My lovely ST, my lovely wife, packed two-up!

[Cousin Jack]

Okay... here's how we do it: 2 20 litre Dry-seal bags with a foam camping chair and a sleeping bag in each, lashed above side cases. Dry-seal bag with 4-person Eureka Timberline Tent and Coleman air mattress w/ inflator lashed to back rack. Sidecases: each, one clothing bag, one toiletry bag.... in one side case, one burner Coleman stove in pot with lid, and in the other, two dog bowls (!) (which we eat out of!) and utensils w/two cups..... Field Sheer tank bag with two headlamps, two paperbacks, cameras, etc....... it's tight, but we make it work!

The full-length natural sheepskin turned our 100 mile, box-stock torture seat into a 450 mile so/so seat.... a Russel or a Sargeant will be on the bike in 2010.....

[SilverST]

Thats an impressive job of packing!! I do good to get my solo self packed and I dont take a stove with me. I am getting ready for a slow camping trip of the southwest for the winter. Maybe I'll ease into the cooking aspect by starting off with camp coffee first.
Camp/ride safe.
JoeP^

[bigTom]

Hey, Welcome SilverST.

That's some kind of pack job, Cousin Jack. I am way more Jed Clampett and I camp solo:)

[SilverST]

Hey, Welcome SilverST.

:)

Big Tom, looks like I'm headed your way, any winter travel tips for AZ would be immensely appreciated. (not meaning to steal the thread, sorry)
Joe

[bigTom]

When?

Makes a huge difference in the Southwest! Always riding here in Yuma, but riding the higher elevations is way more fun.:) I do plan on camping at least 3 more times this year, maybe more. Last one will probably be the Sunday before Christmas...unless I go to the 'BMW' gathering New Years Eve!

Let me (there are others that will chime in here) know, you might want to start a new thread????

[Papa Ritch]

Okay... here's how we do it: 2 20 litre Dry-seal bags with a foam camping chair and a sleeping bag in each, lashed above side cases. Dry-seal bag with 4-person Eureka Timberline Tent and Coleman air mattress w/ inflator lashed to back rack. Sidecases: each, one clothing bag, one toiletry bag.... in one side case, one burner Coleman stove in pot with lid, and in the other, two dog bowls (!) (which we eat out of!) and utensils w/two cups..... Field Sheer tank bag with two headlamps, two paperbacks, cameras, etc....... it's tight, but we make it work!

The full-length natural sheepskin turned our 100 mile, box-stock torture seat into a 450 mile so/so seat.... a Russel or a Sargeant will be on the bike in 2010.....

Jack I think you pass me on I 84 just west of Lagrand on Sat 19 of SEPT. on my 03 ST 1300. I was on my home from MONTANT and doing the last of my 20 Dams On www.damtour.com the 3 yellow bags are a give way. It look like do your camping a lot like I do How do you get all the camping , and the thing for you and your wife on the bike. I want a trailer just to haul my thing.. Papa Ritch:tent4:

[Cousin Jack]

Jack I think you pass me on I 84 just west of Lagrand on Sat 19 of SEPT. on my 03 ST 1300. I was on my home from MONTANT and doing the last of my 20 Dams On www.damtour.com the 3 yellow bags are a give way. It look like do your camping a lot like I do How do you get all the camping , and the thing for you and your wife on the bike. I want a trailer just to haul my thing.. Papa Ritch:tent4:

That was us, Papa! We camped at Hot Lake, just east of La Grande, had breakfast in La Grande, and were headed home to Ellensburg, Wa on Sept 19. I had to be at a ski patrol refresher on Snoqualmie Pass, 20 Sept.! Very cool, that we passed each other! We were just coming back from Montrose, Colorado, had camped the previous evening at Honeyville, Utah. We don't usually use freeways but we were in a hurry....... maybe we can camp together someday?

[Papa Ritch]

First how long was your trip. 2nd is how did you attacked the side bags to the pannier. If you have a picture it sure would help me. Glad to know about the Hot Spring camp, I camp back a Huntington that night. Ritch:tent1:

[Cousin Jack]

Papa, our first trip this summer (I'm retired; and she's a teacher) was to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Virginia.... and lasted five weeks. The trip to Colorado was a week long......

I just strap the bags to the molded handles back by the pillion seat...... Hopefully you can see on the picture below, under my wife's arm..... I use only one good strap per sidebag, two straps on the rear bag, and they seem to stay fine..... Of course, my wife rides back there and keeps the sidebags lined up....... can you see it okay?

[Papa Ritch]

Thank that help. I like to get thing off the seat and a little lower on the side so maybe I can get my leg over a bit easy. I now put my tent & sleeping bag across the seat in front of the top box. Ritch :tent1: