PHD "sale" (again ;-) ). http://www.phdesigns.co.uk/sales-and-special-offers

1. Hyperlite M. 340g or whatever it is. 2. Winterlite M. 400g or whatever it is - in fact it is, cos just weighed it. Mega warm. 3. Balloon bed, as described with much hilarity elsewhere in this 'hood. 100g or whatever. 4. Straw bed. 0g or whatever depending on which barn you're forced into by that ...

Ohhh, go on then .

Like Bomb #20 in 'Dark Star': "I must think on this further"......

Ta Stu, I get the thermos point, but hot tea in a thermos is pretty much constant temp throughout its volume, whereas my lithesome bod would only be chilly for the top few skin layers surely (my chilliness, like my beauty, would only be skin deep ;-) )? 95% of it (core) would still be at 98.6 or I'd...

I knew I shouldn't have set off down this route. I'm now starting to contemplate binning cooking gear completely and just have cold things - save weight, save faff, save mess (certainly with the way I "cook" ;-) ). Probably the main reason I "cook" stuff is purely morale-boosting...

Good point TNW, I should've come up with that too ;-). Although, I do tend to sleep with my window wide open at home most of the year so I get a fair swing in temperatures. I guess I'm trying to work out if there's any more ways of honing my overnight-clothing-prediction mechanism, which doesn't see...

Yes there is a little nip in the air as they say. In fact, ta Stu, it’s helped crystalise something that was already on my mind. Obviously I haven’t got anything better to think about. I still haven’t thought it through properly (as usual), but I’ll punt it out and take the heckles and see what come...

"Razor?". A follower of the Krays School of Bikepacking.....

Oh. Looks like somebody's already had my Armchair Bikepacking "new idea". Literally.

Trying a new hobby - Armchair Bikepacking. Reading people's adventures here in between doing the best I can working through The List that will be issued to me on Friday evening.

"Reg"

Well that Berghaus smock's just turned up. The missus took it off the postie so I had to do some quick thinking and said it was a cheapo bit of raingear for taking everywhere for "just in case" (which it is). She went with it luckily because it does indeed look like a bit of tissue paper c...

Oooh, a thread about the "dark side" :-). Never mind wobbling, half(*) of the roadies I see would benefit from a Bikeability course to teach them how to interact and communicate properly with other road users. <Can't find smiley for 'awaits flaming' :wink: > (*) generalising? what me?

"we enjoy the choosing and buying of 'stuff' more than the stuff itself". Hit the nail on the head there. Er, frequently guilty as charged

"relies on others kindness to keep her going" - difficult area that for me: so long as it's not an expected or asked-for kindness then maybe it's OK. The world needs a bit more kindness gawd knows. So you shouldn't really set off aiming to fail and hoping someone kindly bails you out (see ...

My compliments HW on having no debt at 20, and Whitestone I agree with your “want it? earn for it then” philosophy. It takes great willpower to stick to your guns especially now our economic “policy” is entirely geared round flogging debt to everyone – bizarrely debt is now a saleable commodity itse...

Sounds like you're just starting to enjoy the early stages of a nice healthy mid-life crisis HW! Don't fight it, go with the flow, embrace it, make a few small changes, make a few big ones, see what happens. I was very taken with Stu's quote the other day about maybe people'd be better off losing th...

Nice thread, nuffin wrong with a bit of idle philosophy on a Tuesday afternoon. Can see it turning into one of those mega-threads though. There can't be any doubt there's far too much waste taking place in every facet of life - power, food, even people (talents,futures etc) if you want to get really...

Ta for that B, yeah "emergency get you home" wear really. Stick with my Demand when it looks like turning Welsh.

Shorts, found it: "Re: Waterproof Shorts (Occasional Use)". Apologies. As you were, men.

"just bought one too" - heh heh, wonder how many they've got? How many Boners are there these days? 1100-odd? The packer will be going mad returning to the same shelf every 5 mins at the moment

PS> I think someone's "done" shorts recently so sorry to go back to them but what's the current word on the street re wproof/breathable(*) ones please?

"Reg"

(*) yeah I know any shorts are "breathable" cos the wind goes up the leg 'oles but.....

Ooohhh noooo-o-o-o. I do wish you hadn't pointed out that smock and promo code. Also gone and bought one now and it's not even raining here. £63.28. Just hope I've got the size right, my M Rab Demand sometimes requires a few contortions to the amusement of all assembled persons. 75g is pretty bonker...

Yeah missed your company Rich - "get well soon" chap. I'm getting slightly concerned that my outings are now coinciding with full moons. When I got dressed this morning I'm sure I'm looking a lot hairier and my teeth are a bit longer as well.

Having been recently deprived of our Snowdon caper (showboating I know, but the views are worth it) cos Pickers had a bit of an incident, I needed an emergency bivi replacement. Luckily had a bit of business in the Peaks and an overnight stay. Never understood the concept of “hotels”. “What, you mea...

"come across as weird". A plus point in my book .