My First Bikepacking Trip

My first bikepacking trip. Over 3 days I traveled 100+ miles and stayed at Portola Redwoods State Park the first night & Half Moon Bay State Beach (Francis) the second night. Thank you for watching and feel free to ask any questions about these campsites or the route I used.
Day 1 - 40 miles/3500 feet
Day 2 - 40 miles/3300 feet
Day 3 - 33 miles/3100 feet
Portola Redwoods State Park www.parks.ca.g...
$5 per night hike & bike sites. Includes; picnic bench, fire/bbq area, shared running water, bathrooms & paid showers. Bring warm clothing because most of the area is shaded and cool throughout the year.
Half Moon Bay State Beach (Francis) www.parks.ca.g...
$7 per night hike & bike sites. Includes; picnic bench, fire ring, running water nearby, bathrooms & paid showers. Steps from the beach. Cool California coastline, so bring appropriate layers.
Products used in this video:
Trek CrossRip Comp www.trekbikes.... (Discontinued-Excellent all around bike; commuting, road & gravel. Over 2,000 miles and no major issues.)
GoPro HERO9 (I'm not recommending this camera. There is a power on/off issue and the microphone records a clicking sound.)
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Windscreens for GoPro amzn.to/3UABEzW
RAVPower Portable Charger 20000mAh *Discontinued
Anker alternative amzn.to/3Uwvukg
Topeak MTX Trunk Bag amzn.to/3SDjI4S (Excellent bag for commuting, will work for a 2-3 day bikepacking trip.)
Topeak Explorer Rack amzn.to/49yEFFd (Integrated rack that works with the above trunk bag.)
Tent Poles amzn.to/3I1L0gl (I shortened these to 48" to work with my Zpacks Duplex Tent.)
Tent Stakes amzn.to/3HYalYN
Trekology Pillow amzn.to/3SVohcq (New pillow I purchased after the trip. Inexpensive & comfortable.)
Helinox Swivel Chair Lightweight amzn.to/49cI8JG (Expensive, lightweight & comfortable, but unnecessary for this trip.)
NEMO Tensor Insulated Sleeping Pad www.rei.com/pr... (New sleeping pad I purchased after the trip. Expensive, but lightweight & super comfortable. Look for 20% off from REI.)
Enlightened Equipment Revelation enlightenedequ... (Expensive, but lightweight & warm. Often on sale at the end of the year-20% off.)
Zpacks Duplex Tent zpacks.com/pro... (Extremely expensive, but made of durable lightweight Dyneema fabric. Tent+above poles & stakes=2lbs, 2oz)
People mentioned in this video:
Darren Alff-Bicycle Touring Pro / bicycletouringpro
Ryan Van Duzer / duzaster
Jay Wanders Out / jjj2www

[@Biking360]

Well done fella. Good to see someone sitting out on their first trip. JP

[@AudacityDawning]

Good job narrating while riding!