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@@Tinkerman.45. I really need to start riding more. I don’t ride at home at all and then I come up with these lofty ideas. Thanks for watching, I hope you Subscribe and follow along

@@michaelbroyer3918 the amount of camp content really varies depending on how beat I am once I get there lol I know I have more on some of my other stuff. I’ll be doing the C&O and GAP at the end of the month and I’ll have more time to toss in my camp set up. If you have any thing specific you wanna see let me know.

@@princepage632 I’m around 205-210 currently. I should be around 190. I actually don’t bike much, only during my trips. I really need to force myself to bike around home just to be in better cycling shape. I work for the VA, veterans affairs. I work 4 days a week, ten hour days. And every federal holiday ends up being a 4 day weekend for me. So I use those weekends to use leave and get trips in. I didn’t do much in my adult life other than raise my boys, and now they’re adults so I’m trying to make up for the time. I REALLY enjoy bike touring. I get to see stuff I’ve never been able to see before, and other than gas to get there (if I drive) it’s super cheap If I was retired or not working I think I’d probably leave on the bike and just tour around the country a while, I don’t really know.

@@princepage632 I actually have a tent set up as well. I use an x-mid 1p by done durston. If you check out the Ohio bike your videos I did you’ll see the tent set up. I really prefer the hammock and if I knew I’d have a place to hang it I’d always take it. The only issue is sometimes it’s hard to find a place to hang. I struggle with it so much that I’ve been tempted to take both, a tent and a hammock. The hammock I use has a bug net so bugs haven’t been an issue, and I’ve never had an issue with getting wet because of the tarp. In fact, if it was raining when you set up camp, you just set up the tarp first and then you’re out of the rain. With a tent, it’s super hard to set up camp and not get things wet.

@@TheBane1979 yeah, i herd that!! i just always use a tent. Bike touring is an art!! I really like your channel, i adventure much like you do. I don't use the most expensive gear out there. The 1 person tent i use is a wal mart special, but it works really well. And sometimes the cheap things work the best. Take for instance, I have 2 really nice steel frame 2000 dollar touring bikes and anther adventure bike that are supper nice, but here lately i have been riding a built up wal mart g-1 gravel bike/ bike packing / touring bike. i am not done with the upgrades yet, but almost there. This bike has been the rave all across the internet. wal mart can't keep them in stock. for 250 dollars you get a touring bike with a 6061 aluminum frame that is built for touring. it comes with double wal rims 36 spokes for touring. comes with a long wheel base. comes with braze ons all over the bike. 3 on the steel front fork. the frame is solid with a steel front fork. This bike is way awesome. I mean, the bike could not be built any better. you get index shifting/ and internal cable routing with kenda tires. are you kidding me. Anyhow, it has basic 2x drive train that works and the brakes are not all that good but they work. here is what i have done so far. new gel saddle/ new adjustable stem/ a new seat post suspenion/ a trek bontrager rear rack/ an axiom front low rider rack/ new bar tape/ a bar end mirror/ new pedals, and some really nice water bottle cages. next there will be a new bottom bracket and crank set. when all completed, i'll put it up against any touring bike out there. I might upgrade the brakes, not sure. but i really like steel, but i also like aluminum too. when the bike is all done, i think i will have 1000 dollars in it. To build a bike like that you would have nearly 2000 dollars in it. anyhow go check out wal mart g-1 gravel bike and look at it and you will be impressed. Anyhow, the irony of the story goes , some things are better being simple and cheap.!!

@@princepage632 to be honest, I’m super new to cycling and I don’t know that much about bikes lol I intended on getting an old trek 520 and upgrading it, and then realized if I did it would end up costing more. I don’t really spend money on much stuff. I grew up pretty poor and even now I still have to justify it to myself any time I buy myself something. My kids are adults now and I’m just in the last few years investing in my own hobbies.

@@dennisdugger7975 thanks! I really appreciate the feedback!

@@billysbikesbrews7183 thanks! I’ll make it back eventually. Next time I’ll wait till I hit Draper for breakfast

@@TheBane1979 You can’t go wrong with a great breakfast.. Fuel for the Day.. Camping at Foster Falls is the best way to do the Trail.. Camp by the River.. about 50 Miles round trip including doing Dora Trail.. then about 65-70 miles to Fries & Galax.. with a Lunch stop at Creek Bottom Brewery for some Smoked Wings.. it’s about a 100 yards from the CVS..

