Food, Booze, Gear and a Girl

So we did over pack a bit but you never know……When you are on your first real bike packing adventure you surly don’t want to run out. Sunscreen is a must along with rum!!!

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RUM!!

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We also grabbed a bunch of miscellaneous stuff that we would end up not needing. I say this because the trail we were taking is the Whitepine trail that runs through many towns. We would be able to get supplies along the way.

IMG 7227IMG 7225I didn’t take any photos of the drive up to Cadillac but the weather turned dark! We spend the night camping in Mitchell State Park in Cadillac. The first night roughing it we want across the road to eat pizza. Then hung out in our tent to drink rum and cokes while waiting for the rain.

Prepping, prepping and more prepping!!!

The one thing I hear over and over in different blogs or forums is make sure you try all your gear ahead of time.

We have tried out all our gear in various ways but the biggest help to me is loading the bikes over and over. I have purchased extra straps to help secure our gear to the handlebars. I really don’t like feeling my bags move around and by pre-riding the setups, we have been able to come up with a good system.  Here are a few pics to show our setup. I will create an actual gear page when I get time to figure out this blog setup.