Great video thank you!

The banner and guide book are beyond awesome and a really cool idea. Thanks for sharing. I'm new to bikepacking but have been backpacking for 10yrs. Gonna let the bike carry the weight hahahha

Awesome idea Joe, good info and also interesting to see the kind of gear you bring.

Great video, Joe! Prepping for the micro trip on Monday and this is really helpful. We can nerd out on gear when we meet. I have been using Rapid Straps for all my cameras for 10+ years and think they are the best. Also love my Quad Lock for my phone on the bike. So many other great ideas / products on your video... If I start riding more, I plan to use all this great advice.

Great series! The "two of each" clothing system is how I've packed since 1982. Add a puffy and rain jacket, baseball hat, ski cap, you're set. I've found wool long sleeves too hot when it's 90deg at 5,000 feet and up where the sun is strong out west. Patagonia long sleeve Cool T shirt blocks the UV at altitude, breathes well, dries fast, durable. And Patagonia polyester Landfarer bike shorts are stretchy, breathe great, wash-dry fast; worn commando they dry when you stop for a break which keeps everything down there dry, cool, and comfy on a Brooks B-17. ☮

Absolutely, I think about it often. This Sunday I’m heading up to the Maine coast to do a week long, kayak camping trip. But a group bike tour always has appeal. Btw, you are the master when it comes to fire building, my friend!

Do you worry about the lens cap? I didn't see a tether. My wife just keeps a cheap filter on all the time. If it gets scratched she just gets another one. I just use a DJI action camera for video and still pictures. It does OK and it's simple to operate. I have it set up to one button press wake up, snap a picture, then go back to sleep. I like the Club Ride stuff too. They are one of the few cycling clothing manufacturers that have sizes for larger people. I'm more of a bikepacking bag type, so I have to be very selective on what I take. I also make my own frame bags and that's where the tools / food / cooking stuff live during the trip. The bottles move to my handlebars in feedbags. I bring cheap flip flops for post-ride footwear. I'm interested in your shoes though. I like the idea of keeping rocks and debris out of my toes. It's quicker to rapid charge 4 battery packs simultaneously (if your charger/batteries can support it) vs. charging one big battery. I have a few 10kAh battery packs and a charger that can charge 2 of them and my phone all at the same time in a couple of hours. One thing I do at the end of every trip is to take everything out and figure out what I didn't use at all on the trip. I also look at each item to see if there's something I can replace an item with that might be lighter or perhaps one item that can serve as a dual purpose to replace 2 or more items and to remove more weight and bulk, although I'll admit looking at my list, I haven't done a good job of that lately. I weigh everything on a kitchen scale. Call me a weight weenie if you like, but every ounce (or grams) you carry equate to what you have to lug up those hills. I'm not doing it to be faster, I'm doing it to make climbing easier. Weighing everything helps me to put a "weight cost" on everything I'm bringing. Most of the time, I already have a lighter alternative to an item in my household stuff. Lighterpack is a website that was designed for hikers to figure all this out, but I use it for my bike packing/touring gear. It's free to use.

Thanks so much for sharing. The love and respect you show for your four legged friend already makes it worth sharing. I kept this vid as bookmark. Pokie is sixteen years old as you said. You did an amazing "job". Keep'm coming! Again...great vid! From Holland, Jan

Great idea for a series! And nice job walking through your rationale for bringing each item, which gives a lot of insight into your style of trips. And A+ for including your furry mechanic buddy : ) I've got to know - where was that lush green backyard? Back of your store in Brooklyn???

(camera sling)...."Total Dork Dad Grand Canyon looking stuff" 😂😂😂😂🎉🎉

Maybe in future episodes you can differentiate between things you'd bring on a solo tour (if you do those!) vs things that you bring primarily because you're leading a group tour. Also interested to know whether you still use your PedalCell (RIP) or what your thinking is on power management these days.

Great video. So many things I did not think I need but now think I do! 🙂

Thanks Joe! This was great! Certainly gave me a few ideas for my own kit. How are you washing your clothes when you get to camp? Doc Bronners? Something else?? How do you go about it?

Thank you, this was very helpful and useful! What about a sleeping mattress - did I miss that, or don't you use one?

I live along the Erie Canal Trail and have done day-trips up and down the thing for years. I'd be interested in seeing your Guide Book, is there any chance of getting a PDF?

Great video Joe! Do you try to keep the weight of your panniers roughly equal?

This was really informative! What is your opinion on full frame bags vs a set of panniers?