That was the point... gear, systems and setups. Trying to get us an overland section and just trying to start collecting some content.
No it was real... the guy that was the brain child wasn’t one to follow through with things. Once @Montecresto pulled out of going (some assholes scared him off) there was no organization or follow through and it just withered away. To me it sounded like a horrible trip riding blacktop and roadside ditches for 2000 miles.
That's what I was thinking the entire time I was reading it.
The premise is cool and with the right route and proper planning it could be done.. it just wasn’t for me. I think mine and @Kilo427 next trip to Moab is going to be a 5 day true overland adventure.
Nice stove... but at $400 and given the size. Why not just buy a Coleman stove for $50. There’s only so much room in the bed of a Honda.
I think you can still be successful in a talon on one of these trips if only one person in the talon... you mention backpacking so your obviously familiar with getting gear down to the absolute min. After that preparing for incidents that might happen on the trail is the biggest thing. That is where knowing your vehicle and what is prone to break or need adjustment is really important and managing your risk - do you need to take the hardest trail fully loaded down. With planning it can be done - riding with at least 1 or 2 other like machines is always good so that you can split and ride specific parts.It all looks fantastic. I've done a bit of backpacking in my younger days and aspire to do some more before I depart this planet. I've also done some motorcycle adventuring (sold my BMW R1200 GSA to buy the Talon - only motorcycle I now own is a lowly KLR650) and I've got a butt-load of lightweight gear to that end, so gearing up is not an issue for me. Nonetheless, I don't believe the Talon is the appropriate vehicle for such extended tours. As fun as it is, there is simply not enough cargo capacity in that machine. I feel like I've loaded it to the gills already and am looking for economical solutions to increase that capacity without sacrificing handling characteristics (too much). If money were no object I'd likely have a more utility-oriented sxs too. But, money is an object, so.........
Honestly, I love the idea, but frankly, I've never been a cold-stoned, devil-may-care, throw caution to the wind type hard-core off-roader. And, as I've grown older the thought of pushing myself and my equipment to the brink just doesn't have the appeal that it once did. I'm not sedentary or completely risk-averse, mind you. I'm just trying to be realistic about what I can and can't do these days.
So, riding the Alpine Loop out of Silverton, CO with many of you will likely be the highlight of my *adventuring* this year. I intend to have my machine equipped to handle almost any possibility for those base-centered day loops.
Who knows? Perhaps things will change someday whereby I'll be inclined to jump off the edge again, but that day is certainly not today. Meanwhile, I'll just live my dreams vicariously through you hooligans, so don't let me down.
Steve
Warbonnet usually has ales a couple times a year as well - so you just have to watch
