Everything I took on my Motorcycle Trip Across the USA | Flight of the Magpie
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- Everything I carried in my panniers, duffel, tank bag and crash bar bags on my Honda CB500x for my road trip across the USA in Aug-Sep 2020.
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Camping Gear:
▶The Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 2 Bikepacking Edition: bit.ly/3l0JPk7
▶Big Agnes Q-Core Insulated Sleeping Pad: amzn.to/332OU5h
▶Wilderness Technology Wildy Down 20* Sleeping Bag: bit.ly/3oSsMmk
▶ First Aid Kit: amzn.to/2LRfisG
▶ Cocoon Camp Pillow: amzn.to/2LOwMWt
▶ Thule Electronics Organizer : amzn.to/3ikqRVs
▶ WD MY Passport Wireless Pro : amzn.to/2LVaYIE
(The Gnarbox for comparison: amzn.to/39AVphB )
▶ RavPower Battery Bank 16750mAh: amzn.to/3nI3V3m
▶ Large RavPower Battery Bank 30000 mAh with AC outlet: amzn.to/2KgNs8y
▶ SOL Emergency Bivvy amzn.to/3bFGnd6
▶ Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite : amzn.to/3bInN3T
▶ Keyboard for the Tablet amzn.to/3nNUgbt
▶ Break down of everything in my Drawing Bag: • Pencil Bag Tour | What...
Clothing
▶ Tripped Packing Cubes: amzn.to/361G0WP
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▶Mobile Warming Heated Base Layer: amzn.to/3sqXqWe
▶ Toiletries Kit (Watch this Video for the breakdown of this: • Hygiene on a Motorcycl... )
▶Scrubba Mini Wash Bag amzn.to/2N9SrJq
▶ Laundry Soap Sheets amzn.to/3bHud3t
Camp Kitchen
▶Sea to Summit X Pot: amzn.to/307jtVx
▶MSR Quick Skillet: amzn.to/3i0MPe9
▶ Sea to Summit XBowl: amzn.to/3cuJyTa
▶ Primus Camp Stove: amzn.to/3ja6rhy
▶ Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter amzn.to/2N3Oeqt
▶MSR Dromedary Bag 4L: amzn.to/2LsmWdb
▶Long Handle Spoon: amzn.to/2FTNjWG
Osprey Hydration Backpack: amzn.to/38KOLWW
▶ 2.5 Liter Osprey Water Bladder amzn.to/3igD2Cx
▶ Garmin InReach SE+ amzn.to/39wMoGi
Misc Garage & Tools
▶ Tractor Manual Tubes : www.agrisupply.com/manual-can...
▶ MSR Gas Can amzn.to/2LS5Bdl
▶ Micro-Start Personal Power Supply Sport Jump Start amzn.to/39AuYbZ
▶ Stop&Go Air Compressor amzn.to/3svEW6P
▶ Tool Roll from Wolfman wolfmanluggage.com/products/w...
