Do you carry food on bike road tours? I've done four multi-day road tours. On my first 2 I carried food and cooking equipment with me. I rolled into a state park for the night (first experience with a state park), set up camp, took out my jetboil, cooked some dehydrated pasta whilst the other campers played loud music, drove their RVs up and down the road, and partied all night. I felt pretty silly. The next 2 tours, I left the jetboil and dehydrated food at home and bought food along the way. I came to the conclusion that carrying food with me did not enhance my enjoyment of the tour. It just doesn't seem necessary to carry food with me if I can get it in the towns I pass through. I suppose I could avoid all towns along the way, but that would remove part of what I enjoy about the tour. I like to stop in the small towns along the way, have some coffee, and read their historical markers. Why not just eat their food too?
In the back of my head, I also wonder why I bring camping equipment. I could just stay in hotels along the way. But for some reason this just doesn't seem right to me. I like the idea of sleeping outside. I like to experience the changes in temperature and sunlight during the cycle of the day. I also like the freedom it gives me. On my last trip, I didn't camp in official camp sites. I just road as long as I wanted and then I found a place to camp. It was about as close to being in the wilderness that I could get while not being in the wildnerness.
In the future I hope to do a bike tour in the wilderness where bringing food in a necessity. The challenge is finding a place where that can be done. There don't seem to be any such areas close to me.
In the back of my head, I also wonder why I bring camping equipment. I could just stay in hotels along the way. But for some reason this just doesn't seem right to me. I like the idea of sleeping outside. I like to experience the changes in temperature and sunlight during the cycle of the day. I also like the freedom it gives me. On my last trip, I didn't camp in official camp sites. I just road as long as I wanted and then I found a place to camp. It was about as close to being in the wilderness that I could get while not being in the wildnerness.
In the future I hope to do a bike tour in the wilderness where bringing food in a necessity. The challenge is finding a place where that can be done. There don't seem to be any such areas close to me.