Adventure From the Front Door: Bikepacking Vancouver Island (by Jenny Tough) 

Total respect.

Lovely adventure. BC looks amazing. Am excitedly planning a few trips from home for the next few months... thanks for sharing

Enjoy the wilderness 💯🇺🇸🙏

Lovely. I can’t describe it any different. Thank you so much for sharing this :)

Beautiful production!!❤

Refreshing scenes and nature is - certainly - the perfect medicine in these times. Always ride safe🚴

I love your attitude, your video making skills and your capacity for making extreme hard work look like a whole lot of fun - never stop being an inspiration to the rest of us

And an excellent front door it is. Thanks for bringing us along.

Awesomeness !

Thanks (from New Brunswick) for the inspiration to get get out.

I just came across your videos thank you!

Wow that was awesome. I’m so jealous of your “home roads” - bears, forests, mountains and lakes. I can see a lot of work went into this so thanks. I did a short YT video earlier in the week of a recent cycle ride and that took ages to edit together.

You are still amazing :) Thanks again for sharing your adventures.

Awesome!

Looks like great bike Adventure

Super :*

NIce video. I did a similar route the other month to Cape Scott. Certainly a nice network of trails that we have.

great video, thanks. It is one thing to have freedom, it's another to know how to use it. You're teaching how.

Epic!

I like your video. Really well made and nice trip 🏞️

Suddenly motivated to pack my seat bag and roll out for a tour. Solid work! Love that area.

Fantastic, im a new sub, and gosh...loved that so much....thanks

Love it, thanks for sharing

Great video...excellent camera work.

That was a lovely video Jenny. It looks so beautiful there, and I would totally do that adventure. It good to see you in your comfort zone out in nature and being resourceful. Just great wonderful. You shot this in a way that gives a good flavor of what goes on in a bikepacking trip.

Indeed, the island we call home is remarkable! Most Vancouver Islanders have not explored even a fraction of what is here. Bike packing is an awesome way to see it! For an alternate adventure I have thought the VI spine trail would be a fun one to do if a person had the time for a long walk. Welcome back! Adventure is found where you seek it.

You're awesome!

This was really lovely! Makes me want to come and ride my bike there!!

I encountered my first mama bear and cub last Saturday between Athabasca Falls and Jasper, riding along the Parkway. Luckily they ran back off the road to the tree line. The cub ran up a tree and mama stood guard. Normally that highway is packed full of annoying tourists but it was much quieter on that trip! As I stood there watching the bear, making sure it was safe to continue, a car slowed down from behind me and made sure I got by safely! I was nervous at first because of the cub but it was a cool experience once I knew that I wasn't getting chased!!

Cool.

Wow! Beautiful places indeed! Lucky you! :)

Keep on inspiring! Great video.

hello from Japan! I just started making some bikepacking videos and have been exploring the roads near home as well. Just wanted to say that your shots really inspire me. keep riding and stay safe!

Cool!!

Brilliant

This is nice social distancing!

Once again you've hit that sweet spot with some of your landscape shots and you've let the camera linger just a little longer. It lets the viewer drink in your backyard. Excellent choice of music too.

Great video! This looks like a great place to explore!

awesome. lovely film. thanks for sharing. makes me want to come back to bc for a trip.

Lovely video, just lovely! It's obvious that you put a lot of effort into your videos, and they are a huge inspiration to pack my bags and get outside. I would guess that at last half of my biking trips are motivated by watching one of your videos and thinking "hmmm, maybe I should...." And then I'm on my way :-)

Hi jenny i love you bike Adventure ❤️ from Philippines

This makes me want to try bike packing when I get more in shape. 😁 Loved the video! #beautifulbc

Vancouver Island... There's a very high population of mountain lions on that Island. Cats like chasing moving things. Be careful in mornings and evenings.

It is so relaxing to watch your video after a long bike ride. Nope my rides are not as adventurous. My biggest concerns are the potholes. :)

awesome wildlife you came across..I would love to do a bikecamping adventure one day!

Hungry bear + sleep outside = CANCELLED ;-)

We toured from Calgary heading west to Vancouver Island - magnificent country. Our first black bear sighting was worth the cost of the trip, by the end we didnt bother stopping to see bears!!

