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Bike-packing remote work set-up?

Upcoming summer I'm planning on doing several biking trips ranging from days to weeks. It's not that I can't leave my work alone, but I'd rather be flexible to work from wherever it pleases me.

As such I'm looking for a set up which is portable, solid, preferably resistant to the elements, and has a bit of computing power (enough to write code so now and then).

Components which I think I would need:

  • Solar panel
  • Battery pack
  • Solid but reasonable sized/weighted notebook
  • Solid water resistant bag(s)

Besides stuff I'm taking with me I'm already making preparations to my build and deployment pipeline in a way that I can trust this not to go wrong too badly, and that it is automatically triggered upon changes. This way it would eventually be possible to have a web-only environment to work from. A possibility I would consider is an external screen to my phone, but I'm not sure whether such thing is already viable.

Anyone here who has experience doing this kind of thing?

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    I have plenty of hiking and long distance cycling experience so I'll weigh in. I wrote blog posts, made videos and posted on social all from my GoPro/phone. Waited until in town to do editing, uploading.

    It's tough to focus on things not related to the trip itself. When in town I'd never want to do anything but eat and watch TV. I carried a solar panel on one trip, battery packs on the others.

    If you're planning on bringing a computer, get one that charges through usb-c and the biggest battery you want to carry. Forgot the panel. Not really worth the weight.

    I did a cross country trip with a CamelBak pack and a large duffle size dry bag. Also a 11 day, 1,100 mile trip to Crater lake, OR with the same setup. You can actually see it here
    Honk Like A Douchebag

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      Those are the vibes! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and your story!

      I like your lightweight set-up! It's in no way comparable to the 20 to 30kg of stuff I took with me last summer, and I should definitely try to pack less...

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        That's a lot of stuff! My last adventure I carried a pack with a base weight of 17lbs. That's everything but food and water for 5 months of hiking.

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    if you have decided to get a BMX bike, you must know a few things about this bike so that you can make a better and more informed decision. After all, ignorance is not an excuse for making a bad decision, is it? And researching a little bit about things you are about to purchase informs you about all the pros and cons that you should be cautious of.

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    Sound good. I'm also thinking to start a project in Automobile industry. I have started a beta version of bike reviews blog, you can see here page https://electricbikeslounge.com/best-electric-bike-under-2000/

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      @altan52, @tersia33, with all due respect to both of you, but what's up with these bike referral projects? The websites look like crap, and do an absolute disservice to the bicycle community.

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    I'm working on the similar product of backpacking and biking reviews website that hosted on WordPress. you can see here https://bikespassion.com/

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    I could tell you about a lot of stuff, but everyone's needs and priorities are different, so I'm gonna limit myself to talking about the one thing that I considered to be quite useless, until it proved itself as not being that. I mean a vont bike headlight https://www.amazon.com/Vont-Rechargeable-Illumination-Resistant-Accessories/dp/B078TB9TMK . It's one of the brightest on the market, but I had no idea why such a bright light would be needed, that's until I got lost in the woods hicking and the only way they were able to find me was beacsue of the light, and mind you not, I was really far away so just a glimpse was visible through the trees. Scarriest moment of my life, but I now wear a headlight with me everywhere.

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