@@TheBane1979 Used to be a part time bike shop in the train station in Pulaski, VA.. it closed a few years back 🫤

@@TheBane1979 If you do the Creeper Trail.. from Damascus to White Top Mountain 15 mile climb gradual at first.. but it gets steeper the last few miles.. very doable.. but you will get tired.. short steep hill to the campground at White Top.. Oh you need to watch for the people bombing down the Trail.. 95 percent of people go downhill.. only a few go up.. Look forward to seeing your adventures 😁

@@billysbikesbrews7183 thanks for the heads up!

@@orangevw36 yea, with it showing up on so many top ten lists I thought it would be more stuff

@@princepage632 you’ll find, I miss pronounce a lot of them lol

Ah, I didn’t know that! These was up on the south side of the damn. Shortly before the junction. Around mile 38. I’ve been seeing more bald eagles lately, but that’s the first time I’ve seen two fighting. It was pretty cool

@@princepage632 these are water proof, I just prefer the extra protection. I’ve not had an issue with any thing getting wet yet. Just a hold over from backpacking

@@princepage632 I actually had a few encounters while I was camped in the park there. Luckily I didn’t sleep well and none of the people actually wanted to stick around once they realized I was aware of their presence. I had some clips I took out of the video about it lol

@@TheBane1979 hey dude, i would like to see those clips. maybe you could share them. But like i said, there are some shady folks out there in dat area. And look, i am not picking on sw virginia. I love that place,and i go there several times a year. In fact, in a few weeks i will be heading up that way. I have friends in christianburg va. My favorite campground is at foster falls, but dey got no showers. but i did get me a portable shower for what it's worth. I have not used it yet. if it is any good i will let you know. so glad you are out and about again. stay safe out there and keep on biking!!

@@princepage632 the clips was just me talking about it. I didn’t get any footage of the actual occurrence. Basically I was in my hammock in the middle of the night. It’s got a screen over it so you can’t actually see what’s laying in it, and some people probably wouldn’t realize it’s even a hammock. Dude stopped as he was walking by and was checking out the bike. I said hello once I realized he wasn’t gonna keep moving along and he left when he realized I was there.

I usually have my camp hidden better. My electronics stay inside my hammock with me, and the hike stays locked to my hammock with a cable that’s small enough at night they wouldn’t see it (the cable)

@@garryjoseph8186 definitely spoiled here in Ohio, every thing is paved!

@@garryjoseph8186 make sure you subscribe if you haven’t. I plan on hitting the creeper trail, but I’m not sure jf I’ll Get to it this year or not. The GAP & C&O Canal is my next Big trip, plan on getting it at the end of August

@@pppjourneyonabike5992 thanks! I really appreciate the comments!

@@RideAlongAdventures senpai noticed me lol Thanks dude, hope you got a laugh out of it lol

@@TheBane1979 lol. Senpai. 😂 how about “brothers of the ride”?

@@RideAlongAdventures that works too lol

Absolutely Right 💯.. You Never know when your last Bicycle Ride IS 🚴‍♂️🙂

@@joyfultrails thanks! Sometimes I wonder if it’s worth dragging it around, but there’s definitely no way to get the perspective without it

@@joyfultrails lol, that’s another good one. “Quality content” is what I was thinking…but the caboose one would work well lol

😂🤣

@@kmccarr I’m definitely gonna be coming down to Florida soonish

@@blainefuller8464 yea, apparently they didn’t mark the detour cause it takes you on the main road. But it’s very short. Where the trail is closed there’s a right turn that takes ya off the trail and down to a parking area. Ya just follow the trail along the parking area, roll up over a small hill under the bridge that’s closed. Turn right onto the road and back towards the trail. It’s pretty easy to follow, and less than a 1/2 mile

