Making Plans To Go: Part II

I made a veiled reference awhile ago to getting my titanium Mukluk readied for something. Well here is how things have progressed so far.

I will now set out a few parameters for my goal here so you all will maybe understand a bit better how I am approaching this.

• Low Budget: Everything I am trying to throw together here is mostly stuff I already have. I needed two Salsa Cycles Anything Cages though, so those were the "components" I referenced in my introduction to this. I very well may have to purchase a couple of other small items, but for the most part, I have to keep the budget low. Really low!
• Practice: I am getting to a point where soon I will begin "practices". This will entail the setting up and taking down of my gear in my back yard to familiarize myself with the processes and to refine my gear while I don't have to rely on its performances yet. I already see some things I want to refine just from setting up the gear for this photo! 
• Once I refine my gear choices and am familiar with my set up/tear down/packing process, I will need to do some field testing in the form of some "S24O" attempts. (Sub 24 Hour Over nighters)

I have a few questions to answer in terms of gear that I know will get cleared up by doing the practices. I have a shelter option I may use, and I need to get a penny stove constructed and set up for use to cook with. Finally, I am going to get a fuel storage bottle of some sort, (again, likely something I already have), to put fuel for the stove into. Lights will also be a thing I need to work out. I may be doing a bit of travel in darkness.

If these plans gel as I hope, there is a bigger goal in mind. I hope to share it with you at some point, but now isn't the time. If there are any suggestions for my budget bikepacking set up, I am all ears. Please leave a comment.....