▶ Basic Metric Tool Set
▶ Flat Repair Kit
▶ Buff amzn.to/3bNaVJV
My Camera Equipment on this Trip
▶Sony A7rii: amzn.to/3kSoJ7n
▶Lens 1: amzn.to/2G3srfo
▶Rode Video Micro Microphone: amzn.to/2GeFMkI
▶Sony A5100: amzn.to/3mSjOF9
▶Go Pro Hero 7 Black: amzn.to/3kLZIur
▶Go Pro Hero 5 Black: amzn.to/2HARA1L
▶Helmet Mount: amzn.to/3kOfkh8
▶Sena 10c Evo: amzn.to/343srnX
▶DJI Mavic Air Drone: amzn.to/330fThJ
▶My Tripod: amzn.to/2HnmpXl
▶GoPro Battery Charger: amzn.to/3bHNZf6
▶ SD Card Holder amzn.to/3snHu74
▶ Noise Cancelling Wired Headphones amzn.to/2LTFYc6
▶ Sony WF1000 Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones amzn.to/3svEVjy
▶ Badger Mineral Sunscreen amzn.to/3bM6QFQ
▶The Foam I used to pad my cameras: amzn.to/2XHmrOT
My Riding Gear:
▶ Scorpion EXO AT950 Helmet: imp.i104546.net/bZ4Eg
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▶Scorpion EXO Yosemite Jacket: imp.i104546.net/gm445
▶Scorpion EXO Yosemite Pants: imp.i104546.net/WZ003
▶Gaerne All-Terrain GTX Boots: imp.i104546.net/nqBBx
▶Fox Summer Gloves: imp.i104546.net/OkWWA
▶Klim Allure Rain/Winter Gloves: imp.i104546.net/3BLLv
▶Kula Cloth kulacloth.com/
▶Go Girl Pee Funnel amzn.to/39AGvbc
The New 2020 Wolfman Luggage Line
▶Blackhawk Tank Bag: bit.ly/3nN8mtG
▶2 Small Rolies on the Engine Guards: bit.ly/39Hu1yG
▶Rocky Mountain Expedition Saddlebags: bit.ly/3oJUoKq
▶Expedition Duffel Large: bit.ly/3ip5thO
▶Tent Pole Bag I used to stealth carry my Tripod: bit.ly/3qsZXx9
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Hey the tent is no longer available. Do you have another recommendation?
I'm almost happy that I'm old and stay at motel's or hotels. Great video I spend my life making as much money as I could. Being happy was way down the list. Now that I'm older I would have done it differently. I'm happy for you .
The problem with hotels is that you rarely get the views !
It’s common that they are a few km away from the best of the scenery.
Nothing to do with money.
Making money working all the day a life long, sounds boring really boring. ... but thats life. Go out do something with your money as long you can. You can‘t eat it nor take it with you
My packing strategy has evolved from "toss it all in" to a combination of ziplock and packing cubes. Thanks for sharing!
former ziploc bag user then switched to packing cubes as well,,,,,then stuffed into a dry bag ......just in case.....motocamping is lotsa fun!!
Ya!!
Amanda- Love the videos!! Keep them coming and the awesome info for my moto camping ideas!!
We appreciate you doing "the thing". Combination of packing cubes and ziplocks. Yes, camping gear is always evolving just as we are.
Great overview of the gear from your trip!
Great eye for detail! You have learned much through you travels and I, for one, am very grateful that you shared so much knowledge with the rest of us.
Really appreciate this video. Massively good info!
Hi from Australia always looking forward to seeing a notification of a new video being released Always a great watch
Fantastic! I will be looking at your trip vlog. So happy this vid popped up in my feed.
Thank you Amanda for sharing this one, even though it may get outdated, we can always learn something new out of it!! Well done and keep it up, you're doing great!! 👍👍
Thanks Amanda, lots of good info!
Yeah!!!! Wow, you are amazing. That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much
Love your relaxed style 🤘🏽
Wow great job, one of the best gear videos I've seen
Thanks for making this! Yeah, everyone's list is different, and everyone's list changes from trip to trip. For me, in my long trip planning, this is a great reference to things you need to do tasks - I completely spaced the little spatula, for example. It's jogging my thoughts to ensure I have things I'll need while on the road.
Excellent video! I just did my 2nd Solo Motorcycle Camping Trip. What a blast! Thank you for all of your tips and videos. 🙂
I loved this video!! So great! Thanks for sharing all this. Good stuff. I feel bad that you still don’t feel well. I hope you feel better soon.
Thanks so much Cliff! I really appreciate it!
Amazing all that gear and clothes fit on your mc!! Thanks for all the good tips for gear!
great video, very comprehensive and informative...always good to see what other riders take on their trips...great ideas and suggestions...cheers
Thanks Alan I appreciate it!
I just recently started watching your videos and just wanted to drop in and say thank you for showing me what’s possible with my CB500X. Love everything you do.
Keep it up!
Packing cubes for any type of travel. Zipper bags for the stuff that might leak with elevation changes.