@@TheBane1979 Thank you. Guess I didn't look hard enough. Again, thats a great video. I love it. We have been taking day trips up the past two weekends to explore the entire trail. We will be back this Sunday to finish the side of the closure going into Pulaski. We'll start at Foster Falls and head towards Pulaski. About 50 miles round trip it looks like. My plan was to do twice my age in miles on my birthday on this trail in October. The mileage of 128 miles is doable as I did 120 on my 60th. But its looking like this trail is not going to be the one. Doing the speed I would need to do is a bit dangerous especially around the fallen rock. My wife was going to SAG for me. I may still attempt it knowing I can pretty much call it a day anytime and have her pick me up a crossroad or parking lot. I'm a big fan of yours now. Keep the videos coming. Not that it is anything like the New River Trail, but you may want to check out Neuse River Trail someday if they can ever get it all opened at the same time again. About 70 miles round trip and only one road crossing. We live near Raleigh so its our go to trail. Look it up on my facebook group. Also have some videos posted on my channel.

@@blainefuller8464 awesome, I’ll definitely check it out. Thanks for the heads up!

@@woodycarr I gotta work on a new way of carrying my crocs lol If I ever get a teeshirt made, it’ll probably say “quality content” lol

@@TheBane1979 can’t forget to add “like and subscribe”. Or “we need more Rhondas”

@@RJAdventures-rm3re I use a DJI mavic air 2.

@@TheBane1979 thank you. It does a nice job.

@@RJAdventures-rm3re I’m always trying to improve my stuff. I just bought a dji action 4, and just found out the next one (the action 5) is supposed to be released soon. I’m still trying to figure out the best way to use it, but I’ll likely return it to get the new one.

@@TheBane1979 I want to try it for our videos but I will probably start with one of the cheaper DJii’s to start off with

@@RJAdventures-rm3re I think it really adds a lot to the content. Like the cliff face in this video, you get a great perspective that a normal camera on the bike just doesn’t pick up

@@deniseemory4359 that’s the best compliment!

@@TheBane1979 so the camp sites you spent the night at had no water at all or just no potable water? I’d consider a night there, but skip going into Galax until the next day maybe. I can carry 6 bottles if I have to and that might be enough. I also have a filter and SteriPen. I like where you chose to park and would probably ride it the way you did, but hold off on Galax and Fries until day 2. Thoughts?

@@deniseemory4359 Other than the river, there was no water at the double shoals campsite. You could swing doing Galax & Fries the second day. From the junction to Galax and back (to the junction) is about 25 miles. To Fries and back to the junction is 10.

@@4lightnin414 thanks! I really appreciate the feedback. It’s hard to tell how much blabbing I should leave in lol

@@bryanleee5946 the fall is probably nice for any trail! Have fun, let me know what ya think! (Subscribe if you haven’t lol)

@@bryanleee5946 thanks, I really appreciate it!

@@moliver45acp thanks! That means a lot, I really appreciate it

@@moliver45acp I watch other peoples stuff when I can’t get out as well! It’s a part of what got me started making mine. Make sure you subscribe if you haven’t already, I’m working on content from the New River Trail now

@@Outrjs if they finish the loop, or when they do, I’ll likely come back and hit that section too

@@TheBane1979 Yes. Greenwood is really missing out. A trail that goes from St. Louis to Kansas City!?! A great tourist attraction! The loop would bring that great trail, full circle.

@@JasonMartin-od6mk I certainly plan too! Just got back from riding the New River Trail, I’ll be getting that footage up hopefully this week. Plan on hitting the C&O and GAP at the end of August

@@AdrenalineSurfer I really appreciate the comments! I wanna bike tour coast to coast so bad but I gotta wait till time when I retire. For now I just use up my vacation doing as much adventuring as I can.

@@AdrenalineSurfer if you haven’t subscribed make sure you do!

@@kmccarr I hope you recover quickly! The hardest part is not doing any thing long enough to recover. The bike setup is a work in progress…but it’s definitely getting there now

@@TheBane1979 I had part of a finger amputated in a stupid accident at home. I just ordered the Tailfin Aeropack and some 10L mini panniers. I’ve been eyeing them for a long time and since I got camping gear I need more space. Surprisingly I pack pretty light for bikepacking. It seems the more space you have the more you take, although you CZcams creators have some extra equipment.

