Rocket Ship
Banned
I was on a large motorcycle ride/adventure this year, and two guys drove all the way from Boston to Ontario to attend this thing. Between them they brought 1 tent, two sleeping bags, and a frying pan. That's about it. I don't think any spare clothes, and their riding gear wasn't very good. One of them was wearing jeans and a jean jacket or something like that. And he was riding a very old Honda XL350. It rained all 3 days, so they were wet and cold for most of it. At one point, the SHOE LACES of his work boots got caught in the chain and almost took his foot off. The Honda was leaking oil, so they kept on having to stop to fill it up. They had to stop at a grocery store every night, and I'm sure they must have been bumming equipment and supplies off other people. On the 3rd day, the Honda engine blew up. His buddy suggested he kick it over into the ditch and set fire to it and catch a Greyhound home. Luckily he was able to get a lift from somebody else who'd trailered his bike up to the event. The guy graciously drove the final 3 hours back to his truck, then came back to pick the guy and his bike up, before heading south again.
There's a limit to how far you can take the minimalist thing before you endanger yourself, annoy those you are with, and don't actually have that much fun.
There's a limit to how far you can take the minimalist thing before you endanger yourself, annoy those you are with, and don't actually have that much fun.