tkc80 question/answers

[mark ward]

Hey all for those who do not already know, heres 2 of my "MacGyver" travel tips, ADD YOURS. Cell Phone numbers. incase of lost phone, power, damage etc. I Email a full phone number list to myself, I know I can get to my email almost anywhere. (Library, auto parts store, stranger at a coffie shop. many ready to help for a minute.) Camera: when I dump pic's, or get a new camera etc. the 1st. pic is of my contact info, in LARGE font on the computor, or print then take a picture of the paper. example. OWNER john doe, cell # 616-555-1212 hm# 616-555-1234 I would say MOST people that find a camera, look at a few pic's, and if the 1st is YOUR INFO, your are in luck. (with honest people) PS. I would write my name in my underwear, but from last yrs post, on making them last a whole week, I do NOT want them back. LOL Your turn, Mark (West Mi.) 32nd [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[k650@verizon.net]

You should have a contact in your list named: ICE It stands for in case of emergency and responders should know to look for it on your phone if you are incapacitated. Walt

[SniperOne]

Take everything out of your wallet, put it on a copy machine front and back (often 800 numbers are on the back of credit cards). Seal it in a envelope and leave it with someone you would call in an emergency (like lost wallet in a river crossing). Make another copy (reduced size), laminate it, put it somewhere on the bike or attached to gear that always leaves the bike with you (small tank bag that becomes a fanny pack). I suppose you could scan it and email it to yourself as was suggested with the contact list, but at min you'd want to encript the file with a damn good encription program...same if you put it all on a USB and attach it to your keys, etc. Lastly, if you can replace the battery in your cell phone, buy an extra, charge it, put it in a small plastic zip bag and keep it handy in case the cell dies just when you need it most. Randy Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone -----Original Message----- From: mark ward Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 8:39 AM To: List KLR DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Travel tips (non bike) Hey all for those who do not already know, heres 2 of my "MacGyver" travel tips, ADD YOURS. Cell Phone numbers. incase of lost phone, power, damage etc. I Email a full phone number list to myself, I know I can get to my email almost anywhere. (Library, auto parts store, stranger at a coffie shop. many ready to help for a minute.) Camera: when I dump pic's, or get a new camera etc. the 1st. pic is of my contact info, in LARGE font on the computor, or print then take a picture of the paper. example. OWNER john doe, cell # 616-555-1212 hm# 616-555-1234 I would say MOST people that find a camera, look at a few pic's, and if the 1st is YOUR INFO, your are in luck. (with honest people) PS. I would write my name in my underwear, but from last yrs post, on making them last a whole week, I do NOT want them back. LOL Your turn, Mark (West Mi.) 32nd [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [The entire original message is not included] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[RobertWichert]

Yes, and keeping a copy or two of your passport in a separate place (hotel room, brief case, bike) can save your butt in a foreign country. Think - what if you are mugged and lose the fight and they get everything? Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 11/17/2012 6:17 PM, SniperOne wrote: > > Take everything out of your wallet, put it on a copy machine front and > back (often 800 numbers are on the back of credit cards). > > Seal it in a envelope and leave it with someone you would call in an > emergency (like lost wallet in a river crossing). > > Make another copy (reduced size), laminate it, put it somewhere on the > bike or attached to gear that always leaves the bike with you (small > tank bag that becomes a fanny pack). > > I suppose you could scan it and email it to yourself as was suggested > with the contact list, but at min you'd want to encript the file with > a damn good encription program...same if you put it all on a USB and > attach it to your keys, etc. > > Lastly, if you can replace the battery in your cell phone, buy an > extra, charge it, put it in a small plastic zip bag and keep it handy > in case the cell dies just when you need it most. > > Randy > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > -----Original Message----- > From: mark ward > > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 8:39 AM > To: List KLR DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Travel tips (non bike) > > Hey all for those who do not already know, heres 2 of my "MacGyver" > travel tips, ADD YOURS. > > Cell Phone numbers. incase of lost phone, power, damage etc. > I Email a full phone number list to myself, I know I can get to my > email almost anywhere. (Library, auto parts store, stranger at a > coffie shop. many ready to help for a minute.) > > Camera: when I dump pic's, or get a new camera etc. the 1st. pic is of > my contact info, in LARGE font on the computor, or print then take a > picture of the paper. > > example. OWNER john doe, cell # 616-555-1212 hm# 616-555-1234 > > I would say MOST people that find a camera, look at a few pic's, and > if the 1st is YOUR INFO, your are in luck. (with honest people) > > PS. I would write my name in my underwear, but from last yrs post, on > making them last a whole week, I do NOT want them back. LOL > > Your turn, > > Mark (West Mi.) 32nd > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [The entire original message is not included] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[John Biccum]

