Howdy, I'm Coach Morgan in my volunteer work, otherwise just Morgan. I like to go on bikepacking trips. Done the fun final third of the Colorado Trail, plus some overnighters in California. Would like to do more.
I'm also coach of the Oakland Composite team, which is actually five teams; we are incubating school teams for the region, and we have a middle school team. (
http://www.oaktowncomp.com) We're a team in the NorCal League (
http://www.norcalmtb.org) of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA,
http://www.nationalmtb.org). *flexes fingers* Recently, NICA has decided that we should emphasize two paths for high school athletes; "Adventure" and "Racing". I'm all for it. I've raced plenty, and now I ride for fun. Many of my kids have chosen "Adventure". We're going to try some day trips for the older ones this season, and I think we might work up to an overnighter at the end of the season. This brings me to my ask:
Do you have any bikepacking gear you no longer need, that you'd be willing to donate? Mostly looking for things like bags, but tarp tent setups, bivvies, sleeping bags would be handy, probably also stoves, water filters. We are a 501c3, well our parent organization is, and I can provide you with letters of receipt for your donations, which you can use to write off as donations on your taxes. We're in Oakland, CA. I would be happy to reimburse you for shipping. I can also share pics of our kids using the gear, once we've done some trips. Our season runs Dec - May.
I've thought about doing MYOG projects with the kids, but we don't have that much time together. Some pre-existing bags would help us be able to try some bigger day trips, maybe an overnighter.
Thanks!
Morgan
