Wow yes sounds like you're a proper bikepacking geek already. Welcome!

Took me days to decide the colours!

Someone was gonna buy this but pulled out at the last minute, so it's still available.

My quilt from Enlightened arrived today. Really impressed with the quality, especially for just over £150 delivered (no customs charges). This is the Revelation X model, 10degF, non-overstuffed, wide. It's got huge loft, the overstuffed one must be mental. 720 grams on my scales. http://i1059.photob...

Ian, do you think Beth is likely to go ahead with making a larger Tiger? I for one could really benefit from one that'll hold a dry bag with a larger diameter..I'm thinking 10 to 12 litres.

Making the most of the weather, I popped up to the Ridgeway near Avebury with a mate last weekend to try out a spot I've had my eye on for a while. I think it may have been the first bivy this year where I haven't been rained on! I wanted to try out my new Hexamid shelter before a Dartmoor trip this...

Crikey, that's a bargain & only a tiny bit heavier than my Niner forks. Make sure you get the 470mm ones though!

I reckon you've got it spot on. I've recently been shopping around for a "fun" 29er frame so I can keep my rigid bikepacking & long distance racing frame as just that. It was between a few frames (Ritchey P29, Niner SIR9 and Cotic Simple - which is exactly the same as a Solaris but sin...

Ah I had to CTRL-refresh 8-)

Link just goes back to front page :?:

Sportpursuit have some Sea to Summit gear at the moment. Not a huge choice, but the 10L eVENT dry bag looks interesting. http://www.sportpursuit.com/sales/sea-to-summit

Is that the same tiny stove that Ian had on the Beacons overnighter a couple of weeks ago?

Stu, you are the Dr Emmett Brown of Bikepacking. That looks ace! I think a proof of concept video is required please!

I'd never fully close up the main body of the Soul (the eVENT bit), but there's also an integrated strip of bug netting that I do zip up if I want to keep the worst of the wind out. If it's pouring with rain and you don't have a tarp over your head then you can use the double zippers on the main eVE...

Ah ok I thought you wanted it all in one. The Squirt seems pretty effective for something so small. It's not super heavy duty or anything but I reckon the pliers would be properly useful rather than flimsy (which I originally thought they might be before I handled one). That said, if you want someth...

I really like the Topeak Toolbar . Nice & light and you only need to carry the attachment bits that are relevant to your bike. I think they're discontinuing them though in favour of the Ratchet multitool. Obviously it doesn't have pliers, but I'm not aware of a decent bike tool that does...which...

Just read it, brilliant stuff Gairy! Makes me want to get over there & ride it :D

vaguely exciting, I'm buying one just to read Gairy's article. Nice one! :D

I can recommend the MLD Soul eVENT bivy as totally waterproof & very breathable, but it is quite expensive.

Englander planning on attending the Welsh Gala here. Welsh hills are closer to me than English ones! I just don't think it'd be the same camped on top of the Chilterns overlooking Reading

Wow that stuff in the last link just looks so...heavy. I get it that ultralight rackless bike bags aren't suitable for every tourer out there, but there must be a middle ground that doesn't mean you have to hoik around god knows how many kgs of bags on yer bike.

I've been using an Alpkit Airlok Xtra on the front for quite a while, though now I have a custom cuben dry bag that will hopefully replace it. Other than that, I've just picked up a load of smaller cuben dry bags (all from Zpac ks) to hold various items and to use in the Tiger at the back. The Airlo...

ok matey I've sent over a trl file

Well I received my cheapo thermal leggings from Sportsdirect this morning & they're spot on. Nothing fancy, but fairly light & packable and they feel decently warm, and of course extremely cheap!

ok have sent it over