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Just for grins, I wondered if my four person MSR Mutha Hubba NX tent would fit in my Bedrock Bags Entrada bar bag....and it does. So, if you were so inclined, you could have a massive tent on your bars and skip the trailer bologna.

Topeak is pretty awesome, but that tent sucks. I tried to like it. The other trailers...eeks.

I had originally bought a Mukluk for this ride and while it is an awesome platform for bikepacking, I wanted to tackle some proper singletrack in the interior of the island. That, was perhaps biting off more than I could chew. The terrain was severe. This particular climb started deep inside...

Fortunately, the boys at Salsa had the foresight to add a little extra cable/line length to the cockpit. I was able to slip the handlebar bag under the lines/cables. The exterior pocket portion of the Entrada bag is awesome and helps secure the main bag. It's a bomber system that doesn't shimmy...

Oy vey! :) Okay...one of the lands of the vikings. Co-opski, the Bedrock bags I used were exceptional. I was so glad that was the system I used. They could not have worked out better. The bar bag was so nice and I seldom like a bar bag. Every morning I'd stuff my soggy wet tent into the bar bag...

Howdy fellas, I have successfully completed my epic voyage to the land of the viking - and survived. What a trip. I've been lucky to embark on a number of heady voyages, but this might have been the best of them all. It was far more difficult than I had ever imagined. My route selections were a...

I just spent the last three weeks in Iceland using the inReach Explorer as my primary communicator. Worked flawlessly, and allowed me to travel solo with confidence. More importantly, the multiple check-in chats....two way chats....with my wife at home made here feel more relaxed about me...

Cool vid, Jeepgc. Thanks for sharing that and the above stills. I'm feeling pretty confident at the moment. I'm well equipped with the best gear available and have been a backcountry traveler since I was a wee tot. This will be a good test of my skills, for sure. I do love a challenge. Looks...

Awesome pics! Eeeks. :) I'm only going to be on 208 briefly before I turn west onto 210. That's where the bulk of my river crossings will be. Maybe I can just build a big kicker ramp and jump the rivers. :) Fortunately for me, once I intersect with the Laugevegur hiking trail system, several...

No filter for this trip. I'm relying on the fact that Iceland has the cleanest water in the world. Food....for my route....is a major issue. 60% of my packed weight at the start is food. Every bite has been carefully chosen for lightweight and density of calories. Lots of dehydrated meals to...

It will vary largely due to terrain, wind, river crossings, etc. Short days may be around 20 miles. Tuesday is slated to have 40 mph winds. :( That could be a low mileage day for sure. Or...nearly none. My biggest day might be 45-50 miles. I'd like to hit some of the singletrack around the...

So, Jeepgc... Do you have any experience driving around the eastern and northern aspects of Katla? Namely the F208 and F210? How about these roads just south of the Fjallabak?

My other memorable tent fiasco was waking up to Hawaiian waves pushing on the tent. The lesson there is relative to rum consumption prior to picking a tent site. :)

Heh. Yikes. I read about that as well. As an avid mountaineer, I've spent several ugly nights with a tent in near collapse. The most severe was in 1998 at 13,000 feet on Longs Peak with 60mph gusts. Mine was the only tent out of a dozen to survive. Like you, my Bibler tent would at times get...

Risky change of plans: It's the eleventh hour and I have decided to make a change of shelters. Instead of taking an MSR Hubba NX which is 2 pounds 7 ounces, I'm going to opt for my alternative tent, a Terra Nova Laser Competition 1. The reasons are three-fold: 1) The TN Laser is 8 ounces...

That's great advice for when Deana (wife) comes over and we're in a Jimny. The rest of my route is pretty isolated. I'll get near a system of huts on days 6-7, but they won't have food. Day 8 or 9 I will be at Porsmork and a restaurant. I'm going to DESTROY that place with a fork. :)

I'll occasionally bring along a Black Diamond Storm headlamp, almost just as a backup sometimes. Like my trip next week to Iceland. Even though there's 19 hours of "light," I'm taking a headlamp just in case. Who knows, maybe I'll need to use it at 2AM to chase away elves or trolls. :)

The lenslight is a new addition and one I've only used a few times. It's expensive to buy and operate, but so far I like it. The appeal is the 440 lumen output relative to the small size and low weight. It's easy to attache to a helmet and carrying extra CR123 batteries is very, very light. I...