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We are now getting close to our departure time, October 15! Here is the info we need if you want to commit to going to Baja this winter, here are the steps you need to take: 1. Send me a FB messenger message that I can reply to with contact info for WhatsApp 2. Download WhatsApp (messaging...

Itinerary Fall 2023 #itinerary Trying to schedule nomads is worse than herding cats. Therefore, this is a list of stops. It is not complete but covers the main stops. You will run into Tour folks at these stops. People can stay as long as they like at each stop. Certain stops are like...

We are leaving for Baja California, Mexico on October 15th. Be in Yuma by October 13th. More details to follow. Reply if interested.

Due to NOAA wind advisory, we are now leaving Yuma on Friday.

Caravans to San Felipe, Mexico and points south are leaving on Thursday, this week, and around the 15th of November. Respond if you want to come along or come to the Yuma VFW BLM campground where we are staging. Details can be found on Baja Tour FB group.

I have an Insta pot mini. I also bought the accessory pack for it with an extra pot, lid, cap, tongs etc. I use it frequently especially for beans, and other long cooking foods. I coupled this with a food storage/seal a meal food preservation bagger. This allows me to take my extra portions pop...

I used a Giant Expressway folding bicycle and Burley Travoy bike trailer combo. it all folds small. I take trains, planes and busses for big hops and use this for destinations.

Unfortunately I have a Bosch mid drive and the replacement battery is $850. And Bosch makes it impossible to charge the battery directly. The Bosch solution is get an inverter and a 12 volt battery. Hence my answer.

I have used the electric outlets in campgrounds, bathrooms, coffee shops, restaurants, hardware stores , wherever there is a plug. I find I only use about a fourth to a third of my battery a day. My plan is to ride 2-3 days and take a rest day. I am Considering buying a lithium battery, an...

I stopped for a few days for the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival. Getting ready now to leave tomorrow for the coast. So far, everything is working well. Been riding 20-30 miles a day up the coast and into the wind. Finding electricity to recharge batteries has not been an issue. I am only...

20-30 miles a day. Usually less than three hours saddle time. Gotta play tourist as well!

Pink pool noodle sticks out about 18 inches from side of trailer to keep cars away from me. Saddle is British leather Brooks B29 saddle which is a favorite among long haul bike tourists, very comfortable once broken in, about 100 hours or so!

Currently heading up the Oregon Coast to get to the Portland Blues Festival. I parked the rig and packed the Ebike and trailer. I figure between pedaling and using a little juice up the hills, I will save a ton on fuel! I am recharging my battery wherever I can but will go to solar shortly if...

I go to Baja California, Mexico. I get to a free or minimum cost beach and live off rice, bean, fish and low cost fruits and vegetables. Gas, food, water, repairs, medical, RX and all services are all cheaper south of the border.

First, a decent ebike starts at about $2500. Bosch middrive, Trek, Specialized, even God forbid Pedego, Etc, so you could buy 1 and 1/2 more Lectrics for the money. They can all get serviced. Second, you bought cheap Chinese. There is always s risk with cheap, period. You assumed the risk...

You’re right. The only time I have heard them is in traffic jams, but I use Waze app for routing which automatically routes me around traffic jams. I have a CB but have switched to FMRS/CMRS for my caravans and camp togethers because they are cheaper, less power draw, can be shared ( they...

We have a private Facebook group called “Baja Tour” that you can join but I am trying to cross post here as well. Around October we will head for Quartzsite/Yuma area.

I have a Hessaire Swamp cooler that draws about 150 watts. I run that off my solar during the day and it really cools things off, but only in the desert or other low humidity conditions. The spreadsheet below shows the temperature drop for a given humidity. For me, I stay in the 15-40 %...

Most folks have transitioned to GMRS FRS walk-in talkie radios. Not even truckers use them anymore.

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