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Dave Barter wrote:Loads of stuff this week:-

-an Alpkit dry bag
-tick tweezers
-Sealskiz socks
-a new camera (TG5) as I busticated my old compact
-some botty butter
Sounds like the makings of an adventure!
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Was half expecting to see a Sassenach's Guide to Scottish Swear Words amongst that list :wink:
Have a good couple of weeks north of the border.
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Dave Barter wrote: -a new camera (TG5) as I busticated my old compact
I'm quite impressed with mine.
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And a couple of reflective blankets :wink:

Curiously despite me being at home and the door facing the road being physically open, the delivery man left them with next door then on his way back up the lane stopped and knocked on the door to tell me he'd done so :???:
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Not quite the postie but Al dropped off a nice carbon MTB frame with bouncy forks and XT hydros. The next project after the Montana is finished.

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A new string for a very short hazel bow I was making. Unfortunately, I broke the bow while tillering it the other day - I'm sure it'll come in handy sooner or later. :roll:
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Make an even shorter bow?
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It'd be very short Colin, a few inches long probably :wink:
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Wenlock Edge 'Active' OS map from dash4it. Apparently one of the 'single sided' ones which always leave me feeling a bit short-changed. Ah well, the area's twice as nice as some places so maybe it all works out in the wash.
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RIP wrote:Wenlock Edge 'Active' OS map from dash4it. Apparently one of the 'single sided' ones which always leave me feeling a bit short-changed. Ah well, the area's twice as nice as some places so maybe it all works out in the wash.
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Nah, I'm just gonna close my eyes and follow you Stu mate :-bd. The map's just a lovely piece of artwork to pore over of a dark and stormy night....
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A couple of Absolute Black oval chainrings turned up yesterday - 30T for the Solaris and 26T for the fat bike.
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Mine's been quite busy recently :smile:

Red and White Bibs
38mm wide velcro
Groundsheet material, pole sections, elastic cord
Brake pads x 3 sets
20mm wide elastic
Plastic D rings

I've got several little projects on but it's finding the time to do them. With the very dry summer the trails are just too good not to take advantage of at the moment :grin:
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Some bits for the Flyxii project...MT800 BB, tool and adapter to fit it, 180mm adapters, spacers, stem.

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Neoair mini pump just turned up, which felt like a luxury item for my neoair. That said, I think it's about the same weight as my pump sack and takes up slightly less space, all in all seems like a winner.

Technically means I can throw my bivi out and leave it to pump on it's own while I faff with sorting my dinner/drink

Off to the alps this weekend so hope to try it out properly then (will give it a test run tonight just in case though)
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whitestone wrote:A couple of Absolute Black oval chainrings turned up yesterday - 30T for the Solaris and 26T for the fat bike.
Also bought two of these recently, for the Spearfish and UP; both smaller than the previous ring! Never get back from a trip wishing I had a higher gear...
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Locking wheelnut key arrived today - Hope it fits as I desperately need to replace some tyres
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...and delivered a lovely Brooks Swift yesterday. Brownie points scored on a grand scale. Thanks for that Bob. :)

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One of them Columbia jackets - It would be nice to be a bit drier this winter
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New climbing shoes fans headtorch from Rock&Run, went for a comfortable pair of climbing shoes and it’s so much nicer to climb in :-bd

New Norrøna fleece too from their outlet store, about half price too, so worth a nosey to get some bargain stuff :grin:
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A neatly packaged tarp. Thanks, Mark - 99percentchimp! :-bd
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This week I have received:

Replacement Exped Synmat (last one blew baffles)
A couple of bar mounts for my Oregon (so I can use on more than my b/p bike)
A Zendure A3 external battery
And a Cotic/Restrap LS smallframe bag.
Oh, and some Merle Haggard cds (yee haw).
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A new toaster that does looong bits of bread. Mega
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Still not found a toaster that satisfies my most exacting requirements. As bored everyone with a while ago, the best one is a battered rusty dented 20-year old Morphy Richards thing which toasts totally evenly across the bread and presents the finished article discreetly and in silence. Unfortunately it's not mine and after showing my interest it's now guarded by lions and various other dangerous animals (ie my mate's wife).

I must admit my toasted bread product requirements are a little unusual. The accompanying tea has to be molten hot, so needs to be made after the toast construction has been fully completed. The toast itself must be stone cold before application of the surface covering, such as butter (which must NOT melt in any way, so has to be applied slowly lest friction causes the temperature to rise too much). In a rush, I've been known to bung the browned toast in the freezer while my tea is brewing. I haven't yet had the courage to mention these little foibles to Stu or Dee when they offer me their nice pre-WRT or pre-WE tea/toast combo.

So, "loooong" or "loooooooooooooong"? I mean, would it brown a french stick cut lengthways in one go for example?
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Half a French stick.

We have an ace local baker but he does not use tins so all his bread is round. This Breville toaster will do a six inch slice so now mornings will be a quick trip to Dans followed by more toast than an alcoholics wedding.
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