Bags and tool kits
06-15-20, 10:08 PM
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Bags and tool kits
Do you empty your bags after each long ride or randonneuse?
Or do you just restock if you used something?
Or do you just restock if you used something?
06-16-20, 06:24 AM
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I don't, but I should.
06-16-20, 08:04 AM
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I meant that I don't empty my bags, but I also don't always replace stuff that I use.
I suffered from heartburn on PBP in 2011, and then much later when I finally cleaned out my bags I realized I had carried a roll of tums across France and back. I am not sure how effective it would have been, but it would have been worth a try. I put them in there because people say it is an effective way to treat cramps. Never tried it, so I'm not sure.
I suffered from heartburn on PBP in 2011, and then much later when I finally cleaned out my bags I realized I had carried a roll of tums across France and back. I am not sure how effective it would have been, but it would have been worth a try. I put them in there because people say it is an effective way to treat cramps. Never tried it, so I'm not sure.
06-16-20, 12:45 PM
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Rarely empty the bag, and try to restock as needed.
Like @unterhausen, I should empty it more often. I lost my temper looking for something this spring and just turned the thing upside down (on the bed, before leaving the house). It was amazing what I found in there. No wonder the thing was so heavy!
Like @unterhausen, I should empty it more often. I lost my temper looking for something this spring and just turned the thing upside down (on the bed, before leaving the house). It was amazing what I found in there. No wonder the thing was so heavy!
06-16-20, 02:51 PM
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I empty my bags out infrequently, and often find unexpected stuff in there.
After a ride I have to dig my cell phone, wallet, keys, etc, out of the bag; so I'll usually look around for other stuff that should come out the bag, such as half eaten sandwiches.
I make a more careful inventory before a ride, when I want to be sure I have what I might need.
After a ride I have to dig my cell phone, wallet, keys, etc, out of the bag; so I'll usually look around for other stuff that should come out the bag, such as half eaten sandwiches.
I make a more careful inventory before a ride, when I want to be sure I have what I might need.
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06-16-20, 05:14 PM
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I always end up with a bunch of coins in the bottom, and since we've got one and two dollar coins it adds up pretty fast. I still used cash on the last ride long ride into the countryside, there's often farm stands worth stopping at for fruit and stuff.
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06-16-20, 08:43 PM
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This post reminds me, I still have my stuff (including spare clothes) in the bag I used for my Super Randonnee back in February this year!! 
I should... probably try to clear that out one day... probably...
I should... probably try to clear that out one day... probably...
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06-16-20, 10:43 PM
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It is a good idea to check any medicine you pack once in a while. I've had advil, antacid tablets and throat lozenges all pulverized to powder or the blister packs ripped open from bouncing around. The itty bitty antihistamine packet cells are quite robust though.
Years ago I started keeping my wallet, coins and keys in a small red nylon zip up travel organizer. The color makes it easy to quickly find even with my sunglasses on.
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I take my clothes out to be washed, and food goes back into a mouse proof container (learnt the hard way). Usually tubes and tools stay in there.
06-17-20, 10:19 AM
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Prescription meds in baggies get shoved back into correctly labeled prescription bottles. Non-prescription meds are in labeled zip locks in an unlabeled bottle.
Sometimes when traveling to foreign countries, I try to minimize non-labeled non-prescription stuff to bare essentials in case a border inspector does not like my aspirin pills or zinc pills in zip locks.
06-17-20, 11:13 AM
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On multi-day randonnees, I only carry enough meds in a ziplock to get me to the end with possibly a bonus day thrown in. Change goes in a ziplock, usually the one I'm carrying my brevet card in. Not going to say I've never had a bonus find of money in my bags. I do like to carry change in case I need to feed a soda machine. Last summer, I bought 3 cans of soda on the last night of the 1000k I rode.
06-17-20, 06:19 PM
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I pack specifically what I need for every ride depending on the bike I'm riding, distance, weather, etc. It's easier to pack that way if everything is already clean and organized, so when I get home, I completely empty the bag, clean everything and put it away.
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06-20-20, 03:28 PM
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wow, you really killed this thread. Last year on a 600k, I dumped a bag of drink mix in my bag. That stuff doesn't even need any moisture to stick to everything. I bought a gallon of water, cleaned everything in the bag. Probably the first time that ever happened.
06-21-20, 03:36 PM
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Sorry about that. I have a lot of bikes and accessories so I have to keep it all organized or my wife yells at me.
06-21-20, 06:58 PM
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Do not apologize, those of us that have only done a few brevets read this to learn from those that have more experience. I have not done enough brevets yet to have a bag that is ready to go, each event is packed for that event.