The "somewhere" could be somewhere on the internet, in cloud storage. You can store scans of your documents in Microsoft's Skydrive or similar offering from other companies. So you can get to these docs wherever you can get to an internet connection. Now days that is just about everywhere. So say you show up at a police station somewhere and have no ID, no credit cards, passport etc. You can use their computer to access your Skydrive and get to copies of your documents. If you have a reasonably modern cell phone you can probably get to the docs from your phone as well, assuming you still have your phone. Another good idea is to carry a copy of the digital scans on an encrypted USB stick (Ironkey, Kingston Data Traveler Vault etc). But those sticks can be lost or stolen so they are no replacement for the cloud storage. From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RobertWichert Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 07:48 To: SniperOne Cc: Mark Ward; KLR List Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Travel tips (non bike) Yes, and keeping a copy or two of your passport in a separate place (hotel room, brief case, bike) can save your butt in a foreign country. Think - what if you are mugged and lose the fight and they get everything? Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 11/17/2012 6:17 PM, SniperOne wrote: > > Take everything out of your wallet, put it on a copy machine front and > back (often 800 numbers are on the back of credit cards). > > Seal it in a envelope and leave it with someone you would call in an > emergency (like lost wallet in a river crossing). > > Make another copy (reduced size), laminate it, put it somewhere on the > bike or attached to gear that always leaves the bike with you (small > tank bag that becomes a fanny pack). > > I suppose you could scan it and email it to yourself as was suggested > with the contact list, but at min you'd want to encript the file with > a damn good encription program...same if you put it all on a USB and > attach it to your keys, etc. > > Lastly, if you can replace the battery in your cell phone, buy an > extra, charge it, put it in a small plastic zip bag and keep it handy > in case the cell dies just when you need it most. > > Randy > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > -----Original Message----- > From: mark ward > > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 8:39 AM > To: List KLR DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Travel tips (non bike) > > Hey all for those who do not already know, heres 2 of my "MacGyver" > travel tips, ADD YOURS. > > Cell Phone numbers. incase of lost phone, power, damage etc. > I Email a full phone number list to myself, I know I can get to my > email almost anywhere. (Library, auto parts store, stranger at a > coffie shop. many ready to help for a minute.) > > Camera: when I dump pic's, or get a new camera etc. the 1st. pic is of > my contact info, in LARGE font on the computor, or print then take a > picture of the paper. > > example. OWNER john doe, cell # 616-555-1212 hm# 616-555-1234 > > I would say MOST people that find a camera, look at a few pic's, and > if the 1st is YOUR INFO, your are in luck. (with honest people) > > PS. I would write my name in my underwear, but from last yrs post, on > making them last a whole week, I do NOT want them back. LOL > > Your turn, > > Mark (West Mi.) 32nd > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [The entire original message is not included] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Eckert, Christopher (CTO Service Delivery]

