Piece of Equipment

[b63215b]

I have some bikepacking but not a ton, what are some things everyone wishes that had but isn't made, some things they have but never use, and some things they never bring but would have ended up using.

What is the consensus tent, bivy, hammock?

Thanks for any info.

Josh 

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[chrisx]

things everyone wishes that had but isn't made,

Bar ends that are also lights.

[b63215b]

Bar ends that are also lights.

So there is more space on your bars for stuff? Is your thought to illuminate the trail or something else?

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[chrisx]

 illuminate the trail
Mounting lights on each bar end works.  But, makes the bar ends unuseable.
Bar ends are hollow.  Why are they not bar ends and lights rolled into one? 
Try mounting one light on each bar end.  Best place on the bike for lights.

[Lentamentalisk]

OMG 100% agreed. Also why is it that all tail light mounting sucks? The ones that mount to the seatpost are pretty good, except when bikepacking you don't have any exposed seatpost. Why can't we have nice lights that integrate into the seat stays WELL? The only tail light mount I've ever had that seemed to be given ANY thought was the fender mounted B&M dynamo light. But you need a fender for that to work.

[bumbler]

FWIW, the Planet Bike Superflash has a seat stay bracket that works well (at least in my experience; I ride steel/ti hardtails). I suspect "better" seatstay integration is complicated because of how many different seatstay configurations and shapes there are - especially with full-suspension designs.

https://www.planetbike.com/store/tail-light-bracket.html