Camp

With a month left before I fly east, I'm feeling the pressure to figure out the details of my ride. Not only do I need to ride my bike to move ahead during my ride, but I'm also camping along the way. I camped on my own last fall for a couple nights and with my family for short lengths, but never have I traveled from point A to point B, setting up and breaking down camp as I go. 

Last fall, after deciding to take this little jaunt across the country, I invested in some camping gear. The equipment we used as a family car-camping was going to be too heavy and bulky to carry with  me, so I essentially purchased nearly everything you see. I also purchased most of my camp gear at J.L. Waters which meant I had local folks to chat with about the many options available for camping gear. Though I may have saved a little heading to Amazon's website, I will be depending on independently owned small businesses along the way, so I better support local business in my own community if I expect it to be around in other communities. 

What am I bringing? Well, this is all my camping gear, minus my 1-person tent, Therm-a-Rest folding sleeping pad and some other gadgets, which I'll post about later. 

I have: 

• MSR PocketRocket camp stove
• GSI cookset (fuel nested inside)
• CRKT eat'n tool
• Snow Peak titanium French press
• Sea to Summit camp sink
• Lunatec dishcloth 
• Lunatec washcloth
• Sea to Summit towel
• Sea to Summit TravellerTR sleeping bag (compresses to size of Nalgene bottle)
• Sea to Summit sleeping bag liner
• pillow with pillow case Jim silkscreened 14 years ago (design by his friend Matte)
• aden & anais Moonlight Bamboo Swaddle blanket (super soft and may be nice against sleeping bag if it's humid, from The Green Nursery)
• clothesline
• travel hammock
• camp mug
• water bottles

This is my kitchen, bedroom and living room, essentially. I plan on cooking and eating meals at my camp, but I've budgeted for eating meals in restaurants along the way. 

Just looking at how small everything packs up blows my mind. Can't believe in a month I'll be loading it into my panniers and pedaling off!