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Fridge. :) Can a roof tent be far behind?

Indeed I have read many of the reviews. As far as the routes, I'm thinking fire roads for the most part. That would be on the domestic side of things. But I've got some northern Mexico touring on my mind, which would likely be on crappy pavement and graded dirt. I'm new to this, though, so...

And here I thought Bill was tossing me another one of his wrenches, "I know you already have Canon gear, but take your next $6000 and get into Leica!" :) It must be your style, Bill, to impress upon people to make 180-degree turns. So, you and Bill say the same thing. Essentially. I'm all...

I'm dabbling more with bicycle touring off pavement and am peeking into the pannier marketplace. My first stop was the local bike shop, which sold me a pair of nylon panniers by Jandd. These are totally not up to the task other than fair weather commuting. I managed to get my hands on a...

What a trip! I checked out the spot shared page yesterday because Scott mentioned in another thread that he was headed to Mexico shortly. I zoomed in using satellite imagery and said, "Gee that looks like they're camped at a vineyard." Neat trip. SPoTs are officially scary now. :) Mark

Here's another puzzle with SPoT: the email confirmation you get for the OK message has these two lines (among others) Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known What is this line for nearest location referring to, and why is it unknown? Have you ever seen something else displayed for...

Confirmed . . . Here's what I dislike about the tracking feature: it doesn't make a point when you fire this thing up -- I presume the ten minute cycle starts without making a point/blip/thinger. I'd like my track to begin with a commencing point. Naturally, you'd think that you can work...

To send an OK message you just press the OK button, and then the indicator light will blink green every 3 seconds and then stay solid green for 5 seconds when the message is being sent. But they do want to you to keep the unit on for 20 minutes (with direct line to the sky). I'll be giving...

Damn! More looking into my share page, my #3 point wasn't my final destination. That was my breakfast stop. I sent an OK message when I got to the office, about a mile west of #3, and waited a few minutes then shut it down. Should I have left it on for 20 minutes in view of the sky?

I've joined the gadget heads out there by obtaining a Spot satellite tracker thingy. As privacy crazed we modern Americans are, I find it ironic that we don't mind letting people know of our whereabouts with this little orange gizmo that's not terribly distant to Big Brother. "Hi! I'm camping...

Methought those looked rather skinny . . . what's the "price" been since you handed over the cash? That's another review thread. This thread, BTW, marks the finest example of a review with ongoing discussion I think I've ever seen. KC sets the bar. :snorkel: For old times sake: Goosenecks...

GSI makes great stuff. I'm hungry now. :)

Great news. Thanks for posting.

Fantastic trip! Will you be sharing some of your experiences and interaction with the culture there? Also, what's the nature of a trip like this in Nepal? Are these commercially guided, and are you through-trekking from one location to the next day-to-day, or base camping? Fascinating trip...

Hello . . . uh, so we're floating that sucker across the Atlantic?

KC, I wish I knew what was so painful about that. What are you doing with your hands these days that would cause that much pain? It's all in the numbers baby! The Back Porch weighs 15 lbs. Actually you and I talked about the canvas material, which I used for a few months and decided that...

P! That is a shame. How you been anyway?

There's another good idea!

Rain: true, uh, the design is problematic. I think I can use one of those telescoping tent poles in the middle to give it some shedding. Something I didn't emphasize is that this awning is self supported - it doesn't need guy lines and ground stakes. And as such, no tools (like a hammer)...

If we've shared a road and campsite together, you'll know that my favorite part of a good trip is hanging about camp, telling lies and toasting truths. I'm sure I don't need to tell you about all the handy benefits of a shade awning. But what about a shade awning that turns into a privacy...