While I listened to you talk, I put up my cheap ass Ozark Trail tent in my backyard. I bought it last year for my first motorcycle camping trip that never happened. My good tent is too big to carry. I thought I would upgrade from the cheap tent if this becomes a regular thing. Then COVID. Then every camping opportunity within riding distance is booked solid. I’m not complaining! I work for the agency that manages these resources and it’s wonderful to see so many people getting outdoors. I hope I can make the trip this Spring.
wow, what a great video, fun and comprehensive thanks.
Thanks Dan! :D
Wow, that's a very useful video.
Thank you for providing me with information about various items for your trip.
I'm glad to see your great channel again.
Always stay healthy.
👍👍👍🤝🤝🤙🤙🤙👌
Thanks Amanda, I always pick up a trick or two in these sorts of videos, todays 'thing' a lightweight waterproof in an easy to get to place, brilliant! End screen answer; 'organised' (at the start of the trip) stuffer turning packing cuber.
Amazing presentation.....you are so thorough yet concise. As always I get great fodder for my own planning from your videos like this one. I will most likely use a packing cube setup . However this will be my first big ride so I guess I will learn what works best for me lol.
Thanks Falcro :D
I'm sure after your first trip you'll have lots of tweaks to your system! haha!
It's a good thing you have the energy to keep doing the " thing ".
Some great tips Amanda. I have started to use packing cubes. Love them. My seat bag is a 35L dry bag from SW Motech. I prefer the Hi Viz Yellow. When I open it up I can see all my stuff against the yellow. I started out with a black seat bag with a rain cover. It is all about trial and error.
Enjoyed it...hope you start feeling better soon! Spring is coming!
Thank you!
I thought I was a cold sleeper but you are next level. Awesome vid and thanks for the pack out.
Thank you Amanda. Hope you get to feeling better soon!
Thank you!
Thanks for your comprehensive list of equipment you take. I like Merino wool too. It's nice and toasty while being light and not itchy. Keep doing the thing! 👍
Thanks so much lady :)
Excellent video! Thank you for being so thorough. I have been looking for some items you mention here which is really exciting for me.
About packing, I use packing cubes, ziplock and even plastic store bags at times (especially to hold items I know I’ll be throwing away). One trip, my uncle gave me fish 🎣bags which seemed odd at the time but ended up coming in so handy because they were thicker and didn’t break like ziplocks.
The most impressive detail of your kit, is the fact that you always carry your personal locator on your person! A personal locator for a motorcycle is going to do SAR much good when they are searching for the person who’s beacon has been alerted. Good job!
I haven't done an extended trip like yours, but for 2-3 days I like the packing cubes. One for each days change of clothing, then use the cube as a laundry bag. I like being organized. I might need to purchase some merino socks though. I can keep everything warm in the winter except my toes! Peace and love.
Working on an ideal packing cube system. A present it’s a mix of all three options.
Take care and get well soon!
No matter how long we're on the road, we always learn a thing or 2 (or more) from you! Your list is very comprehensive and informative. Just based on your information I can see that we need to do some things different. I too don't like traveling with jeans, but haven't invested in a pair of riding pants yet - I'm liking yours. Time to reassess the budget for some different gear. Keep up the great work, Amanda! You're amazing!!! ❤️❤️ Chris
End screen: Ziplocks because I don't own packing cubes. Though i think they are a good idea. My soft bags have a liner that I can pack in and just lift out, if staying in a hotel. That really helped.
Thanks for the gear view. Between you, Tim and a couple of others, I am really tuning my gear for the upcoming season. And you are definitely correct. Ziploc bags do not hold up. Packing cubes are the way to go.
Nice one Amanda, seems like you have the packing down to a T very well thought out and not overboard. I am a bit of a stuffer haha! Need to look into packing cubes though !
I usually bring only 1 cotton shirt !!! But when that shirt says " THE BEST THING IN THE HARLEY SHOP WINDOW IS THE REFLECTION OF MY DUCATI " one will pretty much do it !!!! 😀😀😀😀😀🏍🏍🏍🍺🍺🍺🍺
Nice setup. I too have cold feet issues and love the down booties.
I realize this is a year late but, as far the emergency bivy goes, you can use it inside the bag as a vapor barrier to boost the sleeping bag rating as well. This seems to be gold for about 10 degrees and traps the condensation inside the bivy instead of in the sleeping bag.
