Tips for your bike setup

Hi there,
1. my first choice is especially for travelling the Speedhub Rohloff.

• Advantage:
• more stable rear hub (not asymmetrical mount of spoke)
• less troubles

Stove & cooking

Hi all,
here some experiences from the Andes:

1) reduce fuel consumption: Cooking at full power for the half time and put then the pan in to a (temperature stable) bag:
     -> the meal continue to cook but do not overcook (or only seldom?)
     -> you can eat from the pan and it do not get cold
    e.g.: Rice: 5min at full power, than covered in the bag

Finding direction and maps...

Hi all,
when traveling abroad, you will get often much controversy information, about where to go. The best would be to be best prepared, which removes part of the fun....
here my favorites:

On the go: (for iPhone and androids)
http://www.gps-tracks.com/ can be saved on the device. A free account is recommend to remove part of unwanted maps to free some memory on the device.

On the PC/Mac:

+Google Earth... just perfect! right-click on your path and "show profile" (see max slope, total pos.meters...)
+Mac: Garmin RoadTrip
+Bike route toaster: Direction (as well for bike) including elevation profile!!Can be download to Garmin
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx

Bike: Trailer or not?

Hi all,
that first blog is about the arguments pro and contra having a trailer when voyaging by bike.
Pro Trailer:
+more charge can be loaded ->more water, more food...