit everything in a bar bag, a saddle bag and a small frame bag, didn't work, I'm taking panniers.

 

[KayOs]

Just spent an age trying to fit everything in a bar bag, a saddle bag and a small frame bag, didn't work, I'm taking panniers.

What do you want to take with you and how big are your bags?

 

[Rod_Saetan]

What do you want to take with you and how big are your bags?

Bags are Carradice Super C Universal, 14 litres each.

Packing:

tent
little stool
camping quilt
sleeping bag liner
inflatable mat
inflatable pillow
stove
pot
mug
aeropress
some clothes
pair of camp slippers
some food
some tools/tube
little bits: Spork/knife/toothbrush
waterproof jacket
waterproof shorts
battery pack
phone
map
headtorch

All easily goes into the bags with the stool and tent strapped to the top of the rack, was just aiming to carry less.

 

[KayOs]

I meant the roller, frame bag and saddle bag.

Apart from the stool, I carry almost the same things as you and have between 25 and 34 litres of space in my bags. Which is sometimes even more than the two Carradice with 14 litres each.
I use the Topeak front-, mid-(6 litres) and backloader, the toploader and occasionally a Versacage with a 3l drybag.
Tent is a MSR for 2 Persons. But I have only a sleeping bag for 15+°C which is very tiny when packed.

 

[Rod_Saetan]

Oh, Super C bar bag (5l), Super C Audax saddlebag (9l) and Fairweather frame bag (@2l) with the tent on top of teh saddlebag normally.

I have the single Hubba NX, and the quilt with bag liner are about 75% of the size of my fancy Mountain Equipment 3 season superlight bag and 100g less. I'm not a weight weenie about it but I prefer to distribute the weight across the bike a bit more, and err on the side of less stuff. Having said that the last time we went I didn't have as many clothes or the sleeping bag liner and was cold, I also didn't bring any cooking stuff, the stool or shoes, so, you know.

 

[KayOs]

Understandable. My backloader holds 15 litres and I can also attach things to the front roller if necessary. If you don't want to be super light and fast on the road or ride trails with push or carry sections, then panniers on a touring bike are the better and more comfortable choice in my opinion.

 

[bagpuss]

Done quite a bit of touring over the years and I still doing it at 65 .I have always gone for basic b&b. A sound night's sleep trumps it for me every time. Ridden all over GB . Been as far as Salzburg Austria and loved it. Planning on going to France again soon.

Picture links below .Have a lot of others sadly they are not digitised yet . Need a few wet days and time to do it .

 

[bagpuss]

Links here to some of the rides . Pictures only.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/albums/72157624004847097
https://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/albums/72157626942732914
https://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/albums/72157631160827686
https://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/albums/72157636428604094
https://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/albums/72157658847088526
https://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/albums/72157708925386216
https://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/albums/72157709031351023
https://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/albums/72157709031351023
The longish one back in 2014
https://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/albums/72157646159080522