re: #9 Decatur Deb
Good idea, especially the sheeting. The mirror I’ve got covered with a Suunto MC-2 compass.
I’m thinking of building a slightly scaled down breakout pack that’ll fit on a Bob trailer. I’ve got a few Ortlieb waterproof panniers and a nice old 1996 Gary Fisher Mt. Tam mountain bike with a Tubus steel rack that’ll take a lot of weight. A Bob trailer would keep me mobile and independent of the car when/if it breaks down or gas becomes too difficult to find.