Use to use ziplock bags until I watched FTA talk about packing cubes. And now that is the go to for packing.
Heck ya *high five* packing cube club!
Interesting and good video thanks
Thanks so much Jim!
End screen question: I use a mixture of nylon stuff bags for my clothes, packing cubes for things like my microfibre towel, and a heap of ziplock bags of all sizes for things like dirty clothes & food. I also have a few big dry bags for my tent, sleeping bag & mat.
Thanks Pippa!
I’m definitely a packing cube / pouch packer. My luggage also has numerous compartments for organization. Everything has a place and is easy to get to - grab and go. My husband is a stuffer... just throw it in - but he does have a cube for his clothes. It is fun to see how the gear has evolved since the pilgrimage. I did the exact same thing. First trips - too much of the wrong stuff. With experience and a bit of collecting, over time, better gear and dialed in to the necessities. I love seeing the load out so thanks for sharing. I hope you feel excellent soon!
Thanks Robin! :D It's good not to have to dig for stuff for twenty minutes to find something on the side of the road lol
For having way less liters of space to fill, somehow I took a LOT of stuff I never used on the Pilgrimage lol including a whole paperback book, that I never read while I was travelling lol
When you said "No, I'm not gonna put it on for you" in reference to the alpaca hat I said out loud "Damnit, Amanda!" lol
Lindsay, I was bummed she didn’t show us! Lol
Interesting video. My travel and camping gear also change based on the season, where I’m going, and how long I’ll be gone. But tools and first aid kit are always in my bike saddle bag along with rain gear. Texas weather can change daily/hourly😎
Ya! *high five* Thanks Edd!
Lol. You carry a ton of stuff on that bike. Now I know why I bought a bagger. 😂😂😂 Great information Amanda. Think Spring!!!
Hi Amanda, get well soon. You do sound better. Love your kit, keep it simple. Love it! I have yet to camp using my bike but it is in the works. Have in the past been a big Backpacker/hiker, now just fat and old but not dead so I love watching others and you seem to be all together with the right attitude.
I have in the past been a big ziplock fanboy but, you and Tim have changed me over to the cube fanboy. lol!
Thanks Shawn!
haha I've been having good days and a bad days and I've been trying to only film on the good days, since ya know bedraggled amanda isn't super entertaining.
lol I'm glad between Tim and I we've been able to convert you!
Amanda … you are good at this.
Come to Europe ! Some fabulous riding … start in Norway then ride to the Alps, Portugal and perhaps Morocco.
I enjoy learning how/what folks back for trips when volume and weight are a concern. I have to admit, I was a little uncomfortable when you brought out the underwear bag but I got through it. Thanks for the tips and insight.
Thanks Roy!
lol I did say it was everything.
thanks for the thorough video! the underwear things i'd totally forgotten about in my shopping list - those non wired quick drying underwears would be perfect, as well as a warm sleeping outfit. being a cold sleeper sucks! more things to bring haha. cheers!
I hope you feel better soon. For packing ... I use packing cubes, small'ish dry bags, large duffle and hard bags. Oh and a tank bag.
Thanks Guy! 🙌
I'm 53. I am planning a 2 week solo trip from Seattle to Phoenix and back at the end of May. I have never depended on a bike for a journey of this magnitude. So I admire the crap out of peeps who ride all over the country like you do! Planning on 300 or maybe 400 miles per day and I will likely shoot for motels or cabins and the like. I may well be capable of way more miles per day but I don't wanna set my sights to high and make a fun trip suck cuz I get too tired or whatever.
Besides it's more fun if you can stop and enjoy places along the way. The advice I catch from your video's and other's like you is so awesome and helpful. So thanks for posting and wish me luck....
I love long distance rides. Wish I had someone who enjoyed them who lives close. My 15 month old Suzuki V-Strom 650 DL has over 11,200 miles on it now. Planning a trip to the New England states and New Foundland areas this year to celebrate my 70 young years.
Plus my 05 Harley with 78K on it.
