Bikepacking Tips - The Do's & Don'ts of your first trip

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

By the way, creating these videos is a LOT of work. The hope is they’re entertaining, sometimes inspiring, informative. In the interest of clarity, I actually make less than £100 per month from KZbin and viewers don’t have to pay anything to access my content. Sometimes I accept ads so I can continue making these videos and pay my bills. I’m very grateful for the support from brands like Emma Sleep

[@simonfletcher3367]

Just ordered an Emma Sleep mattress. I hadn't considered them before watching this video, and got the extra discount too. Thank you Juliet for the cycling tips and the discount on my new mattress. Keep doing what you do, I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates it 😊

[@christophersmith7703]

Yes, ear plugs! I wish I brought some with me when I went solo bikepacking last summer. My campsite was close enough to a road with cars and trucks roaring by all night.

[@jamesmcneil2472]

Remember it`s not a race. learning to conserve energy so as to keep going all day was a big one for me. Definitely a different mindset with bikepacking. Slow down, enjoy the scenery, stop as often as you want and dont look at the clock or the miles.

[@sjmclean0]

Just what I've been looking for, just bought a gravel bike and looking to do some bike packing next year.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Nice, where you gonna go?

[@DaemonViews]

We just came back from our first one. Ireland the peninsulas SW. We learned that you can even take less stuff than when hiking on a gravel bike. Painful packing. Renting stuff like a light tent and sleeping bag can also save a lot of money if you are not sure yet. And even when you are tbh. Btw, if you eat the dehydrated food like that. It will be insane cramps and toilet life for a while. Tip for the people with sensitive bowels. Stir endlessly and get every nook and cranny and let it hydrate a bit longer. The upset bowels after that food tends to come from some dehydrated stuff being ingested.

[@micheandmikey]

I love it......."essentially you could do whatever the hell you'd like when you go bike-packing...." LOL You're friggin hilarious, keep being you!👋👋👋

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Thanks!

[@ukpaul9221]

Enjoyed some of the good sense in the video. Wondered how you would take the mattress on your bike!!!

[@edwardcromarty891]

You can use cellophane underneath your bags where they touch the frame. The static electricity holds the cellophane in place instead of sticky glue on the frame, and you can shape the cellophane any way you like to look good. I notice your sweater and the wind. Dressing warm/appropriately makes cycling fun year-round. A lighter/matches, good idea. Thank you.

[@gypsybones3]

Don't forget to fuel regularly! Being on a bike 4-8 hours/day requires a lot of calories, and bonking on a bikepacking trip is no fun (speaking from experience...).

[@sebastianjost]

Not eating enough is never fun. But especially bad while cycling.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

@calmo Omlac the amount of food needed does vary depending on intensity too. I couldn’t ride for that long on just a small meal

[@martinschwartz7342]

Morning! Now that we know what you sleep on at home, can you tell us what you use whilst bikepacking. Sleeping bag, travel mattress, tent? Thank you for all your wonderful KZbin content.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Thank you. Sure thing, I made this video fairly recently kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXrXpqdonJ6Sac0

[@cmdogphotography657]

Perfect timing, I'm doing my first bikepacking adventure in a couple of weeks and I'm sooooo excited 🤣

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Have fun!

[@cmdogphotography657]

@@JulietElliottsChannel thank you. I'm doing the Elan Valley bothy ride 😆

[@lynnewyness1611]

Oh the Emma mattress: we bought one after sleeping on one in Ibiza this year. Fantastic deep sleeps now. Nice partnership. Looking forward to hearing about the ebike- we’ve just bought two Cube Kathmadus and they are incredible. Got me cycling again after years. We’re over the other side of the moor to you, near Yelverton. Some fantastic cycling round here 🤩 love your channel BTW 😊

[@thehairs1970]

I’m near Yelverton too!

[@veloworks9266]

Great video - My main 'do' is Do have coffee and cake stops.. regularly . 🙂

[@savagepro9060]

5:29 MVDP just before the kids came knocking on his door, and open Pandora's Box of trouble!

[@wsbygt]

Good laugh. But really sad episode that one has been.

[@BokorRider]

try self-amalgamating tape.... Its non adhesive but when you pull it out it stretches and when its half its width wrap it. The Stretching activates a chemical reaction and the tape err alagamates into one peice of rubber....you can cut it back if with a sharp knife or snips etc...

[@pauldenney7908]

Use wiring loom spiral wrap instead of tape, easy to put on and take off, lasts longer doesn't rub through.

[@geoffreyhoney122]

Great video Juliet! Thanks! In addition to the great tips I would add take a water filter for backwoods Canada! Has saved me in remote areas kind of like your dehydrated food tip but with water source.

