A quick but challenging overnight plan gets altered due to weather.
Tag: Bikepacking
Long Term Review: Burley Piccolo tag-along bike
The Burley Piccolo is a a tow-behind half bike for kids who aren’t quite ready to pedal their own bike, but are ready to pedal. I owned one for 8 years, and this is what I thought of it. Spoiler: I used it for 8 years, so you know I probably liked it, a lot.…
Family Fatbikepacking – Starting Them Young on the Bikepack Canada Winter Overnight
A Bikepack Canada overnighter becomes a family fatbikepacking ride with one veteran and one new father-daughter bikepacking team.
More Fatbikepacking With More Teens
School exam break was a great time to take some teens fatbikepacking on Lake Minnewanka, here are some pictures and a few words.
What to Pack for FatBikePacking
A guide on what to pack for your fatbikepack trip. Includes a packing list, recommendations for cooking, clothing, coffee, sleep systems, and more.
Fatbikepacking Adventure With Teens
The teen years mean father and son trips are a lot lamer than they were when my son was young. Not that I’m slower, or less adventurous, but I’m just not as cool as his friends are. [as usual, click photos to enlarge.] The solution to this, is of course, to bring friends.          (more…)
In Which My Friend Guy and I Stumble Into a Surprise Winter Adventure
My friend Guy is a super positive influence to take on bikepacking trips. He always has a new piece of home-made gear to show off, or a new idea to solve a common problem. He never whines, which is good, because we stumbled into a surprise winter adventure… The Sensible Part Our first night out…
Kootenay River Bikerafting Loop
I originally had a 4-day Kootenay River bikerafting loop planned for this weekend, It definitely involved hot springs. Life got in the way, and drying out an iPhone that had spent some time submerged, delayed the start and cancelled the 4th day, I set out from Radium late Friday afternoon. My bike was loaded with…
Solstice Weekend Bikerafting Overnight on the Bow River
Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it  Ferris Bueller Where Can I Go Bikeraftpacking Near Calgary? I got myself a couple of packrafts this year, and I’ve been itching to take them for a long trip. Since quick trips involving rivers are generally…
MYOG clothing
Clothing. Bike specific clothing is often not suitable for all types of bikepacking. After 4 days of riding, padded shorts lose their appeal as they gain in olfactory impact. I like to wear fairly normal clothes, but they don’t always hold up to the biking or to the cold. Pants: I find when riding bikes…