Jenny, you're too cool to be true. :) Seen lots of bikepacking videos and staff, but you're simply the best. Love your videos; short but real, raw and true - insping in a good way. Take care! ;)

that looked awesome!!! Planning a trip from Nanaimo to Port Alberni or further! Your trip looked awe inspiring!!

Excellent video. I love seeing my Province from the eyes of another. BC is really special, isn't it? ❤️⛰️

I wish I had this from my front door!

Nice work! Got out myself for the first time since lockdown, no bears but the Badgers are extremely viscous 😁 Cheers from 🇬🇧

What a lovely trip, wanna make me go outside and go on adventure as well :)

SUPER, OK.(Poland)😊😊😊

Oh to be stuck on Vancouver Island right now! I did a bikepacking tour of the Sunshine Coast and gulf islands last year with my dog. Best 2 months of our lives so far! Zora trotted all the way, so we did only 20 km per day, took all the back ways, and slept in the tent wild or stealth camping every night (or commando camping when you're up at 4am and packed by 5 before anyone sees you lol). Can't wait to be back on the coast with the bike or the canoe. That is the life.

it's really so saddening how few women there are like you. stay rad!

Nice job on setting up all the riding shots. It takes a lot of work to get them.

Nice video. Would love to see your route if you don't mind sharing it!

hello from Cumberland

Great stuff👏, thank u! How did u manage to keep the bears away? There're plenty of them on Vancouver Island, I admire your courage👍

It's wonderful, thanks Jenny, I would go on your "home roads"! Little question, what is your sunglasses? Thanks again.

Woah, what is that awesome pour-over?

Nice, portugal.

Woooow, this is amazing, nice adventure ❤️ I rarely go on a solo bike adventure, i get bored half the way through. What do you usually do or listen to stay motivated till the end ? Other than pedaling 😂😂 Let's hear from you. really enjoyed watching your adventures. Thanks ❤️

Fantastic. Inspiring. It's been quite a year! I hope we still get some clear weather after this little bout of rain.

This is what people should do...

Any chance of sharing the route you took? The minute the border reopens I want to be on the first ferry over from Seattle. I love riding on Vancouver Island though I’ve never been north of Duncan.

Great video! We’re planning our trip for this spring. Looks like you have the same route as another vlogger. Did you go as far as Port Alice? Any reco?

Hi Jenny subscribed about a couple of months back ... I've got a gravel bike with gearing 30-46 with 11-34 on the rear .. what you riding on yours please... watched some of your vids .. awesome 👌

If you go to Quadra Island check out Naked bikes they do custom.interesting spot to check out have great adventure.🇨🇦🚴‍♂️

Thank you for sharing this beautiful video! If you have the time, could you talk about your bike in more details? I'm looking for a bike to do the kind of adventures like this one in this video. I'm a hiker, so I have the rest of the gear, but I can't decide about the bike. If you give the makes and model I can google it. Thank you very much! If you don't have the time, it's ok, too!🌹

Nice trip.. nice video. Say, what brand of bike shorts did you use?

this is so cool! I live in Abbotsford, and want to do a Vancouver island bike packing trip. Any advice on your route? Could you share your route?

It's awesome ! I had one question , how many camera's did you need to shoot this video 😅

Iam doing north Vancouver island this year but still having trouble with the route would like to get yours if possible it look great.

beautiful video! i was planing to ride in Canada next year and camp in the wilderness, but i have never camped in a bear country , any advises?

Love this! What essential equipment to you take with you? I'm really keen to try this as I live in England by the Yorkshire dales.

My brother lives on the Island! Looks like I will be planning a ride up that way when this Pandemic settles here in the US. Any chance on getting the route you used?

Curious; why did you opt for a standard power train when Shand offers Rohloff hubs / carbon belt drives? I’m debating a switch to Rohloff w/ belt drive for my next adventure, what pros/cons insights do you have. Thank you, Jenny!

I love you...

Can you please share your route? Thank you!

Did you shoot all this yourself or did you have someone else with you?

I know you live in canada but do you have an accent from somewhere else?. Im Scottish but i live in Alberta and i swear i can hear scottish.

Could you post the Komoot link? :)

Videos not long enough... 20-30 minutes

Hii madam how are you

Lovely adventure. BC looks amazing. Am excitedly planning a few trips from home for the next few months... thanks for sharing

I just did iron horse and naches pass in washington and damn I’d love to do vancouver island if the border wasn’t closed