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I simply couldn't even get started until... later, much later in the day. Oh, I've been tinkering, accidentally gathering, going through the boxes. I finally got to the bike. The new kickstand actually does fit. The piece I thought would end up being a bar wrap piece ended up being exactly what I have. Mine is wielded in, and on. It came with a large, probably half inch, nut. I decided to try the hex nut that came with the bike. If nothing else that might keep it from being stolen. The kickstand anyway. The hex worked in the new kickstand. I am now about half way through taking off the front tire. I just wanted to look online and see how to work with disk brakes. I was hoping it would just slide out. Not so much. Damn but if I am not going to spend my first two days at BMan just trying to get set up to... something. Tents, bike, grill, stowing the coolers and my kit and gear. I just hope I can put my bike back together. I may also look up whether to keep the bike lock bolted to the bike or not.
Oh, the bike tire? Yeah, not a problem. It wasn't the brakes holding it on, just some grasping washers.
I have finished the laundry. For now. I really need to go through the clothes I have set aside and make sure I have enough of everything. I need at least one of everything for about 10-14 days, and that is assuming I only wear one set of clothes per day. Jeans can be worn twice, I hope, same with shorts. Gets fuzzy on the shirts. Underwear are a one time wear, if... though... and need be... skipping changing them one night if I start drawing down too hard on those. Some of them are made for camping though, supposedly easy to wash and quick to dry. Just wash them while I shower. Hmm, yeah.
I haven't found time to mess with the kilt yet. I am hoping that goes fairly well. Essentially I have to decide how long, from waste to knee, I want it, then cut if need be. I want it longer as it will be night/cool wear, and I have to keep secret, now that I know, what is worn under kilts. Then I have to roll it out and actually set it up using my belt and putting pleats in. I need... well... a good length of clean open floorspace. Ugh... I might actually try that tonight, if I get some other things done. After the bike tire is removed, and the parts put in the tool kit, I will go on to set up the bike rack on the Xt'er, then try to lay out the topper, to see how well that works. Hmm, I might as well fill water jugs while I am at it, and empty the shower bladder. I would start packing but I will be picking my friend up for a haircut tomorrow and the way I am packing will preclude putting his wheelchair in.
It's going. Slowly. Bit after bit, a piece at a time sometimes. I am having to cut corners with the rest of my life. The house... okay... so, usually, I do better than this. I will have fun trying to get order restored when I return. Still I won't complain. Just getting to this point has been a kick. I have tested more things, filled the holes in my prep gear, learned a few things. I have, in ways, amazed myself. It should be interesting to see what I missed, what I forgot, what I would do differently, and how to optimize. Then again, I suspect my friend and myself may be just a wee better prepared than the average. Some groups go, and just have one or two organizers. The rest are... slugs along for the ride, if I had to guess. Well, and there will be some who just had no clue what they were getting into. I live in a desert, at the same altitude, that this summer has been hotter than Black Rocks City area. I am actually ready. That walk, the other day... Yeah. I didn't even have water, which really eases such things. Then again, there will be people who show up and just own the thing. If... I'm not sure that doesn't somehow miss a point or three? That actually makes me wonder about my level of preparedness. Too much? Never enough, if you ask me, if smarter, leaner, faster, surer, easier could all be thrown in. Some of us will never work that way though.
Yeah, well, later.
Oddly enough, after I got the baskets on, the bike was more stable after I switched back to the forked bike stand.
ReplyDeleteI'm seriously considering removing the front bike basket. It is just too heavy. And that is with nothing in it yet.
Oh well. Improvisation. The best we can do is to come well-equipped to improvise as required.
Actually, if I have to have someone to go to such and event I doubt if I could have picked better if I had been meaning to. As to me? Not even I know that, though I think, personally, that is where my strong points lead.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about baskets. I decided just to go with a day or kidney pack, if I need to haul anything. Or just walk for ice. If it is a long distance, for some odd reason, I will just try to hop a monster vehicle.
Oh, I did do something for AEZ bona fides, as it turns out. Rechargeable batteries and a couple of solar recharging stations. Just wanted to tinker with them. I'll have real batteries too, though. If they work as well as it is said they do, I may go to them, or mostly. They don't work well in all things. I have 12 AAA and 20 AA, I believe, and two chargers.
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