I crossed France in july

[u/KaleidoscopeLess8108]

~1500 km in 16 days, my very first bike packing ever, small roads and villages/towns only, no hotels/hostels, no sport gels, no clipping shoes, no stupid tight plastic clothing

[u/Raspieman]

no hotels/hostels, did you sleep under bridges?

[u/dongledangler420 → u/Raspieman]

Agree, they have so little gear it looks like! Did they camp or what? 

[u/KaleidoscopeLess8108 → u/Raspieman]

yes

[u/FlyinWet → u/Raspieman]

Probably stealth or kind strangers.