My Best Khaki Pants: A ride across the USA mini-book
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Update #3: Q&A Update
Posted on January 31, 2010
Greetings,
By now, those who've pledged know that I'm doing little Q&A videos to share information about this trip. I'm not sure how interesting they are (hopefully they are useful), but I thought it would be nice to give those little glimpses into the process. They're actually helping me get my head around a lot of the stuff that I have to do!
Here's a little list of questions I've received, which have either been already answered in the last two backer updates, or will be answered in future videos.
- How far will you ride each day? - ANSWERED IN "Maps" update
- How long will it take? - ANSWERED IN "Maps" update
- Why are you doing this?
- Where will you sleep?
- Who are you going with?
- What do you plan to carry with you? (RE: Spares)
- How much of it will you be riding with traffic...?
- Do you know where your stops will be? What if its 60 miles your hungry and exhausted and there is no where to sleep?
- What's your fueling strategy - are you going to eat at fast food places along the way, are you taking snacks with you, are you going to live off GU for a month?
- Have a lot of people done this?
- Won't your butt get sore?
- Are you taking a gun?
- Are you taking mace?
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COOEE! REWARD: At some point during the trip, I will give you a personal shout out via Twitter. It might be funny, but I wouldn’t count on it. You'll also get a digital copy of the mini-book “My Best Khaki Pants” when it's finished.
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FEED STATION REWARD: One of the stats I’ll be documenting along the way is the food I’m eating. Choose this reward and I’ll email you and tweet a photograph(s) of the food items your $8 purchased. You'll also get a digital copy of the mini-book “My Best Khaki Pants” when it's finished.
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PRIVATE EYES REWARD: On a day of your choosing during the trip, I will take a photograph of something I see and email it to you and only you with a short message from me. You'll also get a digital copy of the mini-book “My Best Khaki Pants” when it's finished.
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"YES, I AM PRECIOUS" BOOK: Get a softcover book of photographs and thoughts on the trip from Precious, my bike. His part-surly-teenager, part-grumpy old-man charm comes free! You'll also get a digital copy of the mini-book “My Best Khaki Pants” when it's finished.
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"MY BEST KHAKI PANTS" BOOK: A limited-edition hardcover book of photographs and 4-5 stories from the trip. Essentially excerpts from what I hope will be the final book to help me pitch it to publishers. You'll also get a digital version of "Yes, I am Precious" sent to your inbox when it's finished.
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I'm an Australian expat writer living in NYC and trying not to disappear in the sea of dreams. I'm also a world-famous (in my dreamy mind) cyclist.
I have another question: Should we wish to buy you a Guinness at the end of your trip in Portland, would you be cool with that :D?
Wahts next?? Trans Oz?? Trans Europe??, Trans Patagonia??
Kris, I am very cool with Guinness. The end. :)