When leaving on a long trip write ICE and phone number on your chest and both wrists with a sharpie. If you go down and are unconscious the EMT crew or Doctors at the hospital will find it. Sorry, I know it is disturbing but sometimes really bad things go down and you need to do what you can to help the people that will help you. Never let somebody else fix your bike and never use tools that you dont carry on the bike. That goes double for changing tires. If the tools that came with it seem to lack quality or ability then replace them or add to them You need good tire irons, a patch kit and a pump. By always doing it yourself, and always using the tools you will have with you, you know you can fix the bike where ever you are. Get over the need to have clean underwear and shirts for 7 days with you, You are not packing for Disney with the family. You get to camp and wash what you took off while you wash your self then put on the clean pair. Hang the just washed clothing in the tent, they will dry from the heat your body puts out while you sleep. If not then you have two pair hanging the next night. I have never needed more than three. I travel with underwear and T-shirts that dry very fast, like Heat-gear or Under-Armour. Socks take longer but if you buy good ones, wool or high end synth, they will dry fast. Cotton is your enemy on the road. Practice practice practice. Before you go on the road pack your bike, ride around the block and set up camp in the back yard, maybe go to a nearby campground for the night. Anything you need from the house is something you would have not had on the road. If you needed anything then practice some more. Next pull it all out and toss anythign you didnt use, practice again, clean out again, lather, rinse repeat. You WILL find that you dont have things packed in the right order to ge tto them in the order you need them, that is normal. You will find you dont need half of what you packed first. You will ge tto know where everythign goes instinctively and you will learn how to make and break camp faster after only a few times trying. Dont learn these things on the road, it wont go well. In addition to having a way to contact the list, I use an Ipad when I travel, you should have a maintenance manual for your bike with you. We will answer any question we can from a stranded traveler, take them in, help and rescue them when we can, but sometimes you are on your own. Plan non travel days on the road. Sometimes you need to go through your gear, clean things, work on the bike... You need to unplanned days to do that. Chris ************************************************************ This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this communication and destroy all copies. ************************************************************ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[jim witler]

I'm enjoying all your travel tips. Thanks for posting. My question is how many $ do you budget per day? I'm thinking of staying every 4th night or so in a cheap hotel/motel and traveling around the western US. I haven't decided what to do about food, yet. I really don't want to try and cook meals, maybe eat one meal at a mom and pop diner per day with samiches and fruit for the others. I don't know. What do you plan on? Thanks. Jim

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>When leaving on a long trip write ICE and phone number on your chest and >both wrists with a sharpie. If you go down and are unconscious the EMT >crew or Doctors at the hospital will find it.

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[mark ward]

Food? I carry, "Nature valley" trail mix bars, WHOLE grain, better nutrition, and last longer in your body. (John B. introdused me to them. large box's at Cosco) I go from Mac Donald's dollar menu ($3. +tx) to a nice Mom and pop etc. $8.-$20. (20 not as often but nice aftern long hard day) Subway $5. sub 1/2 for lunch 1/2 for dinner. (LOAD IT DOWN WITH VEGGIES, Good for traveling, and free add on's) Motels and campgrounds are hard to budget for, I have found motels for $30. and campgrounds OUT OF SEASON $38. (I was Lucky That CLEAN Motel was 23+- miles past the $38. , ROAD SIDE, campgrounds I chose to NOT stay at.) Or SHITTY "Mack's Inn resort" on Highway 20, 66 miles west out of Yellowstones west gate. I pulled in after dark in a storm in mid. sept. and was charged $78. for a room across the street upstairs so I quickly unloaded to get stuff under the awning out of the rain, opened the door the the hall/stairs and was suprised at how Crappy and worn out it was, Got everything upstairs, and when I opened the room door was STUNNED, It looked like an OLD 40's hunting cabbin, POORLY taken care of. (light HEAVY rain & lightning AND MOSTLY gear unpacked, I stayed.) 60's? shag, NO Tv etc. and an OLD gas space heater. The next morning I looked in rooms with No curtains, the celling and insulation was falling down. MOST rooms could not even be rented. I sure I'm being "KIND" on the discription. So Budget? I figure $120. Average, $70 for the room, $20 food, $30 gas And when I camp OFF road for free, or pay $90. for a room etc. $10 for food or $30. by the end of a trip I usualy end up with money left over. (SAFE ZONE) But accualy I Plan VERY VERY VERY little, I like to head out "thata-way" and wing-it, and let people who cross my path tell me whats up where. Found the greatest roads & trails that way.

--- On Mon, 11/19/12, jim witler wrote: From: jim witler Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Travel tips (non bike) To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Monday, November 19, 2012, 2:29 PM I'm enjoying all your travel tips. Thanks for posting. My question is how many $ do you budget per day? I'm thinking of staying every 4th night or so in a cheap hotel/motel and traveling around the western US. I haven't decided what to do about food, yet. I really don't want to try and cook meals, maybe eat one meal at a mom and pop diner per day with samiches and fruit for the others. I don't know. What do you plan on? Thanks. Jim > ________________________________ >When leaving on a long trip write ICE and phone number on your chest and >both wrists with a sharpie. If you go down and are unconscious the EMT >crew or Doctors at the hospital will find it. ...... snippage..... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Robert Waters]

regarding food to take, I especially like Dr. Mercola's bars. They are healthy, tasty and filling. On sale now at his web site. Contain Chocolate, coconut, cassava and chai seeds. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[bryanonfire]

> So budget? I figure $120. Average, $70 for the room, $20 food, $30 gas.

