Bikepacking with Kids? Post your pics and experiences!

[wahday]

Saw a few threads with trip reports about bikepacking with kids along with a few mentions here and there, but no dedicated thread. This is something I have been planning for the warmer months and am wanting to see if we could get some good family bikepacking stoke going here. So....post your bikepacking-with-the-kids pics and stories here!

I have a 12 year old and a 7 year old I have been looking to do something with. First venture will be with the older one on an overnighter in late spring. Depending on how that goes, am looking for something to do with the whole family, or maybe just the younger one. The 12 year old rides road bikes through school and is pretty capable, but I am still planning for something relatively flat to emphasize more fun and less gruel. For the whole family, it may be something as simple as riding into an established primitive campsite.

How about the rest of you? Any good pics of you and the kids out bikesploring? What was your experience/lessons learned/etc?

[Slim]

Or how about getting shuttled to somewhere up high, for a net loss route? Any chance of a extra curricular activity like swimming or exploring a cave?

I have trip reports up. Generally I've found that its great if you can take a friend along, even better if you bring their parent along too.

[RideAlongside]

Here is my experience with my 7 and 9 year olds. Lots of lessons were learned, it wasn't as difficult as I thought it might be, and we can't wait to go again!
http://www.ridealongside.com/bikepacking-with-kids/

[Payton MacDonald]

Here's an article I wrote two years ago about an adventure I did with my daughter.  http://bikepackersmagazine.com/bikepacking-family/

[bmike-vt]

not really bikepacking... but we did a little overnight:

http://littlecirclesvt.com/2015/08/dad-and-daughter-bike-camping/

my 8 year old wants a rack and bags for her 24" mtb... am figuring out how to make that happen, and will hopefully do a fall trip with the girls again.