End of video question: I use packing cubes and zip locks
That's awesome man!
Excellent as always. 2 things, I have the Q pad also. Width, agreed, my shoulders are wider than the pad. And my arms are on cold ground sleeping. Warm, dry feet to sleep. No compromise. Most of my stuff has it own containers. So no need for cubes or baggies. They pack well into hard sides. I'm keeping track, too many weeks now. Go see your primary care Dr. because people care about you. 👍😎
Hey David! Thanks so much good to hear I'm not being a princess about the width of that pad! haha
I want you to know I have indeed gone to see multiple doctors since this started, I appreciate your concern!
End screen crew- did Ziploc for years in my rucksack in the Army. Sometimes do it on the bike. A lot of time I just stuff the saddlebag liners and go. But I'm considering packing cubes for my veterans suicide prevention ride this summer.
Thanks man! They are useful for organizing and being able to pull out what you're looking for without digging around too much. lol
Ii also chuckled when you said “the moisture from my body is trapped, it can’t escape” lol
Definitely a packing tube person, with dry bags for moisture sensitive stuff that goes outside my panniers (which have dry bag inserts.)
😊😊😊packing cubes for larger items/clothing. Ziplocks for smaller items & things that need to be dry(er). Great video, as usual(-:
Amanda, I have been enjoying your videos for awhile now, I also watch FTA with your pal Tim. I live just down the road from you in Brownsville, Oregon. As the long Oregon winter progresses I find I need to renew my motorcycling spirit with ride videos...thank you for posting them. I am on youtube also as "davealias" and have a few ride videos (slideshows) there.. Rejoice...spring is coming!
Very well done dear!!!
That was great - very useful. Must have taken an age to edit with all the added footage of your gear in action, and then sorting all the description info and links. All while you're under the weather too. Thank you!
Thanks for noticing the extra effort Mike! I appreciate it lol
Take a breath! 😂 well executed! Combo, Ziploc bags, small dry bags and cordura tool bags. One for tool kit and one for camping gear. The ones you can buy at Home Depot...Husky? They pack nicely in my aluminum panniers.
Thanks Dale!
Nice video Amanda. Always looking at other people's kit to see how to improve my own. As to your question I like the packing cubes. This i mush those into a saddle bag. LOL I think the big difference of you normal climate and mine back east is yours must cool down more at night. I am trying to cool down enough to sleep. Remember the southeast from your trip? LOL
lol True Jeff! It cools down quite a bit at night in the Western half the United States, even in Arizona and Nevada the temperature drops quite a bit when the sun goes down!
Greetings from Costa Rica...great video rhanks.
Greetings Bernard! :D Thanks so much!
I'd never heard of the packaging cubes, so I'm a ziplock guy. Biggest issue with them is they do let air back in, so stuff doesn't stay compacted. I put everything in rolltop bags,, inside my pack. I love that tent. My Sierra's rain fly ripped after 10 years, so probably looking for a new one. It doesn't pack down nearly as small as yours.
I certainly take less stuff with me, but at the same time I'm only usually going 7 to 9 days. If I verify that my mechanical stuff is good, I can skip most of the tool roll. I have certainly figured out that jeans are worthless for travel, so two khaki colored zip-off pants work well for me. I never skimp on the under stuff, so maybe that's what I need to focus on next to be lighter yet. However, you know how amazing it feels to have that little bit of cotton where it needs to be.
I rely a little more on restaurants to feed me along the way, so I've slowed down on the carrying of cooking supplies.
It's always interesting to see how other people set their trips up.
always good to see your enthusiasm about travel. Can't wait for my next trip.
Ya *high five* for the no jeans team!
Thanks J!
Great video!! I just got back from my first ever camping adventure 5,600m over 2 weeks and I definitely packed way to much gear.
