10 Items Not To Bring Bikepacking

I need to see some sort of tire company data that states tan sidewalls “seep” sealant or offer less flat protection. Sounds very much like an old wives tale

Where can you get decent more flexible ,wider bikepacking shoes.?
All mine are too narrow, too stiff, and hurt my feet when Hike-a-biking?
I use spds, not road pedals.

Over a minute in, and you’ve not even started. I turned off and moved on.

What is the name/model of the blue bike in the background ?

Great video, thanks

Hi! What’s the stem length of the blue gravel behind you? Thanks

It is important to note with cotton it when its wet it will dramatically pull away your body heat, in the adventure tourism world we used to call it death wool as it can literally send you hypothermic and pretty quickly too, definitely recommend gping with merino instead

totally forgot lawn mower, DON"T BRING ONE KIDS!

but can i bring my sick melly with me?

I have small mesh bags - blue is for rain, red - kitchen and camp, black - tools, tubes. Helps with the sanity factor.

Low cut hiking shoes and flat pedals
Backpack but strapped to a rear rack so I have a backpack for hikes.

Great advice. Thank you and enjoy your Sunday.

What a clowny post. The first two are complete BS. Even in my shop, i often reach for the multi tool rather than these dumass allen wrenches. . If you know how to use is, it provides better leverage to unscrew stubborn screws. The second is complete BS by a long shot. Everyone these days are running tubeless. Try to inflate a tubeless with a head pump, yah.. good luck starting. Even with CO2 at times is almost impossible to get it going to seat. Glad to know not to use bikepacking ever for these worthless recommendations.

Its an old saying, less is more. Always trying not to fill my bags.. trying 😂

Btw where can i buy the shirt that your wearing?

I agrée, nothing in a backpack that is heavy

Less is best

Bike is my primary mode of transportation and I live at the foot of the Adirondacks so I usually have most things on the bike already. I might not bring a tarp, bugnet or sleepingbag for daytrips unless there's a possibility of the wanderlust getting the best of me in unfamiliar places. Otherwise, got a kit of an ultralight hiker plus bike tools and parts for any repair. Didn't carry a backpack in the past but found it helpful to get a few pounds off the bike so that I can carry the thing on hike-a-bike sections. I agree with every point of the video.

How do vittoria tan walled tires stack up in the rating of bad tan wall tires?

My ass was so sore during my cycling with my new bike, I thought probably because the seat was crap, but I now guess my heavy backpack didn't help 😅

does anyone knows what's name of this iPhone case which Neil have in this vid?
ive been looking for something like that one

I always take my Park MTB2 multi-tool, I don't find any of the reasons mentioned in this video for not taking one is correct, at least for my particular model anyway. I even use it when at home vs my at-home tools because it's always in my seat bag, I even once fixed a lady's car with it! The sad part is Park stopped making that series. I tested the chain breaker and it worked fine.

Everything else said here is pretty rudimentary information, stuff that a person involved in this sort of stuff should already know, but it was good information.

I love merino and all but poly is way better for bikepacking. Merino is heavier bulkier and dont dry out all that quick. And stop hating on bike jerseys the zipper on the front is so nice for venting and the pockets are a plus not a negative

I gotta say that MAPOUT is actually an iOS app that works like a GPS system and does it really well. Uploading GPX files and such is a breeze and it does not need cell connection. I would never use a backpack.

Take a small folded cardboard box at the start of the trip. Then you don't have to look for one to post things home on day 4.

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Stating the obvious. Waste of time watching - go cycling instead!

Hilarious that people at least 10kg overweight quibble over 100g.

Anyone who carries a chain breaker is insane. I always carry a multi tool - that's literally what they designed for. If you buy one that has short tools that's your fault.

Does anyone else carry binoculars on their trips or am I alone in this?

Excellent video

Good tips though thank you

maxxis ardents are really good rollers . They do have a good side lug . I should have gone for maxxis minion dh as I’m a trail biker .

I really like this list, there's a wealth of thought gone into it, and i agree with them all so it must be good advise right? ;) fwiw my 2c worth; I don't really differentiate between a touring setup and a daily one. I find the ease and familiarity of day to day use means when it's a longer ride, all those paper-cuts have been dealt with. I personally only use slick tyres as i don't like how knobblies handle on the road, and hardly ever need extra traction off road.

Bringing canned food is also a bad idea.

A pro for backpack while bikepacking: You can leave your bike for a quick shopping trip and have all your valuables and essentials with you.

Strongly disagree with your final suggestion. Leave them at home on tools you're unfamiliar with for that's the very definition of adventure as it's time to become more familiar with your Cycle with said unfamiliar tools mate.

Good thinking with the multitool, didn't think of that, if you take only the essentials you might get lighter

Backpack is best! Pack it on your back/seatpost rack when it's smooth and wear it when it's technical.

a paper map is a must go you probably never need to use it but it is an excellent backup if anything goes wrong with your electronics

I took a 1' long piece of 1 1/4" wood dowel & modified it to take sawsall blades that way I can take a wood & metal blade with me & have a ready made saw that works great for wood or harder materials & is still lightweight, also paracord is a must... you can take a utility blade out of your utility knife [I am a carpenter] & make a jig that will process a plastic bottle into cordage... really helpful... finally no one should go on an extended hike with or without a bike without some kind of flare gun or trouble balloon/ loud horn/ whatever- if you are in trouble you need to signal for help... too many times a search party flies over a stranded person without seeing them... also never leave home without an emergency blanket & the steel you need to start a fire & a very good water filter!

Good info, 100% , a piece of visqueen, the length of your loaded bike, and can hit the ground on both sides is a life saver. I prefer black

I always bring a very small water filter.

I prefer Sanitary Wet Wipes with Aleo instead of Toilet Paper? 🤔 Just my preference 😉

People who think merino wool doesn’t stink have defective noses.

The people around you know better.

What tire pump do you carry?

OMG, yes - those jeezless multitools. Yeah sure, there are loads of tools on there but they are just atrocious to use. Absolute garbage. You only use half the tools on there, if that - and the tools are also the most impractical and useless size imaginable. Worst of both worlds of you ask me. If in a desperate pinch if I am stuck in the middle of nowhere I might make it work. You know, any port in a storm. But whenever you can, avoid them. I adjusted my handelbar and grips the other day and wanted to test the new settings. And since I was lazy, I just threw one of those multitools in my bag, figured I could do readjustments at the side of the road if needed and called it good. What a dummy. It took me a solid 5 minutes to undo ONE bolt with that blasted tool because the dang hex bit kept wobbling back and forth. And the bulky rest of the tool kept getting in the way all the time. So I could at best do a quarter turn at a time. Ended up going back and grabbing my key set and a torque wrench. With a proper set of tools I had everything loosened, readjusted, tightened back down and properly torqued in 5 minutes.

I bring a bow and arrow…shouldn’t

Pet rocks. Just leave them at home. JK. What about battery packs to charge the phone? They aren't light and yet I feel obliged to bring one all the time even for a day trip.

Some of us are not tubeless. Basing tire-related recommendations on the presumption that all bikepackers or potential bikepackers are tubeless is errant. Don't all "tubeless" bikepackers carry a tube, just in case?