More time spent packing

Still packing and trying to get the amount of gear I am taking to a minimum. Looks like I will have somewhere in the neighborhood of 45 pounds of stuff. I had dinner about 10 days ago with Dave, Norb and Anne from Springfield Mo. who are doing the Northern Tier ride from Anacortes, Washington to Maine. They had a lot of good tips on how much stuff to take for the trip. Dave had already sent back 22 punds of gear and they were only 10 days into their trip.