So I ask Yermo to come with me to this cross country trip. I will post more back story to come as I get underway. I want to post an overview of the trip and packing list.
This is our proposed trip. The trip is planned for July 13th to August 3rd or 5th. A total of 21 to 23 days. We will go south first to deals gap. From there head west to the ozarks. We will then move towards Colorado. Pacific coast highway, then up to Seattle.
I got my bike prepped with the help of Yermo last week
Yesterday Yermos bike ran into some trouble with his bike
But at 7 pm today we manage to tidy everything up, I also wired up this gizmo into the bike hatch, so my phone will be charged the whole time when I'm underway. This was an issue last year in the mountains. My phone keeps dying cause it keeps searching for service due to lack of reception in the mountain.
I also worked a bit on packing this time, since I needed a lot more tools and equipment to be comfortable going through many temperature changes in the mountains. My main suit is the rev it ignition 2. It is a half mesh and half leather suit. It does heat up quite a bit when your not moving, being black it sucks up the heat fast. Along with my shoei rf1100 chroma helmet. There are liners for the rev it suit, but they are more like emergency items, since they aren't exactly adequate for more dramatic temperature and weather changes. I packed the liners in with the tools.
Electronics which will mostly be packed in the tank bag will include, Garmin zumo550. Go pro hero 2. A Sena SMH10 on the helmet and a spare in my bag. My phone, my iPad mini, and misc charge cords. Enough tech to go to the moon. You are also looking at over 2 grand of farkles that will be obsolete in another year. If not already
Rest of the gear including BMW silk glove liner, BMW Atlantis 3 gloves (waterproof), BMW one piece rain suit, rev it fly (my summer glove), aerostitch kanetsu heated vest, a quart of oil, aerostitch portable tire compressor, bag of misc tools and tie ties, tank bag extender, my GPS stuff, revit liners. I would find the spare oil filter later and shove it in the case somewhere.
This is how it looks fitted. This is the left saddle. The side with the side stand, which is the side where I also come off the bike. All these items are carefully chosen as items I will consistently need when weather changes. It is on the most accessible side.
For the clothing, I decided to use the bag liner, that way when I get to the hotel, I don't have to use the hard case, I can just grab the duffel and go inside with a shoulder strap. It may not seem like much, but convienence will likely play a big part when we are exhausted and looking for lodging.
So I packed a toiletries, sedici cooling suit courtesy of Duncan sterling, rev it socks, alpine star socks, 1 pair of casual pants, sandles, swim shorts, thermos, fleece jacket, some tiger balm type pads in case we have injuries or muscle fatigue that requires it.
Finally my tank bag, with plastic cleaner for lens, the red water container, microfiber towels, glasses, electronics, Mbymc hat, and some other nic nac I need.
Well that's it for now. We have a 6 am departure time, and it's almost midnight.