7/26/2019 Tent Surgery: Slider Replacement
Now that we have enough experience with it, I feel at least somewhat qualified to offer advice on the maintenance and replacement of the sliders on the tent zippers. Not sure what I'm talking about exactly? What if I asked you, "Does your zipper not shut after you've zipped it?" If you answer yes to that, then it might be time to replace your sliders. If you're still not sure what I'm talking about (it's okay, I didn't either 20 months prior to this writing), then read on, and I'll teach you as best I can. There's all kinds of advice out there on gear, much of it probably better than mine, but this is my (our) blog. I do what I want. In fact, others have already put in considerable effort to educate the masses on the ins and outs of zippers, so I'll be borrowing some of their material for this post. No need to reinvent the wheel, I suppose.
7/18/2019 Eat Lunch Whenever You Want To
We rolled out around noon the day we left Bainbridge. Still not ready to chill out about "start times" and "distance covered," I was kinda stressed about this departure time because everything I'd read about bike touring was all "up before dawn," "pedaling by sunrise," and "50 miles a day, easy." So far, our experience did not add up to this, and, being how I am, I thought it meant that everything about how I was doing it was wrong. We don't need to hash out my psychology, but I will say that a part of me tends to be a rules-follower. I've been known to follow a recipe, even when I think the recipe is flawed and am then disappointed when I didn't follow my instinct instead. I am learning to let go of the anxiety that, for me, comes with going against certain grains. I'm continuing to realize that life really has no rules, and you're probably better off following your own...or not even sticking to those, actually. You are allowed to sleep in, you can ride as much or as little as you want, and lunch doesn't have to be eaten at noon.
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