• markstos@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There’s already a long history of bike touring and bike camping. The US has a national Bike Route network for this. Adventure Cycling Association has route maps.

    I went on a 270 mile bike trip with my family when my kids were 5 and 8.

    With the Warm Showers network, bike tourists can get free housing.

    And now apparently you can buy a solar powered trailer to tow behind an e-bike if you wish and can afford that.

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      1 year ago

      Yo if your solar was enough to charge the bike consistantly this would be a great solution for differently abled people everywhere. Im ready for the ebike rv fad

      • Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldOPM
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        1 year ago

        I wanna see a future where middle-aged guys go buy ebike RVs to go fishing and camping up next to a lake rather than bus-sized RVs.

      • regul@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        They help, but even in full sun with a decently-sized panel on a trailer you’ll still only be slowing the battery drain. If your trip is long, sunny, and has no access to the grid, then they can make a lot of sense, but if you have any grid access at all, a second battery is usually a better choice.