{"id":144552,"date":"2023-08-26T16:50:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T07:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=144552"},"modified":"2023-08-28T17:49:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T08:49:17","slug":"my-guide-to-bike-packing-bombora-x-fabios-chest","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/my-guide-to-bike-packing-bombora-x-fabios-chest\/","title":{"rendered":"My guide to bike packing (BOMBORA x Fabio&#8217;s chest)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! It&#8217;s Cent from Yoyogi-park.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so hot out here, but how are you all doing?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iQiZgu0Hk6c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For this year&#8217;s SWIFT CAMPOUT, we spread out into 6 teams , from Hokkaido to Kagoshima. I also joined the Akiruno city team!<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t checked out how it went, do check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/swift-campout-2023-tokyo-akiruno-city-team-report\/\">blog from Nacchan<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Today, I&#8217;m gonna talk about my ways of packing on my CRUST Bombora.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First, let&#8217;s check how I packed last year&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143862\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_8714-900x678-900x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_8714-900x678.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_8714-900x678-637x480.jpeg 637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>This was summer 2022, when I went to Izu Oshima Island!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143863\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0243-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0243-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0243-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0243-1048x786.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0243-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0243.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>And this is when I went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rihei-jaya.com\/\">Rihei Jaya campsite<\/a> in spring of 2023. (Until this ride, I had a heavier tent and chair.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143866\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_7800-900x675-900x675.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_7800-900x675.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_7800-900x675-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_7800-900x675-800x600.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>Oh yes, there was also this ride, went to <a href=\"https:\/\/hinoko.jp\/\">Hinoko campsite<\/a> in spring of 2022, I had panniers on a CRUST Romanceur.<\/p>\n<p>I like this style as well. Elegant, Quick at mounting bags on and off, and no need to worry about what to fit where.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But <strong>It&#8217;s easier to cycle when bike packing<\/strong>, and I prefer this now. And I also want my Bombora to be quick even if I got a lot of stuff on it.<\/p>\n<p>Would I say I&#8217;m a experienced bike camper?&#8230; not yet. But I have gained good experiences over the years, and I now have preferences for style and tips of packing, so let me introduce some stuff that I learnt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143864\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>This is the packing I did for the SWIFT CAMPOUT this June.<\/p>\n<p>Did something change?, you might ask. To be fair, The only thing I added is probs the <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=hold+fast+frame+bag\">SWIFT&#8217;s frame bag<\/a>. Other stuff has been serving me very well, so no need to change!<\/p>\n<p>(I brought some new camping gears, bought lighter tents and chairs. I made sure that even if I brought more this time, the weight wouldn&#8217;t change as much compared to last time.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143878\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404379-189-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404379-189-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404379-189-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404379-189-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404379-189.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>This style is based around this bag, Fabio&#8217;s chest. With this bag, I&#8217;m sure that even you are bike packing, you can bring a lot of items to enjoy a pleasant camping.<\/p>\n<p>Because &#8220;normally&#8221;, bike packing without any racks will be a hard choice to secure enough space to fit all the things you want in camping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144052\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0513-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0513-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0513-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0513-1048x786.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0513-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0513.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In bike camping, as much as you want comfort during your rides, If you reduce too much gears, when camping you would be saying &#8220;oh I forgot to bring that&#8230; I can only cook basic stuff&#8230; nobody brought coffee!!&#8221; This is not ideal, right? So although I went with 5 other members, I tried to test out bike packing that I can enjoy plenty, even if I was doing this alone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143867\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0738-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0738-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0738-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0738-1048x786.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0738-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0738.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>This time, I brought everything on the picture, plus extra T shirt as change, battery charger, and water bottles. Oh, 300g of rice as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/outer-shell-adventure-dropper-seatpack-multicam-black.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144016\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404374-187-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404374-187-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404374-187-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404374-187-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404374-187.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>Packed my sleeping bag and air mat in the OUTER SHELL dropper seatpack (pink and red are two key colors for this Bombora, so I chose red to match the vibe.)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m 171cm tall, so this size seatpack is the limit for me to get enough clearance with tires.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/swift-industries-hold-fast-frame-bag-ecopak-black.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144017\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404395-195-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404395-195-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404395-195-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404395-195-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404395-195.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>In <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=hold+fast+frame+bag\">SWIFT INDUSTRIES hold fast frame bag<\/a>, stowed my tarp and wallet. (Chose black to give a bit of an twist to color coordination)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/ultra-romance-fabio-s-chest-small-waxcordura-olive.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144018\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404369-185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"1216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404369-185.jpg 811w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404369-185-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2404369-185-524x786.jpg 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a>The tent and chair are strapped on the fork, because why not? I like using the <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=widefoot+cargo+mount\">WIDEFOOT cargo mount<\/a>\u00a0when doing so, because it&#8217;s lightweight and is a design that fits in well with the bike, even I don&#8217;t have anything strapped on.<\/p>\n<p>All that are left are the bonfire stand, cookers, burner, rainwear, and change of clothes. All chunked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=fabio%27s+chest+\">s size Fabio&#8217;s chest<\/a>. The photo shows as if the chest is almost going to explode, but actually it still extends above, so it&#8217;s got some extra room.<\/p>\n<p>In camp rides where you will need extra space to pack food, we all need to make sure we consider that when packing, and Fabio&#8217;s chest achieves that perfectly for my bike packing setup.<\/p>\n<p>(Some keen eyes might have spotted how I support this bag from the bottom. Since I wanted a even lighter bag supporter than the <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=M-1B+front+rack\">M-1B rack<\/a>, I made my original &#8220;Pec Dec&#8221;. Using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=nitto+struts\">NITTO&#8217;s struts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalog\/product\/view\/id\/20049\/\">campee bolts<\/a>, plus a stainless steel plate I got at some DIY store. The only drawback is that you have to remove the pec dec together with the bag because it won&#8217;t stand alone without the bag and eventually will start hitting the tires.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144049\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0545-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0545-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0545-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0545-1048x786.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0545-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0545.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>This is how it looks like when I took all my stuff out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So I just wanted to say that the BOMBORA is no doubt a great bike even with this much stuff to carry, and I can assure you that this setup will not let you down if you wanna mimic it for your camp ride!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading! see you in the next one!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144055\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2403936-8-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2403936-8-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2403936-8-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2403936-8-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A2403936-8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>(P.S. The grey bag on the Fabio is a sacoche I&#8217;ve been using for a while when hiking, and was able to attach it using carabiners. Placed it on the Fabio when riding, and had with me when I wanted to leave my bike.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":143864,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":143864,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1280,"height":853,"file":"2023\/07\/A2404362-183.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"A2404362-183-640x427.jpg","width":640,"height":427,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":77404,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183-640x427.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"A2404362-183-900x600.jpg","width":900,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":134085,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183-900x600.jpg"},"large":{"file":"A2404362-183-1179x786.jpg","width":1179,"height":786,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":210223,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183-1179x786.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"A2404362-183-800x600.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":119655,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183-800x600.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"filesize":502811},"post":143701,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A2404362-183.jpg"},"acf":{"online-store-search-keywords":"fabio's chest","search-result-sort-order":"price","search-result-sort-by":"desc","stockSortFlg":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/144552"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}