I've had the multimat adventure superlite self inflating mat and found it OK - I tended to roll off it a lot although I attributed this to the design of SIMs rather than something particular to this mat. It developed a leaky valve after a couple uses and was sent back to multimat who exchanged it fo...

We are going to do the outer loop at the end of may - any recommendations for good wild camping spots?

My vango helium can be pitched outer only - I think it only ways about 800gms without the inner.

You can also put them in the seat tube (as long as you don't want to drop the seat).

How old is it? Its interesting that they have Loch Neagh in NI connected to the sea.

Received mine the other day. I'd been using a standard airlok extra without any real issues - this just looks so much better/neater though. Like the standard Airlok, the secret to getting it really stable seems to be to pack it as tight/full as you can and then strap it really tight through the sadd...

Exped synmat 7 - I think the larger diameter tube's on the outside really help in not rolling off it. this is great fo me as I tend to shuffle about a fair bit when sleeping. Its also really comfy and im a big fan of the flat valves (had two multimats fail on extruding valves before). I haven't used...

Everyday, 0.5 each way but come home for lunch so 10 miles a week.

I think these are multimat adventure air mattresses re branded for Karrimor.

s8tannorm wrote:

Adventure air - weighs next to nothing - 300 gms

I suppose mainly because it contains no insulation, so only has an R value of .7 ... I wouldn't fancy it outside of spring / summer

Definitely - I hadnt finished my post, must have hit submit by accident

Ive used the exped synmat ul 7, multimat adventure superlite air and the multimat adventure 38 self inflating mat. Adventure air - weighs next to nothing - 300 gms? Packs really small too probably around 500ml. I found it reasonably comfy if a little narrow, it doesn't have any internal insulation s...

Good write up - how many miles was the first day? I think we might do this later in the year :)

Just spotted this on Amazon, Rab ascent 500 for £116 delivered

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008 ... MV4EYQ6JNA

Only 1 left though

Cheers Gari - pm sent but there's no rush - we are doing the WHW this weekend and I'm looking for another trip towards the end of summer - this seems ideal.

I've been using a vango helium for the last 3 years and condensation has never entered the inner tent - are you pitching it so the inner and fly aren't touching?

Gari wrote:Link to the ride I did a couple of summers ago, going up Glen Tromie rather than Minigaig. Pictures might wet your appetite though. Great loop IMO.
http://racksonracksoff.wordpress.com/20 ... r-day-one/

Hi Gari - this looks a great route, do you have a GPX file for it?

I cant comment on the neoair but the Exped is great - amost as comfy as my bed!

I made my own schnozzle bag using a pedal bin liner and a washing machine pipe connector. It only weighs a few grams and blows up my exped synmat in 3 refills. If it's been raining, I pack my wet tent in it to stop it from soaking other items in my seat pack.

That looks like a good effort - well done.

I'm planning to make a frame bag myself in the next few weeks.

Out of curiosity, what would the combined weight be for a cheapish tarp + bivi bag + poles/pegs setup ?

I don't get the big issue with mudguards - its not like you can even see them when your riding your bike! Or are people more concerned about how other people view them? Weird.

I got my Hope Pro II hub replaced under warranty but it came back with the same freehub so they are definitely compatible.

Each to there own, I've only slept without a pad once (when it leaked)and the ground sucked all the heat from my body which resulted in a terrible nights sleep for me.

Can't get my head around why you wouldn't take a sleeping pad - 300g doesn't seem like much of a penalty for a decent nights sleep.

Forgot to say how impressed I've been with this mat - extremely comfy and warm - I sleep almost as good on this as I do in my own bed