A couple of my friends are about to set off on their next adventure.
Last year they went from
Cairns to
Broome via the
Savannah Way taking in the
Mitchell Plateau. They did 1600 km of dirt road by the time they finished the trip.
This year they are going from
Cairns to
Birdsville for the races & onto
Adelaide via the
Flinders Ranges.
They are a husband & wife in their fifties riding a tandem push-bike.
I asked them how they work out what to carry. They said they use the "RED SPOT SYSTEM"
They put a small red sticker on everything & when they use it they peel the sticker off. If something has a red sticker on it after they have been away for 3 days they either send the item
home or throw it away as it is excess to their requirements.
This system is repeated a couple of times through the trip to make sure they keep the weight down.
The total weight of 2 riders, bike & all requirements is kept to under 250 kg.
I love it eh.
One of the satisfying things I find about push bike riding is minimalism.
Light weight bikes & lightweight gear. Everything has to be simplified.
Do you remember the days when camping was like that?