Retrobike Touring.

[dirttorpedo]

Anyone got plans of touring this year?

I'm hoping to catch a few day's away, if time / life permits. Really fancy the "Lon Cambria" route (see link below), however a friend mentioned that him and some other mates are thinking about riding a C2C route (Way of the Roses), so I would be up for that if it comes to fruition.

https://cycle.travel/route/lon_cambria

https://cycle.travel/route/way_of_the_roses

My wife and I did two credit card tours last summer and really enjoyed them (air BnB accommodation or family). This year I was thinking something similar, but we would loop south into the US and back. Since the election we've decided with the current political climate that we'll stay on this side of the border (which sucks because I wanted to do a fondo down there in June).

My wife isn't a big fan of bike camping any longer, but maybe we will try it out this year. Wild camping is frowned upon in Canada unless you are well out of the way on Crown Land so we will probably target Provincial or Regional Parks. I have a couple of suitable tents, cooking gear, etc. but I don't have a good compact sleeping bag so I may get a new one if we decide to camp.

There has been a lot of improvement in shelter technology since I bought my tent in the 90's and If I was going solo I'd be tempted to use a tarp and a bivy bag.

 

[KayOs]

My wife and I did two credit card tours last summer and really enjoyed them (air BnB accommodation or family). This year I was thinking something similar, but we would loop south into the US and back. Since the election we've decided with the current political climate that we'll stay on this side of the border (which sucks because I wanted to do a fondo down there in June).

My wife isn't a big fan of bike camping any longer, but maybe we will try it out this year. Wild camping is frowned upon in Canada unless you are well out of the way on Crown Land so we will probably target Provincial or Regional Parks. I have a couple of suitable tents, cooking gear, etc. but I don't have a good compact sleeping bag so I may get a new one if we decide to camp.

There has been a lot of improvement in shelter technology since I bought my tent in the 90's and If I was going solo I'd be tempted to use a tarp and a bivy bag.

Later this year I will try a hammock for the first time. Maybe this is an alternative?