@@kmccarr I’d be super light if I stopped filming lol

@@kmccarr ouch!

@@jameslynn9913 thanks! The hardest part is setting around not being able to do any thing

@@cheezy-rider dang it, I was in a hurry editing it and forgot lol I haven’t been heating any thing up. I’ll go over in on this trip

@@cheezy-rider yep, they connect really easily. And yea, the bike didn’t come with a kickstand, but has a spot to mount a kickstand. It’s after market, and it’s also adjustable. Depending on the load on the bike, sometimes it needs to be longer

@@pppjourneyonabike5992 I got so much on my bars I don’t think I’d have room. But the top of the front rack is wide open at this point. Might be good for some of the tripods I carry

​@@TheBane1979only takes up two 3/4" strap width.

@@pppjourneyonabike5992 I had to lift the bike up over some trees on the e Katy, it was bad. And definitely some issues with the front tire sliding in the stone when turning sharp. The idea of lifting it up over guard rails or fences that unbalanced isn’t good! And these bags also come off and on a lot easier than the Velcro straps on the other one

@@joyfultrails definitely watch my video and let me know what ya think. I’m gearing up and trying to get back into the swing of things

@@TheBane1979 You mentioned getting a new camera. That’s always fun!

@@joyfultrails yea, I’m hoping I’ll be able to get a lot of critters on video that I normally miss. It’ll stay mounted to my bars, just a push and it’s recording in a second even when it’s off. I noticed there’s not a lot of content on this trail about the campgrounds, so I’m gonna try to make sure I get them as I go too. If/when I do the greenbrier again I’ll be doing the same, documenting the camp spots. I always watch for them and rarely find them on videos

@@davidalden5697 yep, I got them already packed up lol

@@princepage632 thats definitely a run of bad luck. I never had to have surgery for my shoulder, but I use to have issues with it. Come to find out I just had tight lats and after starting to stretch them my issue went away. I hope you get the hernia worked out, It’s hard not being able to enjoy your hobbies. Think I’ll have any issues finding places to hang my hammock?

@@TheBane1979 oh i workout like crazy, and i bike a lot. but this hernia doesn't really bother me, its just gross to look at. iuts like having a golf ball in your crotch area. it sux but i will get another surgery on it at some point. as far as the shoulder goes, not wanting surgery on it at this time. yes it hurts all the time, but recovery from that surgery is a year long. yeah i use to be able to bench press 375lbs. now that i have gotten old i don't do any kind of heavy weight anymore. lots of push ups and pull ups and dips. As far as covid goes trying to stay out of the hospital. Anyhow good luck on your trip

@@MichaelFergusonVideos dry weather is definitely a good idea!

@@Davis2001r6 the bags are listed as rear rack only, but with the racks on this thing it works on the front. That said, they’re pretty high on the rack and can’t be lowered, so the center of gravity is higher (I don’t actually know how much of an issue that is cause I don’t have enough experience yet) An issue that impacts a lot of panniers, including the big name ones, is that it’s just a single bag and not a lot of options for organizing. If you check out the Katy trail video you’ll see I got some Arkel Dolphins which have more than one pocket and are larger, so I only used rear bags. That caused some balance issues, mainly only an issue when picking the bike up and trying to turn sharp on gravel. I’m both to bike the new river trail and I’ve got some small Arkel orcas to go on the front, hopefully to help balance it. Hope that helps. I like the dry lights, they’re probably the lightest decent options.

@@DwyerGreen it’s a work in progress. It’d be a lot easier if I wasn’t filming at all, but I like the filming side of things and it adds another hobby to this hobby

Still jealous that I can’t go tour coast to coast like y’all are doing!

Doc gave me the greenlight Monday, this weekend I’m heading to the new River Trail to test myself out

@@JH-bq9zr let me know what sort of progress they have when you ride it!

@@johncornbread thanks for commenting, I really appreciate it! Hope you subscribed, I’m just getting started!

@@PapaBuffalo-716 a lot of people seem to put out the pretty picture and avoid the rough side of things, I try to be pretty up front.

It’s a nice place to stop and sit by the river, but $30 without food and showers is insane. I stayed there in 2022… won’t be back for that price.

@@orangevw36 definitely what I thought too