Comments on: Going the Distance…The Tools and Gear to Bring With You on Your Next Long Distance Journey http://mtobikes.com/going-the-distance%e2%80%a6the-tools-and-gear-to-bring-with-you-on-your-next-long-distance-journey/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:28:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt Brady http://mtobikes.com/going-the-distance%e2%80%a6the-tools-and-gear-to-bring-with-you-on-your-next-long-distance-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Matt Brady Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:57:50 +0000 http://mtobikes.com/?p=325#comment-617 Have you guys seen that emergency GPS system. Sends out a response to 911 pretty much anywhere you can get sat reception. Great idea, I just wich they could make it a bit more compact, but I'm sure it will get there soon. Have you guys seen that emergency GPS system. Sends out a response to 911 pretty much anywhere you can get sat reception. Great idea, I just wich they could make it a bit more compact, but I’m sure it will get there soon.

]]> By: Matt Brady http://mtobikes.com/going-the-distance%e2%80%a6the-tools-and-gear-to-bring-with-you-on-your-next-long-distance-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Matt Brady Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:48:39 +0000 http://mtobikes.com/?p=325#comment-605 I like the ID bracelet idea. I should really get one. I like the ID bracelet idea. I should really get one.

]]> By: Matt Brady http://mtobikes.com/going-the-distance%e2%80%a6the-tools-and-gear-to-bring-with-you-on-your-next-long-distance-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Matt Brady Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:45:53 +0000 http://mtobikes.com/?p=325#comment-604 Ya I try to make it a point to charge my phone before I go out. On long trips I make it a habit to leave it off. Old phone is a good idea. I make myself a checklist for longer trips too, just to make sure I have everything. Hey Mike. Well I don't ride as much as I used too. I hike a lot now, but anyway you have to start with a good pack. I am really impressed with the new Camelbaks. I use the Camelbak outlaw as a daypack for group hikes and I carry and Immense amount of stuff. The outlaw can easily fit 2 100oz bladders, food and all of your other essentials. I recommend putting some of your smaller first aid and survival items in containers. Keep the bigger ones seperate and try to fit them in the pockets. I have a waterproof container that I keep my survival kit in which includes ALOT of stuff, much more than I listed. I wind my duct tape around a small wooden dowel that way the dowel doubles as tinder. The entire First Aid kit can fit in a small pouch. Keep it on top and easily accessible. All of your tools can usually fit in a front or side pocket. It will all be tight but it can fit. Also a good Gerber or Leatherman multi-tool can sometimes eliminate the need for a hex wrench set. I try to take as much as possible out of the packaging to save space too, especially patch kits. I like the Camelbak or packs with the mesh expansion pocket. This is great for spare tubes and water bottles. Another thing to keep in mind is keep as much weight as possible as close to your body as possible. This will make your pack feel alot lighter. The key is get a pack with lots of storage space, especially side pockets and such. This is my checklist of everything in my daypack. I carry even more than this plus I have room to spare for extra food and water. I can get you some pics of how my pack is organized if you would like. I usually hike with bigger groups so I carry equipment for everyone. Hope that helps! Matt’s Hiking Checklist Before You Go Check Road Conditions/Restrictions Weather Reports Vehicle OK Info to a friend Familiar with the terrain and local area Cell Phone Fully Charged General Cell Phone Wallet Money Keys Boots Pants Extra Socks Sunscreen Bug Repellant Hat Water Food Toilet Paper Metal Pot or Cup GPS Camera Light System Spare Batteries Lighter Multitool Survival Knife Compass Map Light sticks Water Filtration Bottle Trash Bags Hand Warmer Eating Utensils Bear Bell UV Flashlight Survival Kit Signal Mirror Matches Lighter Tinder Flint Steel Firestarter Poncho Solar Blanket Fishing Line Fishing Hooks Compass Rope Candle Needle and Thread First Aid Minor Cuts (Antiseptic, Bandages) Major Cuts (Gauze, Medical Tape, Butterflies) Drugs (Tylenol, Aspirin, Benadryl , Tums, Pepto) Snake Bite Kit Moleskin Ammonia CPR Mask Bleeding Inhibitor Chap Stick Tweezers Alcohol Swabs Hand Sanitizer Inhaler Cough Drops Latex Gloves Cotton Balls Disposable Razor Toothpicks Lotion Duct Tape Scissors Hydrocortisone Ointment Flexall Saline Eye Wash SAM Splints Triangular Bandages Ya I try to make it a point to charge my phone before I go out. On long trips I make it a habit to leave it off. Old phone is a good idea. I make myself a checklist for longer trips too, just to make sure I have everything.

Hey Mike.

Well I don’t ride as much as I used too. I hike a lot now, but anyway you have to start with a good pack. I am really impressed with the new Camelbaks. I use the Camelbak outlaw as a daypack for group hikes and I carry and Immense amount of stuff.

