Choose your toys

It’s a great feeling to find yourself planning an off road trip. Checking your rig, hauling out the gear and checking that all is in order. You must decide what you will need for this particular trip and then the packing . . . One thing that impacts this exercise, of course, is where and how long you will be going and what you plan on doing there.

Will you be hiking, skiing, fishing or maybe biking? While it is good to be like the proverbial boy scout, always prepared, it’s pointless for you to haul a pile of gear along that you will not be using. Today I’ll take a look at bikes (pedal bikes) and how to get them to your intended playground securely and with a minimum of fuss and bother. I will be looking specifically at the rack we use when taking our bikes along on an off road trip.