Palapas & Hot Springs :: San Felipe to Puertecitos

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Looking Back at San Felipe

Although we love the privacy that a hotel room offers us we left San Felipe with anticipation rising.  Adventure lay before us.  Over the next week we would be riding through some of the most remote and least traveled areas of Baja California, on some of the roughest roads.  Besides travelling through a couple of small fishing villages that had little in way of supplies, we would [Read More...]

Gear Shakedown :: Water Storage Choices

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At six months in to cycle touring we’ve had some experience using our equipment.  Months ago we posted a three part series on how we were going to handle water storage and transportation while travelling.  Here’s a quick shakedown on how our choices have fared so far:

 

Klean Kanteen Bottles

After 4 months of continuous use the “patent pending” screw top on one [Read More...]

Wood Heat & Hot Water: The flue-mounted water heater

Image: Dan

I have a neat story to tell about the tiny wood stove we purchased to go in our tiny house and the system we have been devising to heat our living space and make hot water at the same time.  It’s a tale that relies on characters from four countries and three separate continents, the internet, and the generosity of someone we’ve never met.  It is rooted in innovation [Read More...]

Review : The BikeBuddy

BikeBuddy on frame

****Note:  We are not paid to review products and have not received any gifts from any manufacturer or vendor in this post.  If we ever do receive freebies or compensation, we will disclose that information, but in reality, it will have no effect on our reviews.  We are extremely picky, hold everything we purchase to high standards, and will be, forever, brutally honest about the quality of a product and/or a company’s customer service.  Our sole intention is [Read More...]

Water Storage & Transport Part 3

Katadyn Pocket Filter

In this series of posts we’ll examine different ways of transporting water on a bicycle and focus on the solutions we plan to implement during our global cycling expedition.  This is the 3rd of 3 posts.

In this post we’ll talk about:

LARGE CAPACITY STORAGE CONTAINERS AND FILTRATION

Ortlieb Water Bags

Beyond having water readily available and within reach while riding, we also have [Read More...]

Water Storage & Transport Part 2

BikeBuddy on frame

 

In this series of posts we’ll examine different ways of transporting water on a bicycle and focus on the solutions we plan to implement during our global cycling expedition.  This is the 2nd of 3 posts.

 

In this post we’ll talk about:

MOUNTING CONTAINERS

 

“Traditional” water bottle cages

Constructed of nylon, plastic, aluminium, stainless steel and, most recently, carbon fiber, the traditional water bottle cage securely [Read More...]

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