Dress Rehearsal? 👗
I feel like I’m in dress rehearsal mode today. I’ve got both my duffle bags out; and I’m experimenting with packing them.
At one time, I had an idea that I might be able to fit everything into one bag; but it’s become obvious that this is mere fantasy. Even with the compression stuff sack, the sleeping bag (blue layer only!) takes up about one-third of one duffle bag; and the sleeping pad that I got doesn’t compact well. Thus it’s rather a space hog.
I’m packing gallon-size zip-top plastic bags with things that I need to take to RAGBRAI, e.g. clothes; and I’m refining my lists of what to put into which bag when it’s really time to pack.
What Goes Where? 🧳
With two bags to pack, what goes where will be important. This dress rehearsal will help a lot; and what goes where might turn out to be unconventional!
For instance, is it OK to put GU-Gels in your checked bag? Answer: yes, it is; and I’m taking along enough for two or three per day of RAGBRAI. That might be too many for the carry-on. A full tube of Chamois Butt’r is too big for the carry-on; so it has to go into the checked bag.
Hand warmers are permissible, too … wait a second! Hand warmers for RAGBRAI? Yes, indeed. It can get chilly, despite its being late July; so I want to be prepared.
If it’s a no-no in my carry-on, it will go into the checked bag. Goodness knows, I might end up putting the sleeping bag into my carry-on! I’m glad I’ll be shipping my bicycle.
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