YAY! well done! lol I think we all do on our first trips lol
Most of us have done that. We each figure out what works for us and thin out the rest. And new equipment is getting more compact. Check out backpacker channels. Bikers and hikers, size and weight of equipment. 👍
@@davidvance3527 a lot of my gear comes from the backpacking scene, light and compact, I think I just didn't think about where I was going and when I first left I was intending on camping every night and not just the 3 nights I actually did as I met some amazing people that let my use their home as a base, bed, shower and meals.... next time I go I want to camp more but you never know what's going to happen. I got rained in on a cattle station for 3 days and in the end had to put the bike on the back of a 4x4 to get out and even that was tough with river crossings and slippery wet clay roads which were half under water..
@@MASTURBIKER I did a 6 week coast to coast last summer and had a pleasant similar experience of strangers offering a place to stay for a day or two. Some camping some motels. Most of America is an amazing place with amazing people. This is a great comunity.
@@davidvance3527 I'm in Australia mate and I find the people out in the country are a better breed of human than the ones in the city, generally speaking...
I enjoyed this video....We RARELY camp two up. Camping for two on one moto is an art rivalled only by backpackers, LOL. BTW, I am disappointed you didn't model the hat....LOL
Packing cubes all the way!!!
Heck yes! *high five*
Puffy jackets are smart, not laugh worthy lol! Great stuff ATMF!
Nice video. Thank you for sharing. I hope you feel better sooner than soon.
End Q: I historically am a stuff it packer, with a few zip loc bags for certain things. I've always disliked the disorganization, and have recently procured a couple of different packing cube sets (mix and match for size) - thanks Tim.
Are you planning your next trip yet? What kind of trip are you leaning towards? Long/short, tarmac/dirt mix, area of the country?
Video should have been titled everything you want to know about Amanda zito but was afraid to ask 😂 lol seriously thanks for the video I got some great camping ideas love your videos ride safe .
lol I did say it was Everything *shrug*
Glad you were able to get something useful out of it!
In the winter I definitely have to wear socks to bed you’re right if your feet are cold you are cold
Hi Amanda, after watching one of Tim's Videos I am a total packing cube person.
*high five* heck ya!
Hope you get to 100% soon!
Fingers Crossed! Thanks Zackary
I've been wanting to use packing cubes but am still trying to work out what should go where, so I'm still at the ziplock stage. 😁 I do need to figure out how to divide up my top-box as shoving it all in isn't perfect. So far I've just cut apart boxes and used the lower sections as trays (ie: cereal boxes). This was a good reminder that I should spend some time trying to figure out how to improve that.
Thanks Jim!
lol hey we all have to start somewhere it takes time and testing to figure out what works best for you! :)
Hi Jim, packing cubes help with that as you can group stuff together and it stays togethe and the different sizes of packing cube let you compartmentalise your top box as well. As Amanda said its a process to try and perfect your gear.
Thanks for the load out inventory. It’s amazing how much sh*t we can pack on a bike! You rarely use a lot of things, until you don’t bring it! Then it’s a need!
End screen... packing cubes in the saddle bags. Dry bags in the trunk. Ziplocks in the tank bag. My wife has been sewing throughout COVID-19. 8000+ masks and still going. I want her to make some custom liners for my saddle bags. The one thing I hate about the BMW RT saddle bags is how they open from the side. Bag liners would help a lot!
Thanks for watching it Bob! I did do a "everything I didn't use" video for Patrons but there really was only like 5-6 things on that list.
Wow! That's so cool! I feel like she would have ALL the skills to make some custom liners!
my trick for keeping my feet warm is throwing a hot hands packet in the bottom of my bag. my feet are always toasty
Excellent video! The Garmin... I’m looking at getting one. Do you use it strictly for emergencies or GPS as well? Which subscription plan did you choose?
Ziplock bags for me. That was a pretty good amount of stuff, I’m surprised that somehow you didn’t manage bring a puppy with you...😬😬🤣🤣🤪🤪
I would LOVE to have a puppy along but I can barely take care of myself lol let alone another animal while I'm travelling.
It sounds like a lot but if you take out the camera gear (which normal people wouldn't carry) it's about the same as any other long distance traveler ( I guess I have to add that it would be any long distance traveler that isn't purposefully sleeping on the ground under a tarp to reduce the amount that they're carrying. But I'm not about that.)
