Episode 41 | Matt Mason on Bikepacking and Public Lands, Part II
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Summary
In today’s podcast, we are joined once again by Matt Mason for part two of our ongoing bikepacking conversation. This conversation digs a little more deeply into the nuances and logistical questions of bikepacking.
Also in this episode: an app that helps you determine how much fuel is left in fuel canisters, a windscreen to improve the efficiency of your stove, the new Backpacking Light website, and more.
Outline
- The website has officially launched!
- Ryan’s been playing with canister stove windscreens, particularly the Flat Cat Gear Ocelot Windscreen
- storing gear – what can you leave in a storage unit?
- Andrew is about to experiment with the FuelMizer ap
- Nunatak Gear Bears Ears 50 update
- Ryan’s unconventional bear canister storage solution
- resupply, packing, and logistics for long bikepacking trips
- wearing a backpack while bikepacking
- Matt’s logistical challenges carrying his bike across the Grand Canyon
- trailers
- multi-sport expedition-style bikepacking trips
- the joys of bike pushing
- Leave No Trace principles for bikepacking
- hikers becoming bikepackers vs. bikepackers becoming hikers
- the differences between bikepacking and backpacking the Colorado Trail
- Bikes in wilderness
- The Monumental Loop
- right-of-way issues, earbuds, and paying attention on trail
- aging and nervous system sensitivity
- finding harmony on multi-use trails
- biking in the heat
- water strategies on a bike
- Monumental Loop on Instagram
- The Tahoe Twirl
- trip tempos
- the joy of road sections
- single speed validation
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- Executive Producer - Backpacking Light; Show Director and Host - Ryan Jordan; Producer - Chase Jordan; Theme music: Look for Me in the Mountains written by Chris Cunningham and Ryan Jordan, performed by Chris Cunningham (acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vocals, harmonica), Chad Langford (upright bass), and Tom Murphy (mandolin), produced by Basecamp Studios in Bozeman, Montana.
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