[@davidkernaghan2918]

Silicone Tape is the best. None adhesive to the frame, only adheres to itself and doesn't leave any residue. It is also a little thick and keeps things from moving about.

[@tjark1490]

tx for all the good tips. Such a beauty, always fun to follow!

[@waveydaveydiver]

Bikepacking less is more! Take one set of clothes that you keep sacred dry for the evening. A good evening / nights rest is essential. Fatigue will build up over multi day trips so it important to give yourself some comfort. Multi layers multi function!

[@carolpowell69]

Love hearing your thoughts on bikepacking - bike touring....hmmmmm? Never really worked out the difference. ❤️

[@theCaravanMartins]

Ooh. When’s the video on the ebike? We’ve just bought ours.

[@bubbaluv500]

Probably not the best person to ask, due to past navigational 'diversions' but, is there a cycle satnav that has audio navigation? Never used 1 b4. Thanks.

[@Bikepacking]

It good you know the different not many people do .. cycle touring is panniers and racks bikepacking is just bags ..you could say bikepacking is the evolution of traditional cycle touring.. The funny thing when i started Bikepacking on a full carbon Fatbike 9 years ago , traditional pannier guys sáid it just a fad and will never catch on .. Now they still ride there pannier steel frame bikes and now dont call them selfs cycle tourist but bikepacking lol

[@mbrider56]

Great video Juliet, Love the 5 tens, have some myself... And great advice all round.

[@bubblesezblonde]

Enjoyed the vid and the cat cameo.

[@paulsmith6553]

Always a pleasure to hear you speak, because you make me laugh! e.g. "I love sleeping"

[@markreams3192]

Do you play the guitar standing in the corner?

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

I play it but not whilst standing in the corner

[@markreams3192]

@@JulietElliottsChannel 😂

[@BikepackingAdventures]

Currently editing a video with the question 'what is bike-packing?' - highlighting the fact that bike-packing doesn't just mean riding off-road. But at the end of the journey typically those road tyres will ride over grass or be pushed up a hill or a spot of hike-a-bike to do another activity 'camping'. Bike-packing literally means 'packing stuff on your bike' - clues in the name lol. I have a question over 'bikepacking' myself - when I use it in a video title I can't decide whether its one word or two, or even hyphenated!

[@TangoFourZero]

One word, like ‘backpacking’.

[@benlindley4202]

No long got a new mattresses

[@richpace8428]

Random question- what is the name of the plants behind you please?

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

It’s bamboo

[@wsbygt]

Morning!

[@bananaface1636]

Nice cardigan

[@adamvancleave8961]

Thank you Juliet... for being you, what contest?

[@mountaintruth1deeds533]

For sleep, I find a natural product called Alterill is helpful, at Wallies in the US. Valerian root, tryptophan and melatonin in one shot, less than a buck a night..

[@eprohoda]

enjoyed.tht's unusual .👽

[@moobaz8675]

In my life, packing and light are an oxymoron 😂

[@alan12de]

Earplugs are as important as food and water

[@20DYNAMITE06]

Yes, yes, biking is wonderful. But when are you going to give the people what they really want... a video about your cats!

[@yyyyuno]

You mean ‘her cat’?

[@savagepro9060]

4:50 oh my goodness, Juliet has 'black' cat?😲😯🤭

[@odairjosebezerra5613]

👏👏👏👏👏👏🌹💖💖🇧🇷

[@phillippitts6294]

🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🤘🏻, mre emergency ration

[@Grty33]

Умничка

[@THEBLACKANARCHIST]

Lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lukesloan6111]

First tip don’t take advice from Juliet as she would literally forget to pack her head if it wasn’t attached to her body 🤯🤪

[@markneenan8839]

Disappointed in this plug for a mattress, that is not related to bike packing. Also would have been gifted (which should be mentioned) or sponsored in some way.

[@mhb1005]

Why does it matter? Don’t you make your own decisions on what you buy?

[@CTCF17]

What is this, the KZbin police? People need to make money, we don’t pay her direct for her great content and advice.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

It IS mentioned. “Emma Sleep are supporting me with this video.”

[@philwatts2785]

Sorry to moan, but please keep it bike related.

[@rman6977]

Ex husband No surprise there

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Why, have you met him? 😂

[@michaeltaylor8664]

Vids seem to be getting shorter and left hanging. Matress! Really? Not the content I subscribed for. Bye!

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Released one of 15 minutes very recently 🤷‍♀️

[@flapsfalkland5181]

Another brilliant video 👍👍❤️ @bettyourcampervan xx i will be taking my bike away soon and your tips will help 👍 thank you xx