It fits!

Feels a bit top heavy but I think it will be fine. Still room in the saddle bags!

The camping bag

A bit heavier than anticipated.

Camping stuff

Two down sleeping bags with air mattresses & pillows plus the same Eureka two man tent I used when I thumbed across the country in 1982. They make a tough tent!

My stuff

This is all my personal stuff except riding gear and the camping gear.

Getting geared up

The time is getting close and it's hard to believe we leave in 5 days. Got my new vest from Love's Leathers Outpost www.lovesoutpost.com and I am ready for the next adventure. We learned a lot last year about packing for a motorcycle road trip. This weekend we will be applying that knowledge. After an oil change and a bath (for the bike) we will see how two people's stuff PLUS camping gear fits, or not. Thanks to the generosity of my employer I will have an iPhone and iPad to blog along the way. If you want to follow the blog, just enter your e-mail address in the field provided.

On the way home . . .

It was too early in the year last to do this but at the risk of screwing with the "agenda less" trip home, I think this is a check off on the bucket list.

I purchased the camping equipment for the return trip and I have to say that I'm officially a fan of REI now. I used to think that they were a bit overpriced but they do really have nice stuff. We got down sleeping bags with built-in air mattresses and inflatable pillows. I still need to buy a micro stove so we can have our coffee in the morning. This post is a bit of a test since I have a new iPhone and I'm trying out the voice recognition. It'll be kind of cool being able to post on the blog from the road instead of having to wait for the next town and locate a computer.