The art of packing ultralight

[98valk]

lots of great info. what say you?

https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/the-art-of-packing-ultralight.1522785/

[ckahler]

Wow. thats a long thread.
On a multi day motorcycle trip, I start out heavy and end up light by packing old underwear and cloth. Throw them away after use. Also gives extra room for souvenirs.

[ckahler]

If youe not doing interstates. take the dr200.

[MarkT]

I pull a cargo trailer on road trips.  No limits and doesn't affect the ride very much.  And I have 9.9 gallons onboard with IS and belly tanks.  Don't have to tie anything on or waterproof it.  Just throw it in & go.

[98valk]

https://www.randakksblog.com/fuel-mileage-issues/

"Back in 1976, I was in graduate school and did a research paper on automobile fuel mileage for a statistics class. The general thrust of the paper was to analyze many, many variables and determine what, if any, correlations existed between those variables and EPA official fuel mileage ratings. I considered a long list of obvious “mechanical” things like: engine displacement, number of cylinders, compression ratio, valve lift, cam timing, type of fuel system (carb vs. EFI), octane requirement, type of transmission, final drive ratio, length, height, width, wheelbase, overall “wet” weight, etc.

I also looked at “non-intuitive” variables like vehicle price, length of warranty, number of doors, country of origin, etc.

I won’t bore you with the details (statistics is like that!),

but the only thing that mattered (statistically) in my study was vehicle weight.

 I’m not saying this was the definitive analysis on the matter …far from it. After all, my beer budget was rather large in those days! But, it proved to me that basic physics always prevail."

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Half the clothes and double the money you carry 

[Grey wolf oz]

When i tour, 

One set of light weight wet weather gear,
Four under pants, four socks, three t shirts
One pair of track pants, jeans, toiletries
 Clothes packed, “ rolled “ into zip lock bags to remove bulk

Planning

Every second / third day has a laundry afternoon or morning

Every other day is a long ride

Luke

[RonW]

I have chair something like this. When disassembled it fits in a bag (A) and the bag fits in the Valk hard bags. My version didn't have web feet (B).





[edit]

This is the one I have, Kermit chair, oak wood. (Weight: 5.5lbs, 2.5kg)