Are You Using the RAGBRAI Baggage Semi Truck?

The baggage tag permits you to put your bag on RAGBRAI’s baggage semitruck. A big thanks to Heartland Express for providing the baggage trucks and drivers again this year!  Your bag must be clearly marked and can be claimed only by showing that the number on your wristband matches the number on your baggage tag.  The tags allow for multiple wristband numbers to be entered so spouses/friends can pick up their party’s bags at the same time.

Daily riders must write their wristband number(s) on their baggage tag.

Although each rider is allowed one large, soft texture bag, you may bundle or strap together a tent, sleeping bag or duffel bag and count it as one. We cannot accept wood or hard plastic luggage or bike cases.  Bags should weigh no more than 50 pounds.  A scale will be on-hand to weigh over-weight bags.

Your baggage will be exposed to the elements, so please pack items accordingly.  Click here to watch a brief video on how to pack for RAGBRAI.

Be sure to have your gear at the RAGBRAI baggage semitruck before 8 a.m. The RAGBRAI baggage semitruck leaves promptly at 8 a.m. with no exceptions. You will need to walk your baggage onto the truck in the mornings, however, your baggage will be unloaded for you in the afternoon.  A horn will sound 15 minutes before leaving time.  The trucks will load where they unloaded the day before.  We will not be responsible for baggage left at the semitruck in the mornings before it is open nor after 6 p.m.  Baggage security is provided from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. only.

RAGBRAI baggage truck locations (subject to change, follow orange arrows and check message board outside the trucks when loading for updates):

Sioux Center – baseball diamonds north of All Seasons Center

Cherokee – Washington High School

Lake View – Speaker Park

Webster City – West Twin Park

Marshalltown – Riverview Park

Cedar Rapids – Ellis Park

Anamosa – Strawberry Hill Elementary

Clinton – Just south of Dipsite, near Baseball Stadium

Finding the Baggage Semi-Truck in the afternoon.  If you follow the orange route arrows they will direct you from the campground to the next campground.  You will be able to spot the two large semi trailers in the afternoon with the help of the RAGBRAI “Bagman”, a huge inflatable friend.  Say hello to “Bagman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODAqdCWxzLI&feature=plcp

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