@@AstheMagpieFlies I definitely get the camera gear, I got a little bit of it myself. I’m just beginning to use the chest mount when I ride.
@@AstheMagpieFlies Hi Amanda, I think you can do the ground /Tarp minimilist thing for short trips but I like a bit of luxury in my old age and take a Helinox cot to sleep in to keep me off the ground and a chair and it just makes my trip more pleasurable.
Great video, as always! I find great info in these lists. It might be a strategy, a product or a realization that I am not crazy for constantly evolving my gear. Heck, I evolve before ever even using things sometimes! Do you have an estimate of the weight of your packed gear? As for me, I’m a list-making, over analyzing, over organizing, anal-retentive, type-A, worry wort sort of type. I have packing cubes for my packing cubes. Help me.
Thanks Brad!
I have no idea how much everything weighed lol My main criteria is that if I can't lift it when I'm tired then it's too heavy. I can lift the duffel fully loaded even after the longest day, and I can throw both saddlebags over one shoulder to carry up stairs when I need to, although I normally just take my clothes out of the one if I'm going to stay at a hotel. lol
I stopped wearing traditional bras like....god, I don't even know how many years ago...6? 7? 8? Might have to check out that brand for the quick drying aspect 🤔
Amanda - love your channel ! How do you create your maps ? I would like to make one for my last trip - thanks
I made the map in Illustrator then animate them myself in After Effects.
Magpie have you set up a charging plug on your bike for phone and meg power?
I'm with you on the jeans! Women's jeans are particularly useless, lack in proper pockets and are usually made of at least 50% spandex nowadays. Hiking pants are way better, more comfortable, have good pockets and can dry out super quick and pack small!
Prudhoe bay july 2022?
Who’s in?
I’m a “shove it all in the bag” person but really want to be a packing cube person. I even bought some recently! No traveling to try it out yet though. 😒
lol I believe in your will power to become a packing cube person! I think I'm 50/50 there's defenitley stuff that just ends up in the bottom under packing cubes, things like fleeces and puffy jackets do better stuffed than they do in a packing cube in my experience.
I bought some for a trip that got cancelled in the spring. So at least I’m prepared when I can travel again! ☺️
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I noticed you sometimes use a drone. Am considering one but so many rules and regulations. Do you find that the drone is worth it and have you ever tried the mini to forgo so may rules?
Hey Marc!
Just for the record lol you still have to have a commercial license with the FTC to use your drone footage in monetized videos on youtube even if you do have a mini. Soooo no I haven't considered it lol I think if you're not willing to put the money up front and take the test to get licensed then it's not worth it.
Did/do you have a cruise control/throttle lock on your 500?
Nope
I think you carry 4x as many clothes as me. 😂
I'm very basic. I pack like I'm backpacking.
🤷 I use all of it, I'm not frozen when it gets cold like some other people I've traveled with, annnd I only have to do laundry once a week.
Everyone needs a luxury item. I brought two sleeping pads on my last trip. I slept the most soundly I have ever done while camping.
8K miles! I wonder how many miles you have on the Honda now. It must be pretty high milage....
If you watched the series you'd know 😉
If you're ever looking for an alternative sleeping setup, you could look into hammocks and tarps. They take a little less room and you're no longer stuck looking for a flat campsite, just string it up and crawl in. There is a learning curve, just like everything else, but the versatility takes the cake for me. Shug Emery is a great and entertaining place to start if you're interested.
Thanks! I appreciate it but I have indeed tried hammock camping and it's just not for me.
It also leaves me on the ground a lot more in places that don't have convenient trees. Its alot easier to brush out a spot for my tent on the ground than it is to find a spot with a good setup for trees the way that I travel. Not knocking it for others but it's not for me and the way that I travel. I'm sure if you're accustomed to looking for those spots it's easier, but maybe not in areas like Southern California, Arizona, Utah, Eastern Oregon, Eastern Montana and Eastern Washington would be hard too lol
Ziplock for all my trips.
You should show us a little bit of your art.
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Hi Amanda, I want to ride around the country like you did. Possible to contact you for some consultation. Let me know how I can touch base with u.