Packing for a 12,000 Mile Motorcycle Trip - BMW R1250GS Adventure - Arctic Circle 

I did not make a video on that one (sorry) but I ended up just taking a RotoPax base piece, measuring the distance between the two screw holes and then I got metal drill bits and kept sizing up the diameter until the screws went through the holes. The plates are aluminum so it was a pretty easy half hour job.

Pack-rats unite!

Man, those D batteries and those Coleman cook stoves / camp lights and those HUGE Coleman sleeping bags. I remember those days...I'm much younger but we were too poor to afford nice stuff so I'm thrilled to be able to carry so much now when back then it'd be hard to fit everything. There's about 25% of this I could leave home and just rely on my cell phone and a credit card if I had to but I'm pretty happy with the list and few extra pounds that will make it where I'll be more sufficient.

@@AdamChandler86 It's so funny now with my small Northface 35 yr old Chrystilas down bag and Wesyern Moutaineering bag packed not much bigger than a pound coffee can compaired to my Coleman type 808 hollowfill big as a damn 40 GAL. GARBAGE CAN on back.

My first touring bag which I still have was a green creel bag from a local hunting fishing hardware store. Those poor days were fun days. Lot more simple. Always remember we are Kings in 95% of the world

Me too. I hope that I don’t let you all down.

I do that for most all of my trips except this one. There will be days that I won’t see another person so I’m trying to be self sufficient.

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Sweet comment! Glad to chat with you and thanks for checking out this longer than usual video. I just sold a few of those low to the ground, ultra-thin camp chairs because they were just not comfortable for 4-5 hours around the camp fire. I think I'll really love this big Six chair despite how long it packs down. ---- here's what I'll say about big cameras, Canons are built like tanks. I have carried Canon 5D Mark 2-3-4 on my tank bags for 10 years and have never had a mechanical failure. I know it's scary but at least for me, zero issues but I do pack the lenses so they don't jostle around which helps. Mirrorless should be even more reliable for Moto travel. Anytime I don't bring my camera, I regret it. the photos are just no comparison and a few of mine are published and I just love the memories afforded by a full frame camera. I wear a GoPro Hero 12 and an Insta360 mounted to the bike along with the iPhone. ----- I've been an iPad user since the first one came out back in 2010. I haven't NOT had an iPad and since I started riding, I've had an iPad with me while traveling so this is the first time in a decade I'm leaving it home (well I sold it) and bringing the MacBook. If you look at the apps like from GoPro, Insta360 and even FinalCut and you compare file access and just overall features, the Mac just has more going on. I'm going to miss the cellular connection but I'll just have to hope the MacBook survives the journey. Funnily enough, the iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard is the same thickness as the MacBook Pro so it's not taking up much more space. I was 50/50 Mac and iPad for a long time but the iPad just never felt as productive as the Mac ----- This whole trip was my wife's idea but yeah, she leaves for New Hampshire next week (we have a house up there) and I'll leave a week later for 5 weeks so the baby will be 2 months older when I see her next. CRAZY.

Surely someone will come along and disagree stating I only should bring one pair of undies and start fires with a flint :P I will be very comfortable on this trip and there’s very little I won’t need as well as some things can even fail and I’ll have a backup safety net so I feel really good about what I brought and just hope I only have to pickup the bike a dozen times. :P

Hello. The MotoZ Tractionator GPS.

I am so bad at starting fires that I bring multiple ways to start a fire so that I can survive. We have wooden cubes, matches, a lighter, sometimes gasoline, and of course, when in doubt, the blowtorch.

@@AdamChandler86 lol that’s hilarious. Thanks for replying and thanks (from what I gather) for being honest and genuine. SUB!

I’ll get some blow torch footage for you when the trip is happening.

@@AdamChandler86 hahahah my man, that would be awesome actually! I'l keep an eye out. Safe travels brother.

Great video again Adam. Depending on your route and road conditions in Alaska, you may encounter that awful cement-like calcium chloride slurry they sometimes put down. If you encounter any, try to wash off as much as you can whenever you can during your trip…it will be less work when you get back. It’s a tough job when it hardens, especially when mixed with all the other road muck.