Wow. I budget less than half that per day, including gas. But then, I only go with a town night about once a week, to clean up and catch up on e-mail. Out west, except in National Parks and along the Pacific coast where public land is scarce, you can camp for free on any BLM, State, or Forest Service land that doesn't specify you can't. I just pull off on any likely looking logging or mining road, find a nice flat spot away from the main road, and camp. Besides, there are no motels or developed campgrounds once you are way off the main roads in prime KLR habitat! National Parks can be nice to ride through but the popular ones are jammed with traffic, seriously overpriced, and lacking in quality camps, by which I mean remote, solitary, and with a great view. The best exception I've found in a popular NP is Point Sublime on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It's a rough 4x4 road out to an incredible undeveloped spot, about the only place in GCNP that you can camp away from crowds without hiking. It does require a backcountry permit, I think $15, but there's a good chance you'll have it to yourself. Some other western parks have similar opportunities, but they are few and hard to discover. Just assume in a National Park you'll always pay. To enter, to camp, to do anything, so if your trip plans include a lot of NPs, buy a yearly pass and bring an extra $20 a day for campgrounds or backcountry permits. For food, get a butane cartridge camp stove, a small titanium pot, a knife and spoon, a steel cup, and you're in business. A regular sized cartridge will take you three to four days if you do instant coffee and oatmeal for breakfast and a ten minute supper. I also carry a cheap frisbee-type plastic disc for a combination cutting board and plate, and eat everyting else out of the pot. I know you said "I don't really want to try and cook meals" but it isn't really "cooking" if you just pick up stuff off the supermarket shelves that can be heated in a single pot. If you can heat water, you can cook. Not only is it cheap and easy, by staying away from Denny's and McDonalds you'll gain health and lose weight. You'd be surprised at how many good meals you can make from supermarket foods with a little creativity. Examples: a pack of ramen noodles, add a packet of tofu-miso soup mix, toss in a little sausage or a packet of albacore tuna, and you have a delicious soup in about three minutes. Or, a can of roast beef, a pack of dried potatoes, and a small can of mixed veggies, and you have a tasty stew. Just spend half an hour walking the isles that carry instant rice, potatoes, noodles, and canned goods and you'll see dozens of great meal opportunities. To keep it simple, check the cooking instructions and skip stuff like some noodle or potatoe mixes that requires milk or butter, but you can still do those by using dried milk and olive oil. Don't forget the health food section, where there are great dried soups and asian meals that don't have a lot of salt or preservatives added. All this for a fraction of what freeze-dried backpacking meals cost in a sporting goods store, with much better variety. Pack rolls, cheese, and fruit for lunch, granola, jerky, or energy bars for snacks, instant coffee and oatmeal in the morning... Eating like this costs about $10 per day. Add $25 a day for gas. Pick up a bottle of wine or bourbon, discretely decant it into a water bottle to get rid of the glass while in the parking lot of the store, and you can live quite well on $40 a day if you have a comfy sleeping pad, good bag, and a nose for a nice campsite. The extra $10 a day in the budget goes for a cheap room now and then and a restaurant meal every two or three days. You're on a KLR, not some chromed-up road touring monster. Make the most of it and get away from the main highways! I camp out at least fifty night a year. If you want specific recommendations on gear contact me off-list. Bryan

> > I'm enjoying all your travel tips. Thanks for posting. > > My question is how many $ do you budget per day? > > I'm thinking of staying every 4th night or so in a cheap hotel/motel and traveling around the western US. I haven't decided what to do about food, yet. I really don't want to try and cook meals, maybe eat one meal at a mom and pop diner per day with samiches and fruit for the others. > > I don't know. What do you plan on? > > Thanks. > Jim >