Carradice Camper questions..

jalapeno

Hi, heading to Bosnia and Croatia this spring, rather than take my heavy Nomad I'm going to go light and credit-card tour. Thinking of using my 'cross bike which has no rack provision at all so looking at a Carradice Camper long-flap, before I buy can you squeeze in enough for a 2week trip OK? Also, imagine I'll need a bag support to stop it fouling the canti brakes and so on but I have no idea which model of 'bagman' I need... any tips gratefully received!

flashman469

Hi Jalapeno,
I have the Camper Long Flap and the SQR system which I will be using on a 5 day JOGLE in May. They are surprisingly roomy but obviously you will need to keep your kit list down. I would imagine, if you are happy travelling fairly light and double up with a small handlebar bag for your valuables you will find it sufficient.
Whereabouts are you in Cornwall? I live in Newlyn and will b working in Camborne on Friday and Saturday if you want to check the bag out for size?
Cheers
Nick

jalapeno

flashman469 wrote:

Hi Jalapeno,
I have the Camper Long Flap and the SQR system which I will be using on a 5 day JOGLE in May. They are surprisingly roomy but obviously you will need to keep your kit list down. I would imagine, if you are happy travelling fairly light and double up with a small handlebar bag for your valuables you will find it sufficient.
Whereabouts are you in Cornwall? I live in Newlyn and will b working in Camborne on Friday and Saturday if you want to check the bag out for size?
Cheers
Nick

hey Nick, cool, I live in Camborne but easy for me to cycle down to Newlyn at the weekend too.

flashman469

Hi Jalapeno, you have mail.

nun

With a handle bar bag for valuables you'll have lots of room with the Camper.
Assuming you have a Brooks or similar saddle with bag loops you'll need the Expedition Bagman for the Camper.

I credit card tour with a Nelson Longflap and an Acorn handlebar bag

http://www.acornbags.com/hdlbarbag.html

Here's what I pack

Handlebar bag

Asus eeePC
Camera
iPhone
Wallet
Documents and maps
Snacks
Rain Jacket
First Aid Kit
Toiletries, toothbrush, sunscreen etc.
Small travel umbrella
BIC lighter
Leatherman Juice
Notebook and pen
Sewing kit


Longflap
Wool long sleve T-shirt (shirt)
Long sleeve Casual shirt (off bike)
Riding shorts
Long light weight pants (off bike)
Shorts for off bike and swimming etc.
Deck shoes for off bike
Multi tool
Bigger items of food
2x socks
Padded cycling underwear
Wool hat
Gloves
Toilet paper and wet wipes
Bike Cable Lock
Multitool
2 x Kevlar Spokes
2 x inner tubes
Pump
2 x Patch Kits
Tire boots
2x Powerlink
Brake cable
Gear cable
Brake Pads
Misc Nuts and Bolts
4x AA batteries
Plastic Bags
Latex Gloves
Duct tape
50' of cord

jalapeno

wow, that's a lot of gear, aside from bivy bag it's more than I used in S America last year, the Camper sounds ideal.!

nun

It looks a lot, but it's not a lot of volume or weight. The total is around 16lbs (including bags). The eeePC has added 2 lbs to my gear, but it's worth it.

jalapeno

thanks for all the info, i did think about an eepc, my ideal would be if Apple would stick blutooth in the tPod Touch so I could use it with a portable keyboard

nun

I don't find the keyboard on the iPhone/iTouch to be the biggest issue when blogging or web surfing, it's the size of the screen and the inability to interface to other devices like a camera. If I'm on tour I like to take pictures and the iPhone's camera isn't great and getting the photos to a website is a pain. So I take the eeePC as the screen is big enough to see all of a web page at decent resolution and I can drag and drop photos from my camera.