The outlaw can easily fit 2 100oz bladders, food and all of your other essentials. I recommend putting some of your smaller first aid and survival items in containers. Keep the bigger ones seperate and try to fit them in the pockets. I have a waterproof container that I keep my survival kit in which includes ALOT of stuff, much more than I listed. I wind my duct tape around a small wooden dowel that way the dowel doubles as tinder. The entire First Aid kit can fit in a small pouch. Keep it on top and easily accessible. All of your tools can usually fit in a front or side pocket. It will all be tight but it can fit. Also a good Gerber or Leatherman multi-tool can sometimes eliminate the need for a hex wrench set. I try to take as much as possible out of the packaging to save space too, especially patch kits.

I like the Camelbak or packs with the mesh expansion pocket. This is great for spare tubes and water bottles. Another thing to keep in mind is keep as much weight as possible as close to your body as possible. This will make your pack feel alot lighter.

The key is get a pack with lots of storage space, especially side pockets and such.

This is my checklist of everything in my daypack. I carry even more than this plus I have room to spare for extra food and water. I can get you some pics of how my pack is organized if you would like. I usually hike with bigger groups so I carry equipment for everyone. Hope that helps!

Matt’s Hiking Checklist

Before You Go
Check Road Conditions/Restrictions
Weather Reports
Vehicle OK
Info to a friend
Familiar with the terrain and local area
Cell Phone Fully Charged

General
Cell Phone
Wallet
Money
Keys
Boots
Pants
Extra Socks
Sunscreen
Bug Repellant
Hat
Water
Food
Toilet Paper
Metal Pot or Cup
GPS
Camera
Light System
Spare Batteries
Lighter
Multitool
Survival Knife
Compass
Map
Light sticks
Water Filtration Bottle
Trash Bags
Hand Warmer
Eating Utensils
Bear Bell
UV Flashlight

Survival Kit
Signal Mirror
Matches
Lighter
Tinder
Flint Steel Firestarter
Poncho
Solar Blanket
Fishing Line
Fishing Hooks
Compass
Rope
Candle
Needle and Thread

First Aid
Minor Cuts (Antiseptic, Bandages)
Major Cuts (Gauze, Medical Tape, Butterflies)
Drugs (Tylenol, Aspirin, Benadryl
, Tums, Pepto)
Snake Bite Kit
Moleskin
Ammonia
CPR Mask
Bleeding Inhibitor
Chap Stick
Tweezers
Alcohol Swabs
Hand Sanitizer
Inhaler
Cough Drops
Latex Gloves
Cotton Balls
Disposable Razor
Toothpicks
Lotion
Duct Tape
Scissors
Hydrocortisone Ointment
Flexall
Saline Eye Wash
SAM Splints
Triangular Bandages

]]> By: Don Martens http://mtobikes.com/going-the-distance%e2%80%a6the-tools-and-gear-to-bring-with-you-on-your-next-long-distance-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Don Martens Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:41:52 +0000 http://mtobikes.com/?p=325#comment-603 This is really a good check list to review when planning the trip. Sometimes I get so pumped up thinking about the trip that I forget to consider full prep in this regard. fortunately I haven't yet been really caught bad on a trip...but I know it can happen. being prepped can make a bad situation into a real cool adventure that you handle like the pro's...the kind of stuff people publish personal story articles in magazines...be ready for the next adventure and 'flow with the tide"! This is really a good check list to review when planning the trip. Sometimes I get so pumped up thinking about the trip that I forget to consider full prep in this regard. fortunately I haven’t yet been really caught bad on a trip…but I know it can happen. being prepped can make a bad situation into a real cool adventure that you handle like the pro’s…the kind of stuff people publish personal story articles in magazines…be ready for the next adventure and ‘flow with the tide”!

]]> By: mike d http://mtobikes.com/going-the-distance%e2%80%a6the-tools-and-gear-to-bring-with-you-on-your-next-long-distance-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-600 mike d Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:32:03 +0000 http://mtobikes.com/?p=325#comment-600 I'd love to see a picture or explanation of how you organize all the items you mentioned on your bike or body. I’d love to see a picture or explanation of how you organize all the items you mentioned on your bike or body.

]]> By: Carl H. Martens http://mtobikes.com/going-the-distance%e2%80%a6the-tools-and-gear-to-bring-with-you-on-your-next-long-distance-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Carl H. Martens Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:50:22 +0000 http://mtobikes.com/?p=325#comment-598 Wow...You really covered everything! One additional tip: always carry an old phone with you (I suggest the Motorola Razor because of its slim size and weight). Keep the phone charged, but keep it turned off. If you are ever in an emergency and need to call for help you can always call 9-1-1 from this phone if say you left your main phone at home, its damaged in a wreck, or out of battery life. Wow…You really covered everything!

One additional tip: always carry an old phone with you (I suggest the Motorola Razor because of its slim size and weight). Keep the phone charged, but keep it turned off. If you are ever in an emergency and need to call for help you can always call 9-1-1 from this phone if say you left your main phone at home, its damaged in a wreck, or out of battery life.

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