
The story of my kids’ fatbikepacking rig for the past 8 years, a Salsa Mukluk in size XS, modified for smaller riders.
A very sodden bikepacker. It isn’t every day that you line up three consecutive days for bikepacking with your son, so when it happens – you take it, even if the weather calls for a very wet and cold start to the trip. We have done the Elbow loop as a day trip, hiking trip…
“More food please.” We had been in the car for an hour and a half. He had eaten 2 pears, 2 oranges, an apple, a sandwich and a granola bar. We were popping in to get our camp permit anyway so I picked up a pair of masala dosas to go and we headed out…
The kids and I got back recently from our trip to the Chilcotin mountains of BC. Â We tricked my friend Vik into coming along and carrying some of our heavy food. Â Our plan was to take from 5 to 7 days to make a loop up Gun Creek, over Deer Pass and down past Spruce…
My first blog post about Tadhg fatbikepacking has gotten some super positive feedback. When I arranged to get Tadhg his Mukluk, a couple of people questioned the wisdom of buying a kid a real bike. Â They thought I should get him a BSO for a couple of hundred dollars because: (more…)