The Pedalshift Project 108: Preparing to Bicycle Puget Sound by Brompton
Recorded live before a (mostly) well-behaved studio audience, from Costa Rica, to Australia and across the United States! I unveiled my plans to bicycle Puget Sound by Brompton in a few weeks, including the crazy transit plans, the route, the campgrounds, the pack list and much more. Big thanks to everyone who participated live – we will do it again this spring!
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Live Baby Live
Hey watch the video, with extras that got edited out of the pod (for a damn good reason in some instances…)
The Journal – preparing to Bicycle Puget Sound by Brompton
Early March in Washington state… what could go wrong?
Will pull the plug on this if there’s a coastal storm, but not if there’s normal rain
DC to Potlatch SP by crazy ass transit (bike to plane to light rail to ferry to bus to bus to bike)
Hooking up with a modified Pacific Coast route from there:
Lake Sylvia SP
Bay Center (either the KOA or Pioneer County Park)
Astoria
Then bus to PDX!
Packlist
tent
sleeping bag
pad
pump (on frame)
spare tube
multitool (in bike)
spork
Cook kit and esbit stove w/lighter
VIA coffee
Bandannas x3
Camp towel
Wool sweater
Puffer vest
Rain jacket and hood
New rain pants
LS shirts x2
Rain gloves
underwear x2
socks x2 (smart wool and waterproof)
toiletry bag (incl. ibuprofin, caffeine and electrolyte pills)
hat (SU cold hat plus sonics cap)
helmet
batteries and cable
Headphones (wired buds, Bluetooth, noise cancels)
iPhone
water bottles x3
Locks x2 (Otto and folder)
wallet
Adds if possible (in order of priority)
Sleep clothes
Spare pants
Flip Flops or sandals
Faux Pro
Good stove in case I can find fuel
Setup
Brompton with stealth cover
Front shoulder bag pannier – load up with quick need things like water bottle, hat, locks, wallet, lights, tube on top. Fill with pad etc on bottom.
Backpack, hung from saddle dowel
Both bags have rain covers but aren’t themselves waterproof. I will likely use the backpacker trick of a trash compactor bag inside the pack to give some redundant waterproofing.
My tent has two great vestibules. I’ll plan on the folded Brompton being on one side, wet gear on the other.
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